Background
Houdek, Robert G. was born on February 26, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Houdek, Robert G. was born on February 26, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Bachelor, Beloit College, 1961. Master of Arts, Fletcher School Law and Diplomacy-Tufts University, 1962.
With, United States Foreign Service, since 1962; junior officer trainee, United States Foreign Service, Brussels, Belgium, 1963-1965; political officer, United States Foreign Service, Conakry, Guinea, 1965-1967; staff officer Executive Secretariat, unites states department State, 1967-1969; special assistant to National Security Adviser, National Security Council, 1969-1971; deputy chief mission, unites states department State, Freetown, Sierra Leone, 1972-1974; political counselor, unites states department State, Jamaica, 1974-1976; deputy director Office West African Affairs, unites states department State, 1976-1978; director Office Intra-African Affairs, unites states department State, 1978-1980; deputy chief mission, unites states department State, Nairobi, Kenya, 1980-1984; member executive seminar in international and national affairs, unites states department State, 1984-1985; United States ambassador, unites states department State, Uganda, 1985-1988; United States charge d'affaires, unites states department State, Ethiopia, 1988-1991; deputy assistant secretary state for African affairs, unites states department State, 1991-1993; ambassador-designate to Eritrea, unites states department State, Asmara, 1993-1996; advisor to the chief of staff, United States Agency for International Development, Washington M C.
Married Mary Elizabeth Wood. 2 children.