Robert M. McClintock (August 30, 1909 – November 1, 1976) was an American diplomat. A career Foreign Service Officer, he served as the U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia (1954–1956), Lebanon (1957–1961), Argentina (1962–1964), and Venezuela (1970–1975).[1]

Robert McClintock
US Ambassador to Cambodia
In office
August 18, 1954 – October 15, 1956
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byDonald R. Heath
Succeeded byCarl W. Strom
US Ambassador to Lebanon
In office
1957–1961
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byDonald R. Heath
Succeeded byArmin H. Meyer
US Ambassador to Argentina
In office
February 6, 1962 – May 10, 1964
PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byRoy R. Rubottom, Jr.
Succeeded byEdwin M. Martin
US Ambassador to Venezuela
In office
July 7, 1970 – March 14, 1975
PresidentRichard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Preceded byMaurice M. Bernbaum
Succeeded byHarry W. Shlaudeman

McClintock was born in Seattle, Washington on August 30, 1909. He joined the Foreign Service in 1931 after graduating from Stanford University. Other positions include Advisor to the President of the Naval War College (1964 to 1966) and Deputy Director Special State-Defense Study Group beginning in 1968.

McClintock died of injuries sustained in a car crash in Beaune, France, on November 1, 1976. He was 67 years old.

McClintock (foreground) in Argentina in 1963

Venezuela and oil

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Venezuela was the largest supplier of oil to the US, in 1974. In 1975, they were taking steps to nationalize the industry. He took his concerns to the American Government, fearful “Venezuela could play one American oil company off against another. ... McClintock reportedly wanted the United States Government to take on a major and direct role in negotiations concerning prices, levels of production and the share that would be channelled through American companies to the United States market.”[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Robert M. McClintock". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  2. ^ Smith, Robert M. (June 30, 1975). "Ambassador Urged U.S. Take Role in Venezuelan Oil Talks". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 November 2019.