ROBERT van SCHALKWIJK SMIT, Diplomat, Official. Ambassador, Resident Representative to International Monetary Fund & International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Education
University of Orange Free State, Bloemfontein, 1951-1954, Bachelor of Commerce. Oxford University, 1955-1958, B Litt. University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, 1962-1963, 1967-1968, Doctorate Commission.
Spoken languages: Afrikaans, English.
Career
Ambassador, Resident Representative to International Monetary Fund & International Bank for Reconstruction and Development since 1974. Alternate Executive Director, International Monetary Fund, 1971-1974. Deputy Secretary for Finance, Financial, Department of Finance, Financial, South Africa, 1967-1971.
Chief, Foreign Trade Relations Division, Department of Commerce & Indy, South Africa, 1963-1967. Permanent Mission of South Africa, Geneva, 1964-1967.