Robert Warren Barnett (Rhodes 1934)
Diplomat. Rhodes Scholar, University of Oxford. Council on Foreign Relations.[4] Silver Star.[2]
After his retirement 1970, Barnett joined the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace as a resident associate and wrote several books on Asian affairs.[2][3]
Vietnam War - Interned as Prisoner of War in North Vietnam after he was shot down on 3 Oct 1967, and was held until his release on 14 Mar 1973.[2]
1963 to 1970 - Deputy Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs to Secretary, Dean Rusk (Rhodes 1931) by President John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon (Bohemian Grove)[6]
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 8, 1918 (amended by act of July 25, 1963), takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Major Robert Warren Barnett (AFSN: FR-31021), United States Air Force, for gallantry in connection with military operations against an opposing armed force while serving as a Pilot with the 44th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Korat Royal Thai Air Base, Thailand, PACIFIC Air Forces, in action over North Vietnam, on 9 September 1967. On that date, Major Barnett led a force of twenty F-105 Thunderchiefs on a successful attack against a hostile location. Despite intense hostile fire and weather which partially obscured the target, Major Barnett’s attack heavily damaged this vital MiG base. By his gallantry and devotion to duty, Major Barnett has reflected great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.[2]
1953 - Entered the U.S. Air Force.[2]
1951 - Barnett became involved in the U.S.- China policies and soon found himself on a list of 26 State Department officials suspected of being communist sympathizers.[2] Barnett was cleared and continued his career reassigned to Western European affairs.[2]
1946 to 1949 - Served in the U.S. Coast Guard.[2]
1945 - Began his diplomatic career, becoming an expert on asian affairs and was a member of a State Department panel that dealt with the postwar occupation of Japan.[2]
WW2 - Chief Combat Intelligence Officer, U.S. Army Air Force.[2]
1934 - Rhodes Scholar, Merton College, University of Oxford.[1]
Died 25 Jul 1997, from cancer and pneumonia. Age 85.[2]
[3] - Associated Press, 27 Jul 1997. Robert Warren Barnett, a U.S. diplomat
[5] - POW network.org - Barnett, Robert Warren
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