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]
