Robert A. Hurwitch
American diplomat
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Robert A. Hurwitch (October 15, 1920 – July 16, 1997) was an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic from 1973 to 1978.[1][2]
PresidentRichard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Preceded byFrancis E. Meloy Jr.
Succeeded byRobert L. Yost
BornOctober 15, 1920
Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Robert A. Hurwitch | |
|---|---|
| United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic | |
| In office September 5, 1973 – April 5, 1978 | |
| President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Francis E. Meloy Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Robert L. Yost |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 15, 1920 Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | July 16, 1997 (aged 76) Scituate, Massachusetts, U.S. |
In 1979, Hurwitch pleaded guilty to "illegally using about $17,000 worth of embassy labor and supplies to build a swimming pool and prepare a retirement home for himself outside Santo Domingo." He was sentenced to two years' unsupervised probation.[3]
Hurwitch graduated from the University of Chicago. He died of lung cancer on July 16, 1997, in Scituate, Massachusetts at age 76.[4]
