Background
Chalker, Robert Phelps was born on March 16, 1914 in Linden, Alabama, United States. Son of Isaac Watts and Harriet Marshall (Phelps) Chalker.
Chalker, Robert Phelps was born on March 16, 1914 in Linden, Alabama, United States. Son of Isaac Watts and Harriet Marshall (Phelps) Chalker.
Student, Birmingham (Alabama) Southern College, 1931. AB, Duke University, 1933. Master of Arts, Duke University, 1935.
Postgraduate, Heidelberg (Germany) University, 1936. Postgraduate, University Chicago, 1937. Postgraduate, University Paris, 1938.
Postgraduate, Foreign Service Institute, Columbia University, 1951.
Instructor public schools, Marianna and Panama City, Florida, 1934-1935. Pensacola, 1935-1938. Instructor extension service University Alabama, 1939.
Vice consul Berlin, 1939-1942. Secretary embassy, 1941-1942. Interned Bad Neuheim, Germany, 1941-1942.
Vice counsul Lisbon, Portugal, 1942, Birmingham, England, 1942-1944. Consul, secretary embassy London, 1944-1948. Consul Madras, India, 1948-1949, Bremen, Federal Republic Germany, 1949-1950, Duesseldorf, Federal Republic Germany, 1951-1954.
Personnel ops officer Office of Personnel, Department State, Washington, 1954-1956. Consul general Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1956-1959. With United States Naval War College, 1959-1960.
American consul general Kobe-Osaka, Japan, 1960-1964. Counsellor American Embassy Dublin, Ireland, 1964-1968. Executive director United States Chamber of Commerce, Ireland, until 1995, retired Ireland, 1995.
Member Alpha Tau Omega. Clubs: Stephen's Green, Milltown Golf. Lodges: Rotary (past president).
Married Edna Violet Wood, November 8, 1946 (deceased 1985). Children: Janet, Jeffrey. Married Louise Studley, 1990.