Robert Ellsworth | |
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| 7th United States Permanent Representative to NATO | |
| In office May 13, 1969 – June 30, 1971 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Harlan Cleveland |
| Succeeded by | David M. Kennedy |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 3rd district | |
| In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Walter Lewis McVey Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Larry Winn |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 2nd district | |
| In office January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Newell A. George |
| Succeeded by | William H. Avery |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 11, 1926 Lawrence, Kansas |
| Died | May 9, 2011 (aged 84) Encinitas, California |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan Law School |
Robert Fred Ellsworth (June 11, 1926 – May 9, 2011)[1] was an American legislator and diplomat. He served as the United States Permanent Representative to NATO (an ambassadorial level appointment) between 1969 and 1971. He had previously served three terms as a Republican Member of Congress from Kansas, from 1961 to 1967, and as an Assistant to the President during the presidency of Richard Nixon; under President Gerald Ford, he was Deputy Secretary of Defense.[2] Ellsworth also served as assistant to the chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission.[3]
Ellsworth was born in Lawrence, Kansas, and was educated in the public schools of that city. He served in the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War. In 1945, he was graduated with a baccalaureate in engineering from the University of Kansas, where he had been a member of the Alpha Nu chapter of the Beta Theta Pi collegiate fraternity. He then studied law at the University of Michigan Law School, from which he was graduated in 1949; he practiced law in Lawrence, Kansas, and in Springfield, Massachusetts.
The retired ambassador was admitted to the Order of Saint John as a knight of honor in 1995.[4]
On November 9, 2010, Ellsworth provided commentary to KFMB regarding an unexplained missile launch off the coast of Los Angeles. He cautioned the news crew to wait for definitive answers from the military, then went on to speculate, "It could be a test firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile from a submarine, an underwater submarine, to demonstrate, mainly to Asia, that we could do that."[5]
Ellsworth died in Encinitas, California: near the small city of Solana Beach, California, where he had founded and directed a research firm, Hamilton BioVentures.[6]
References
- ^ http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2011/may/11/former-kansas-congressman-robert-fred-ellsworth-di
- ^ http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2011/may/11/former-kansas-congressman-robert-fred-ellsworth-di
- ^ Kansans in the United States Congress
- ^ Verzeichnis der Mitglieder der Balley Brandenburg des Ritterlichen Ordens St. Johannis vom Spital zu Jerusalem; Berlin: 2008; page 94.
- ^ http://www.cbs8.com/Global/story.asp?S=13468118
- ^ "Robert Ellsworth, 84, Dies: Lawmaker and Nixon Aide", New York Times, May 12, 2011, page A26 (New York edition); Kansans in the United States Congress.
External links
- United States Congress. "Robert Ellsworth (id: E000148)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-03-31
- Appearances on C-SPAN
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Newell A. George | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 2nd congressional district January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963 | Succeeded by William H. Avery |
| Preceded by Walter L. McVey, Jr. | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 3rd congressional district January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967 | Succeeded by Larry Winn |
| 87th | Senate: A. Schoeppel • F. Carlson • J. Pearson | House: B. Avery • J. Breeding • B. Dole • B. Ellsworth • W. McVey II • G. Shriver |
| 88th | Senate: F. Carlson • J. Pearson | House: B. Avery • B. Dole • B. Ellsworth • G. Shriver • J. Skubitz |
| 89th | Senate: F. Carlson • J. Pearson | House: B. Dole • B. Ellsworth • G. Shriver • J. Skubitz • C. Mize |