Robert A. Hurwitch
Robert A. Hurwitch (October 15, 1920 – July 16, 1997) was an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic from 1973 to 1978.[1][2]
Robert A. Hurwitch | |
|---|---|
| United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic | |
| In office September 5, 1973 – April 5, 1978 | |
| President | Richard Nixon Gerald ford Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Francis E. Meloy Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Robert L. Yost |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 15, 1920 Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Died | July 16, 1997 (aged 76) Scituate, Massachusetts |
In 1979, Hurwitch pleaded guilty to "illegally using about $17,000 worth of embassy labor and supplies to build a swimming pool and prepare a retirement home for himself outside Santo Domingo." He was sentenced to two years' unsupervised probation.[3]
Hurwitch graduated from the University of Chicago. He died of lung cancer on July 16, 1997, in Scituate, Massachusetts at age 76.[4]
References
- Robinson, Timothy S. (1979-06-23). "Ex-Ambassador Guilty of Misuse Of U.S. Supplies". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
- "ROBERT HURWITCH, 76, FORMER U.S. AMBASSADOR". Sun-sentinel.com. 1997-07-19. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
- Robinson, Timothy S. (1979-06-23). "Ex-Ambassador Guilty of Misuse Of U.S. Supplies". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- Wolfgang Saxon (1997-07-27). "Robert A. Hurwitch, 76, U.S. Envoy in Caribbean". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
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