Robert J. McCloskey Ambassador
Robert James McCloskey was born November 25, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – son of Thomas McCloskey and Anna Wallace; died November 28, 1996 in Chevy Chase, Maryland. He was spokesperson for the United States Department of State from 1964–1973 but after a short stint (June 20, 1973 to January 14, 1974) as United States Ambassador to Cyprus, he was asked to return to his old job as spokesperson. From February 21, 1975 to September 10, 1976 he served as Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations. He later served as United States Ambassador to the Netherlands and to Greece. His government career was followed by a stint as ombsbudsman at the Washington Post, then as senior vice president of International Catholic Relief Services.He married on July 8, 1961 Anne Taylor Phelan. They had two daughters, Lisa and Andre. He died of leukemia in 1996.