Robert Forbes Woodward (1908–2001)

Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Minnesota

1. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Costa Rica)
   Appointed: September 24, 1954
   Presentation of Credentials: December 3, 1954
   Termination of Mission: Left post on March 15, 1958
   • Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 3, 1954, after confirmation.
2. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Uruguay)
   Appointed: March 26, 1958
   Presentation of Credentials: April 21, 1958
   Termination of Mission: Left post on March 29, 1961
3. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Chile)
   Appointed: April 18, 1961
   Presentation of Credentials: May 5, 1961
   Termination of Mission: Left post on July 6, 1961
4. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
   Appointed: July 14, 1961
   Entry on Duty: July 17, 1961
   Termination of Appointment: March 17, 1962
5. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Spain)
   Appointed: April 7, 1962
   Presentation of Credentials: May 10, 1962
   Termination of Mission: Left post on February 1, 1965