Robert Bigger Oakley was an American diplomat whose 34-year career (1957–1991) as a Foreign Service Officer included appointments as United States Ambassador to Zaire, Somalia, and Pakistan and, in the early 1990s, as a special envoy during the American involvement in Somalia.
Robert Oakley in Somalia in 1993
Arnold Lewis Raphel was an American diplomat who served as the 18th United States Ambassador to Pakistan.
Raphel (right) pictured with U.S. President Ronald Reagan in 1987.