In the Clinton administration, he was an envoy to the Balkans.[1] In the Spring of 1998, he met with Slobodan Milosevic and warned him about NATO's possible use of military force against Serbia.[1] By May 1998, he suggested to the White House that they bomb Serbia, but the idea was originally rejected by NSA Sandy Berger.[1]
In February of that year, Gelbard described the Kosovo Liberation Army, Milosevic's foe in the Kosovo war as "without any questions, a terrorist group" and added that "we condemn very strongly terrorist activities in Kosovo."[2]
Gelbard is the founder and chairman of Washington Global Partners LLC, a lobbying and consulting outfit based in Washington, DC. In October 2011, the Economist reported that Gelbard lobbied to discredit the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala and its current director, Francisco Dall'Anese. Dall'Anese suggested that the lobbying campaign was funded by private sector opponents of the Commission's investigation of Guatemala's wealthy former interior minister, Carlos Vielmann, on charges of orchestrating extrajudicial killings.[4][5] In February 2012, Gelbard joined the public policy and regulation practice at SNR Denton.[6] In response to the accusations concerning the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala, Gelbard wrote in The Economist: "Based on two decades of experience in democratic institution-building, law enforcement and counter-narcotics, I have criticised the overall efforts of Francisco Dall'Anese, who heads CICIG, as being not aggressive enough compared with those of Carlos Castresana, his predecessor, and in light of the dire situation facing Guatemala."[7]
Referencesedit
^ abcEric Moskowitz and Jeffrey S. Lantis, 'Conflict in the Balkans', in Fateful Decisions: Inside the National Security Council, ed. Karl F. Inderfurth and Loch K. Johnson, New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004, p.256
^Shenon, Philip (March 13, 1998). "U.S. Says It Might Consider Attacking Serbs". The New York Times.
^"Board of Directors". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
^"Parachuting in the prosecutors". The Economist. 2011-10-15.
^"Fugitive Guatemalan official arrested". CNN. 2010-12-16.
^"K Street Files: SNR Denton Nabs Gelbard". Roll Call. 2012-02-22.
^Gelbard, Robert (October 29, 2011). "On Guatemala, Myanmar, Occupy Wall Street, black women, investments, Cyprus, Iran". The Economist.
robert, gelbard, robert, sidney, gelbard, born, march, 1944, american, diplomat, former, united, states, ambassador, bolivia, 1988, 1991, indonesia, 1999, 2001, member, american, academy, diplomacy, 1964, graduate, colby, college, 1979, graduate, harvard, kenn. Robert Sidney Gelbard born March 6 1944 is an American diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Bolivia 1988 1991 and Indonesia 1999 2001 He is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy and is a 1964 graduate of Colby College and a 1979 graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School where he received a Master of Public Administration Robert S GelbardPresident Ronald Reagan with Robert S GelbardUnited States Ambassador to IndonesiaIn office October 18 1999 October 14 2001PresidentBill ClintonPreceded byJ Stapleton RoySucceeded byRalph Leo BoyceUnited States Ambassador to BoliviaIn office October 11 1988 July 20 1991PresidentRonald ReaganGeorge H W BushPreceded byEdward Morgan RowellSucceeded byCharles R BowersPersonal detailsBorn 1944 03 06 March 6 1944 age 79 New York City New York U S Alma materColby CollegeHarvard UniversityIn the Clinton administration he was an envoy to the Balkans 1 In the Spring of 1998 he met with Slobodan Milosevic and warned him about NATO s possible use of military force against Serbia 1 By May 1998 he suggested to the White House that they bomb Serbia but the idea was originally rejected by NSA Sandy Berger 1 In February of that year Gelbard described the Kosovo Liberation Army Milosevic s foe in the Kosovo war as without any questions a terrorist group and added that we condemn very strongly terrorist activities in Kosovo 2 Gelbard currently sits on the Atlantic Council s 3 Board of Directors Lobbying activities editGelbard is the founder and chairman of Washington Global Partners LLC a lobbying and consulting outfit based in Washington DC In October 2011 the Economist reported that Gelbard lobbied to discredit the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala and its current director Francisco Dall Anese Dall Anese suggested that the lobbying campaign was funded by private sector opponents of the Commission s investigation of Guatemala s wealthy former interior minister Carlos Vielmann on charges of orchestrating extrajudicial killings 4 5 In February 2012 Gelbard joined the public policy and regulation practice at SNR Denton 6 In response to the accusations concerning the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala Gelbard wrote in The Economist Based on two decades of experience in democratic institution building law enforcement and counter narcotics I have criticised the overall efforts of Francisco Dall Anese who heads CICIG as being not aggressive enough compared with those of Carlos Castresana his predecessor and in light of the dire situation facing Guatemala 7 References edit a b c Eric Moskowitz and Jeffrey S Lantis Conflict in the Balkans in Fateful Decisions Inside the National Security Council ed Karl F Inderfurth and Loch K Johnson New York and Oxford Oxford University Press 2004 p 256 Shenon Philip March 13 1998 U S Says It Might Consider Attacking Serbs The New York Times Board of Directors Atlantic Council Retrieved 2020 02 11 Parachuting in the prosecutors The Economist 2011 10 15 Fugitive Guatemalan official arrested CNN 2010 12 16 K Street Files SNR Denton Nabs Gelbard Roll Call 2012 02 22 Gelbard Robert October 29 2011 On Guatemala Myanmar Occupy Wall Street black women investments Cyprus Iran The Economist External links editAppearances on C SPANGovernment officesPreceded byMelvyn Levitsky Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics MattersNovember 23 1993 April 10 1997 Succeeded byRand BeersDiplomatic postsPreceded byEdward Morgan Rowell United States Ambassador to Bolivia1988 1991 Succeeded byCharles R BowersPreceded byJ Stapleton Roy United States Ambassador to Indonesia1999 2001 Succeeded byRalph L Boyce Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert S Gelbard amp oldid 1176425675, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
