Robert_O._Blake,_Jr.
Robert O. Blake Jr.
American diplomat
Robert Orris Blake Jr. (born 1957) is an American career diplomat who served as Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives from 2006 to 2009, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs from 2009 to 2013 and Ambassador to Indonesia from 2014 to 2016.[1]
Blake is a Senior Director at McLarty Associates where he leads the firm's India and South Asia practice and advises clients in Indonesia for the Southeast Asia and Pacific practice.[2] He is also co-chair of the board of trustees at the U.S.-Indonesia Society (USINDO)[3] and is a board member at the Asia Foundation[4] and the Bhutan Foundation.[5] Blake also serves on the Global Leadership Council for the World Resources Institute[6] and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).[7]
He is the son of Robert O. Blake and grandson of Sheldon Whitehouse, both former U.S. Ambassadors.