# Robert C. Strong

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American diplomat (1915-1999)

Robert C. Strong Robert C. Strong sworn in as Ambassador to Iraq by William J. Tonask, Deputy Chief of Protocol. W. Averell Harriman, Undersecretary, looks on US Ambassador to Iraq In office 1963–1967 President John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson Preceded by John D. Jernegan Succeeded by Enoch S. Duncan

**Robert Campbell Strong** (September 29, 1915 – December 28, 1999) was a [United States](/source/United_States) [diplomat](/source/Diplomat) serving as head of [U.S. missions in](/source/Embassy_of_the_United_States%2C_Baghdad) [Baghdad, Iraq](/source/Embassy_of_the_United_States%2C_Baghdad) and [Taipei](/source/Taipei), [Taiwan](/source/Taiwan).

## Biography

Born Robert Campbell Strong on September 29, 1915, in [Chicago, Illinois](/source/Chicago%2C_Illinois),[1] Strong eventually moved to [Beloit, Wisconsin](/source/Beloit%2C_Wisconsin). He attended [Beloit College](/source/Beloit_College) where he was a member of [Sigma Pi](/source/Sigma_Pi) fraternity and graduated in 1938.[2] He then studied at the [University of Wisconsin-Madison](/source/University_of_Wisconsin-Madison).

Strong began his career in 1939 after passing a three day test to be admitted into the foreign service.[2] He served as U.S. Vice Consul in [Prague, Czechoslovakia](/source/Prague) and in [Durban, South Africa](/source/Durban%2C_South_Africa). For a while, he was stationed at the [U.S. Army War College](/source/U.S._Army_War_College) in [Carlisle, Pennsylvania](/source/Carlisle%2C_Pennsylvania).[2] In 1949, he served as the U.S. [Head of mission](/source/Head_of_mission) ([Charge d’affaires](/source/Charge_d%E2%80%99affaires)) of the Embassy Office [Taipei](/source/Taipei) following the [Retreat of the Republic of China to Taiwan](/source/Retreat_of_the_Republic_of_China_to_Taiwan).[3] In April 1961, he was appointed Director of the Office of Near Eastern Affairs under [Phillips Talbot](/source/Phillips_Talbot).[4][5] President Kennedy appointed him [U.S. Ambassador to Iraq](/source/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Iraq) on May 13, 1963.[6] He served in this capacity until 1967. On May 19, 1965, President [Lyndon B. Johnson](/source/Lyndon_B._Johnson) honored Strong with the [National Civil Service League](/source/United_States_Civil_Service_Commission) award.[7]

He died on December 28, 1999, in [Tucson, Arizona](/source/Tucson%2C_Arizona), and was buried at Beloit.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Strong's son, Gridley Barstow Strong, served in the [United States Marine Corps](/source/United_States_Marine_Corps) during the [Vietnam War](/source/Vietnam_War) and was killed during the [Battle of Khe Sanh](/source/Battle_of_Khe_Sanh).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Strong"](http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/strong.html#RLZ1ATO7O).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Emerald1963_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Emerald1963_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Emerald1963_2-2) ["Sigma Pi In The News: Ambassador to Iraq"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161021063755/http://www.enivation.com/SigmaPi/archive/Emerald/1963/SP_EMERALD_VOL_50_NO_3_FALL_1963.pdf) (PDF). *The Emerald of Sigma Pi*. Vol. 50, no. 3. Fall 1963. pp. 119–120. Archived from the original on October 21, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Dean Acheson](/source/Dean_Acheson) (1949-12-30). ["The Secretary of State to the Consul at Taipei (Edgar)"](https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1949v08/d856). [Department of State](/source/Department_of_State). Retrieved 2021-05-05.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Panaspornprasit, Chookiat, *US-Kuwaiti Relations, 1961-1992: An Uneasy Relationship* (Routledge 2005). Print.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-List_5-0)** ["List of Persons"](https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ho/frus/kennedyjf/xvii/17700.htm). U.S. Department of State. Retrieved August 7, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Ambassador_6-0)** ["Strong Named New U.S. Ambassador to Iraq"](https://www.jta.org/1963/05/14/archive/strong-named-new-u-s-ambassador-to-iraq-served-in-state-department). Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 1963. Retrieved August 7, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** *Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965* (U.S. Government Printing Office), 563. Print.

Diplomatic posts Preceded by John D. Jernegan United States Ambassador to Iraq 1963–1967 Succeeded by Enoch S. Duncan

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