Robert M. McClintock

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Robert M. McClintock (August 30, 1909 – November 1, 1976) was an American diplomat and career Foreign Service officer. He was born in Seattle, Washington, studied at Stanford University, and joined the Foreign Service in 1931.

He served as the U.S. ambassador to four countries: Cambodia (1954–1956), Lebanon (1957–1961), Argentina (1962–1964), and Venezuela (1970–1975).

McClintock also worked as an advisor to the president of the Naval War College (1964–1966) and as deputy director of the Special State-Defense Study Group beginning in 1968.

In Venezuela, oil politics were a major issue. Venezuela was the largest supplier of oil to the United States in 1974, and in 1975 they began moving to nationalize the oil industry. McClintock urged the U.S. government to play a direct role in negotiations over prices, production, and how much oil would flow to American companies for the U.S. market.

He died from injuries after a car crash in Beaune, France, on November 1, 1976, at age 67.