Background
Woodward, Robert Forbes was born on October 1, 1908 in Minneapolis. Son of Charles Emerson and Ella (Robertson) Woodward.
Woodward, Robert Forbes was born on October 1, 1908 in Minneapolis. Son of Charles Emerson and Ella (Robertson) Woodward.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Minnesota, 1930; student, George Washington University, 1941; Doctor of Laws, University of Pacific, 1962.
Joined, United States Foreign Service, 1931;
vice consul at, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 1932-1933;
student, Foreign Service Training School, Department of State, Washington, 1933;
vice consul, Buenos Aires, 1933-1936;
temporary vice consul, Asuncion, Paraguay, 1935;
3d secretary legation and vice consul, Bogota, Colombia, 1936-1937;
vice consul, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1937-1938;
assigned division, Latin American Affairs, Department State, Washington, 1938-1942, 44;
2d secretary of embassy and consul, La Paz, Bolivia, 1942-1944;
deputy chief mission, La Paz, Bolivia, 1942-1944;
deputy chief mission, Guatemala, 1944-1946;
deputy chief mission, Habana, 1946-1947;
deputy director, Inter-American Affairs, Department State, Washington, 1947-1949;
assigned, National War College, 1949-1950;
deputy chief mission, Stockholm, Sweden, 1950-1952;
chief foreign service personnel, Department State, 1952-1953;
deputy assistant secretary state for, Inter-American Affairs, 1953-1954;
ambassador to, Costa Rica, 1954-1958;
ambassador to, to Uruguay, 1958-1961;
ambassador to, to Chile, 1961;
ambassador to, to Spain, 1962-1965;
assistant secretary state for Inter-American affairs, 1961-1962;
adviser to special negotiators, (Canal Treaties with Panama), 1965-1967;
interim director, Office of Water for Peace, 1967;
retired, 1968;
consultant, Department State, since 1968;
consultant, Research Analysis Corporation, since 1969;
consultant, Youth for Understanding, since 1972. Acting provost Elbert Covell (Spanish-language) College, University of Pacific, Stockton, California, 1970. Chairman United States delegate Economics Commission Latin American, Santiago, Chile, 1961.
Vice chairman United States delegate Alliance for Progress Conference, Punta del Este, 1961, United States delegate Foreign Ministers meeting, Punta del Este, 1962. Chairman United States delegate International Red Cross Conference, Vienna, 1965. Chairman United States delegate Conference for Revision of Organization of American States Charter, Panama, 1966.
Conducted study on Panama Canal for Department Army, Research Analysis Corporation, 1971. Conducted study on usefulness of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to the United States for Department State, 1972. Coordinator, chief United States delegate to Working Group with Latin American and Caribbean Govts. on transnational enterprises, 1974-1975.
Member Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, 1972-1976, American Academy Diplomacy, Washington Institute Foreign Affairs. Member Metropolitan Club, Chevy Chase Club, Sulgrave Club, Retired Diplomatic and Consular Officers Club.
Married Virginia Parker Cooke, February 20, 1943 (deceased January 1990). Children: Robert Forbes, Mary Cooke.