Background
Yost, Robert Lloyd was born on September 8, 1922 in Kirkland, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Bartley Francis and Irma (Cleopha) Yost.
Yost, Robert Lloyd was born on September 8, 1922 in Kirkland, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Bartley Francis and Irma (Cleopha) Yost.
Bachelor in Economics, University of California at Los Angeles, 1942; postgraduate, Harvard University, 1952-1953; Master of Science in International Rels., George Washington University, 1968.
Foreign service officer Department State, 1946. 3d secretary Madrid, 1946-1949. Vice consul Antwerp, Belgium, 1949-1952.
Consul Leopoldville, 1953-1955. Research specialist Department State, Washington, 1958-1958. Officer-in-charge Organization of European Economic Cooperation affairs, 1958-1959.
Consul, principal officer Cebu, Puerto Rico, 1959-1962. 1st secretary, finance adviser United States delegate to Organization of European Cooperation and Development Paris, 1962-1965. Also United States member committee invisible transactions and alternate United States representative board management European Monetary Agreement.
Special assistant to assistant secretary of State for European Affairs, 1965-1967. Assigned to National War College, 1967-1968. Counselor, deputy chief mission American embassy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1968-1972.
Ambassador to Burundi Bujumbura, 1972-1974. Deputy inspector general Foreign Service, Washington, 1974-1978. Ambassador to Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, 1978-1982.
International affairs consultant Department State, Washington, 1982-1989.
With Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Member American Foreign Svc. Association, National War College Alumni Association, World Affairs Council of Northern California, Federation for American Immigration Reform (member of national board advisory), Dacor Bacon House Foundation (Board of Governors), Alliance Francaise de San Francisco (board directors), Foreign Svc.
Association Northern California (chairman steering committee), Commonwealth Club.
Married June Horsley, September 2, 1945. Children: Barbara June, Elizabeth Anne, John Bartley.