Roger Kirk (diplomat)
American diplomat (1930–2023)
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Roger Kirk (November 2, 1930 – January 18, 2023) was an American career diplomat who was United States Ambassador to Somalia[1] (1973–75) and Romania[1] (1985–1989). He was born in Newport, Rhode Island.[2]
George H. W. Bush
Roger Kirk | |
|---|---|
| United States Ambassador to Romania | |
| In office November 29, 1985 – July 5, 1989 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | David B. Funderburk |
| Succeeded by | Alan Green, Jr. |
| United States Ambassador to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization | |
| In office September 18, 1980 – June 15, 1983 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | John Charles Leary |
| Succeeded by | Richard S. Williamson (as United Nations International Organizations in Vienna) |
| United States Ambassador to Somalia | |
| In office October 8, 1973 – February 20, 1975 | |
| President | Richard Nixon Gerald R. Ford |
| Preceded by | Matthew J. Looram, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | John Lewis Loughran |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 2, 1930 Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Died | January 18, 2023 (aged 92) Washington D.C., U.S. |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Biography
Kirk received a BA from Princeton University in 1952 and served in the US Air Force from 1952 to 1955.[2] From 1973 until 1975 he was the US ambassador to Somalia.[3] In 1978 he was nominated to be the Deputy Representative of the US to the International Atomic Energy Agency,[2] in which capacity he served from 1978 until 1983.[3] From 1985 until 1989 he was the U.S. ambassador to Romania.[3] He was a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy.[4] Kirk died from pneumonia in Washington D.C., on January 18, 2023, at the age of 92.[5]
Throughout his career, Kirk shared multiple oral histories with the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training.[6]
