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Robert Orris Blake Jr. (1957–)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Maryland
State of Residence: Maryland
- Concurrent Appointments
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Maldives)
Appointed: July 5, 2006
Presentation of Credentials: October 30, 2006
Termination of Mission: Left Colombo May 21, 2009- Also accredited to Sri Lanka; resident at Colombo.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Sri Lanka)
Appointed: July 5, 2006
Presentation of Credentials: September 9, 2006
Termination of Mission: Left post on May 21, 2009- Also accredited to Maldives; resident at Colombo.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Maldives)
- Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs
Appointed: May 22, 2009
Entry on Duty: May 26, 2009
Termination of Appointment: October 18, 2013 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Indonesia)
Appointed: November 6, 2013
Presentation of Credentials: January 30, 2014
Termination of Mission: Left post on July 19, 2016