| Charles R. Baquet III | |
| Office: | 5th United States Ambassador to Djibouti |
| Term Start: | October 10, 1991 |
| Term End: | December 9, 1993 |
| Predecessor: | Robert South Barrett IV |
| Successor: | Martin L. Cheshes |
| Birth Date: | 24 December 1941 |
| Birth Place: | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Education: | Xavier University of Louisiana (BA) Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (MA) |
| Profession: | Diplomat |
Charles R. Baquet III (born December 24, 1941 in New Orleans, Louisiana)[1] was an American Career Foreign Service Officer who served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Djibouti from 1991 until 1993.[2] He served as the Deputy Director of the U.S. Peace Corps in South Africa.[3]
Baquet attended public schools in New Orleans and earned a B.A. in history from Xavier University in New Orleans in 1963. In 1975, he earned his M.A. in public administration from the Maxwell School of Government at Syracuse University.