[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[April 30, 1992]
[Page 670]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Nomination of Robert L. Barry To Be United States Ambassador to 
Indonesia

April 30, 1992
    The President today announced his intention to nominate Robert L. 
Barry, of New Hampshire, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, 
Class of Career Minister, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia. 
He would succeed John Cameron Monjo.
    Since 1989, Ambassador Barry has served as Special Adviser for East 
European Assistance to the Deputy Secretary of State. Prior to this, he 
served as Deputy Director of the Voice of America at the U.S. 
Information Agency, 1987-89; and as the U.S. Representative to the 
Conference on Disarmament in Europe, 1985-87.
    Ambassador Barry graduated from Dartmouth College (B.A., 1956) and 
Columbia University (M.A., 1962). He was born August 28, 1934, in 
Pittsburgh, PA. Ambassador Barry served in the U.S. Navy, 1957-60. He is 
married, has two children, and resides in Washington, DC.