Robert Thomas Hennemeyer

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Robert Thomas Hennemeyer (December 1, 1925 Chicago, Illinois - August 21, 2017 Bethesda, Maryland) was a diplomat for the United States for 35 years starting in 1952. [1]

Hennemeyer served as Consul General in Germany twice and was the US Ambassador in The Gambia (1984-1986). [2] [3] He taught at the US Naval Academy. While in Tanganyika, he was taken hostage “during an army mutiny in then Tanganyika and narrowly escaped being executed by firing squad.” [1]

He received his bachelor's degree and master's degrees at the University of Chicago and studied at Oxford University. [1]

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Robert Hennemeyer receiving Légion d'honneur

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Robert Thomas Hennemeyer". Tribute Archive. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "Robert Thomas Hennemeyer (1925–)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR ROBERT T. HENNEMEYER" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 15 February 1989. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
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