Background
IV, Robert South Barrett was born on July 3, 1927 in Berlin. Son of Robert Tullius Tupper and Marie (Thorpe) B. came to the United States permanently, 1940 (parents American citizens).
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Robert South Barrett IV
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AB, Princeton University, 1950; Master of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1963.
Career
Joined, Foreign Svc., Department State, 1953; special assistant to ambassador, American Embassy, Paris, 1963-1968; United States consul, Fort de France, Martinique, 1968-1971; 1st secretary, American Embassy, Saigon, Vietnam, 1971-1974; deputy director for East Africa, Washington, 1974-1977; chargé d'Affaires, American Embassy, Antananarivo, Democratic Republic of Madagascar, 1977-1980; deputy chief of mission, American Embassy, Beirut, Lebanon, 1980-1982; various departmental positions, Washington, 1982-1988; ambassador to Republic of Djibouti, 1988-1991; retired, 1992.
Membership
With United States Navy, 1945-1946. Sergeant United States Army, 1950-1952. Member American Foreign Svc.
Association, Metropolitan Club (Washington), Carolina Yacht Club (Charleston), Princeton Club New York.
Connections
Married Mavis Phillips Perry, 1962. Stepchildren: Elizabeth Buist Perry Gourlay, Jane Johnston Perry Burden.
