Roger Kirk (diplomat)

Roger Kirk (November 2, 1930 – January 18, 2023) was an American career diplomat who was United States Ambassador to Somalia (1973–75) and Romania (1985–1989). He was born in Newport, Rhode Island.

Biography
Kirk received a BA from Princeton University in 1952 and served in the US Air Force from 1952 to 1955. From 1973 until 1975 he was the US Ambassador to Somalia. In 1978 he was nominated to be the Deputy Representative of the US to the International Atomic Energy Agency, in which capacity he served from 1978 until 1983. From 1985 until 1989 he was the U.S. Ambassador to Romania. He was a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy. Kirk died from pneumonia in Washington D.C., on January 18, 2023, at the age of 92.

Throughout his career, Kirk shared multiple oral histories with the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training.