Background
Hunter, Robert Edwards was born on May 1, 1940 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Robert Junior and Inez Mary (Evans) Hunter.
Hunter, Robert Edwards was born on May 1, 1940 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Robert Junior and Inez Mary (Evans) Hunter.
Bachelor, Wesleyan University, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, London School of Economics, 1969.
Assistant to special assistant to president The White House, Washington, 1964-1965. Research associate Institute for Strategic Studies, London, 1967, 68-69. Senior fellow Overseas Development Council, Washington, 1970-1973.
Foreign policy advisor to Senator Edward Kennedy United States Senate, 1973-1977. Director West European affairs National Security Council, 1977-1979, director Middle East affairs, 1979-1981. Senior fellow Middle East studies Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1981-1989, director European studies, 1983-1993, vice president, 1989-1993.
United States permanent representative to North Atlantic Treaty Organization United States Department State, Brussels, 1993—1998. Senior advisory The Research and Development Corporation, Arlington, Virginia, since 1998. President Atlantic Treaty Association, Brussels, 2003—2008.
Lecturer international relations London School of Economics, 1966-1969. Senior speechwriter Humphrey for President, Washington, 1968. Co-founder, director foreign policy Center for National Policy, Washington, 1981-1984.
Senior foreign policy advisor Mondale for President, Washington, 1981-1984, Clinton for President, 1991-1992. Lead consultant National Bipartisan Commission on Central American, Washington, 1983-1984. Louis L. Goldstein chair Washington College, Chestertown, Maryland, 1989.
Chairman, Council for a Community of Democracies.
Trustee Wesleyan University, 1980-1983, 84-90, trustee emeritus, since 1990. Chairman Charlemagne area Boy Scouts American, since 1996. Member American Political Science Association, National Association for Southern Poor (board directors 1982-1993), International Institute for Strategic Studies, Council Foreign Relations, Arms Control Association, Chicago Council Foreign Relations, International Club Washington, Phi Beta Kappa, Psi Upsilon.
Married Shireen Tahmasseb, March 17, 1980.