Background
Keeley, Robert Vossler was born on September 4, 1929 in Beirut. Son of James Hugh and Mathilde Julia (Vossler) Keeley.
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Robert Vossler Keeley, American academic administrator, retired ambassador. Board member Middle East Institute Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Coast Guard Reserve, 1953-1955. Member American Foreign Svc. Association, Washington Institute Foreign Affairs, American Academy Diplomacy, Cosmos Club.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Princeton University, 1951; postgraduate, Princeton University, 1951-1953; postgraduate (Princeton fellow in public affairs), 1970-1971; postgraduate (National Institute Public Affairs fellow), Stanford University, 1965-1966.
Career
With, Foreign Service, Department State, Washington, 1956-1989; officer in charge Congo (Leopoldville) external affairs, Washington, 1963-1964; officer-in-charge Congo (Brazzaville), Rwanda and Burundi affairs, 1964-1965; political officer, Athens, Greece, 1966-1970; detailed Woodrow Wilson fellow, Princeton University, 1970; deputy chief mission, Kampala, Uganda, 1971-1973; alternate director E. African affairs, Washington, 1974; deputy chief mission, Phnom Penh, Khmer Republic, 1974-1975; deputy director, Interagency Task Force for Indochina Refugees, 1975-1976; ambassador, Mauritius, 1976-1978; deputy assistant secretary for African Affairs, Department State, Washington, 1978-1980; ambassador to Zimbabwe, 1980-1984; senior fellow Center for Study Foreign Affairs,, Foreign Service Institute, Washington, 1984-1985; ambassador to Greece, 1985-1989. President Middle East Institute, Washington, 1990-1995. Writer, lecturer, consultant.
Achievements
Membership
Board member Middle East Institute Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Coast Guard Reserve, 1953-1955. Member American Foreign Svc. Association, Washington Institute Foreign Affairs, American Academy Diplomacy, Cosmos Club.
Connections
Married Louise Schoonmaker, June 23, 1951. Children: Michael M., Christopher J.
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American
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