Robert C. Brewster

Robert Charles Brewster (1921 - December 20, 2009 Washington, DC) was the American Ambassador to Ecuador from 1973 until 1976^[1] and Inspector General of the Department of State from 1979 until 1981.^[2] During his tenure as ambassador, the US lifted the ban on military sales to Ecuador “in an effort to improve relations with Latin America.”^[3]

Robert Charles Brewster
United States Ambassador to Ecuador
In office October 1, 1973 – April 8, 1976
President	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Findley Burns Jr.
Succeeded by	Richard J. Bloomfield
10th Inspector General of the Department of State
In office January 15, 1979 – January 18, 1981
President	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Theodore L. Eliot Jr.
Succeeded by	Robert Lyle Brown
Personal details
Born	1921 (1921)
Died	December 20, 2009(2009-12-20) (aged 87–88)
Spouse	Mary
Alma mater	Grinnell College, University of Washington, Columbia University
Profession	Diplomat

Biography

Ambassador Brewster attended Grinnell College before transferring to the University of Washington, Class of 1943. He enlisted in the Navy and went to Midshipman's School at Columbia before being assigned to the USS O'Brien (DD-415). When he returned from the Navy, he studied international affairs at Columbia University for two years.^[4]

Brewster died at the age of 88 at a retirement community in Washington having suffered from Parkinson's Disease and stomach cancer. He was a native of Beatrice, Nebraska.^[3]