Robert C. Hill
Encyclopedia
Robert Charles Hill was a United States
diplomat
who served as U.S. ambassador to several Latin America
n countries and Spain
throughout his career. His last posting was in Argentina
in the late 1970s, a period of great unrest in that country.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
diplomat
Diplomat
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
who served as U.S. ambassador to several Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
n countries and Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
throughout his career. His last posting was in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
in the late 1970s, a period of great unrest in that country.
External links
- Collection of Hill's papers at Dartmouth
- 2004 Story in The Guardian regarding Hill's disgust with human rights abuses by Argentinian generals
- The Political Graveyard: Robert Charles Hill