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]
Roger Kirk | |
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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 | Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. | November 2, 1930
Died | January 18, 2023 Washington D.C., U.S. | (aged 92)
Alma mater | Princeton University |
Occupation | Diplomat |
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.