Robert Forbes Woodward -
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Robert Forbes Woodward (1908–2001)
Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Minnesota
State of Residence: Minnesota
- 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.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Uruguay)
Appointed: March 26, 1958
Presentation of Credentials: April 21, 1958
Termination of Mission: Left post on March 29, 1961 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Chile)
Appointed: April 18, 1961
Presentation of Credentials: May 5, 1961
Termination of Mission: Left post on July 6, 1961 - Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
Appointed: July 14, 1961
Entry on Duty: July 17, 1961
Termination of Appointment: March 17, 1962 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Spain)
Appointed: April 7, 1962
Presentation of Credentials: May 10, 1962
Termination of Mission: Left post on February 1, 1965