Robert Finn (diplomat) explained

Robert Finn
Order:14th
Ambassador From:United States
Country:Afghanistan
Term Start:March 21, 2002
Term End:August 1, 2004
President:George W. Bush
Predecessor:Adolph Dubs
Successor:Zalmay Khalilzad
Ambassador From2:United States
Country2:Tajikistan
Term Start2:November 11, 1998
Term End2:July 13, 2001
President2:Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Predecessor2:R. Grant Smith
Successor2:Franklin Huddle
Office3:United States Ambassador to Azerbaijan
Acting
Term Start3:March 16, 1992
Term End3:September 15, 1992
President3:George H. W. Bush
Predecessor3:Diplomatic relations established
Successor3:Richard Miles
Birth Date:19 December 1945
Alma Mater:St. John's University
New York University
Princeton University

Robert Patrick John Finn (born December 19, 1945) is an American scholar of Turkish Studies and International Relations, and was the first United States ambassador to Afghanistan in more than 20 years, from March 22, 2002, until August 1, 2004.[1] He was succeeded by Zalmay Khalilzad.

Life

Finn grew up in the Parkchester planned community in the Bronx, in New York City[2] and earned a B.A. in American Literature and European History with honors from St. John's University, an M.A. in Near Eastern Studies from New York University and an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Near Eastern Studies from Princeton University in 1978. Finn's doctoral dissertation was titled "The early Turkish novel: 1872-1900."[3] He currently holds a professorship there in Turkic studies and international relations. He speaks fifteen languages, including most Central Asian tongues.

Finn was a member of the Foreign Service from 1978 to August 2005. In 1992, he opened (as chargé d'affaires) the United States embassy to Azerbaijan and served as charge and deputy chief of mission there for three years. He also served as the U.S. ambassador to Tajikistan from 1998 through 2001. He has also served in Turkey, Croatia and Pakistan.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019-07-26. Finn, Robert. United States Department of State.
  2. News: The Wall Street Journal. Bolick. Kate. From the Bronx to Kabul: How Robert Finn's childhood home prepared the former U.S. ambassador for distant outposts. January 8, 2010. December 30, 2010.
  3. Book: Finn, Robert P.. The early Turkish novel : 1872-1900. 1978. English.