Robert L. Barry | |
|---|---|
 Ronald Reagan and Barry in Oval Office in 1981 | |
| United States Ambassador to Bulgaria | |
| In office November 25, 1981 – July 12, 1984 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Jack Richard Perry |
| Succeeded by | Melvyn Levitsky |
| United States Ambassador to Indonesia | |
| In office July 7, 1992 – July 10, 1995 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | John Cameron Monjo |
| Succeeded by | J. Stapleton Roy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 28, 1934 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Profession | Diplomat, Career Ambassador |
Robert Louis Barry (born 28 August 1934[1] in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a career member of the United States Foreign Service and a former United States ambassador to Bulgaria and Indonesia.
Life
A member of Dartmouth College's Class of 1956, he was his class' 50th-year reunion honorary degree recipient, receiving a Doctor of Laws at the College's 236th Commencement Exercises on June 11, 2006. Barry also received a master's degree from Columbia University in 1962.
He was the United States ambassador to Indonesia from 1992 to 1995. He served as ambassador to Bulgaria from 1981 to 1984. He was the head of the US delegation to the Stockholm Conference on Disarmament in Europe from 1985 to 1987, the Deputy Director of the Voice of America from 1988 to 1990 and the Coordinator of US Assistance to Eastern Europe from 1990 to 1992. Following retirement he was the Head of Mission for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1998 to 2001.
He lived in Rindge, New Hampshire.[2]
