page_title: Robert B. Oakley
hierarchical_section_title: Robert B. Oakley
caption_attribution_description: Special Envoy to Somalia, Ambassador Robert Oakley, is seen from the chest up, facing the camera and speaking to a group of Somalis over a public address system. Behind him and to the left is US Army BGEN Lawson W. Magruder III, Vice Commander, 10th Mountain Division (Light), in Somalia as the Commander of Combined Task Force Kismayo. Somali civilians stand in the background. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope.
context_page_description: Robert Bigger Oakley was an American diplomat whose 34-year career as a Foreign Service Officer included appointments as United States Ambassador to Zaire, Somalia, and Pakistan and, in the early 1990s, as a special envoy during the American involvement in Somalia.
context_section_description: Robert Bigger Oakley (March 12, 1931 – December 10, 2014) was an American diplomat whose 34-year career (1957–1991) as a Foreign Service Officer included appointments as United States Ambassador to Zaire, Somalia, and Pakistan and, in the early 1990s, as a special envoy during the American involvement in Somalia.
caption: Robert Oakley in Somalia in 1993
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