Background
Stewart, Robert Burgess was born on November 30, 1908 in Matewan, West Virginia, United States. Son of William Henry and Elmira (Stewart) Stewart.
Stewart, Robert Burgess was born on November 30, 1908 in Matewan, West Virginia, United States. Son of William Henry and Elmira (Stewart) Stewart.
Student Morehead State University, 1928-1930. Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Kentucky, 1931, Master of Arts, 1932, Doctor of Laws, 1962. M.A.L.D., Fletcher School Law and Diplomacy, 1937.
Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard, 1938.
Bachelor of Letters, Marshall University, West Virginia, 1963.
Instructor government Harvard, 1937-1938. British commonwealth specialist division European affairs, assistant chief division British Commonwealth affairs Department State, Washington, 1938-1945. Member of staff United States delegation International Civil Aviation Conference, Chicago, 1944.
Assistant executive secretary San Francisco Conference, 1945.
Dean, professor international relations Fletcher School, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, 1945-1965, professor, 1965-1974, professor, dean emeritus, 1974-1980. Visiting lecturer government Harvard, 1947.
Consultant Department State, 1950, 64-68. Public member Foreign Service Selections Board, 1950, 64.
Carnegie fellow international law for study in Europe, 1936-1937.
Member American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Political Science Association, American Society International Law, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Sigma Alpha.
Married Charlotte Kibbe Fuller, December 27, 1941. Children: Robert Fuller, Jay Randolph.