International Affairs Advisor
Ambassador Robert Geers Loftis
Ambassador Loftis is the Senior Advisor for International Affairs at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces at
National Defense University, where he also teaches strategic leadership.
Ambassador Loftis most recently served as the Senior Advisor for Security Negotiations and Agreements in the Bureau of
Political Military Affairs in the Department of State. His primary responsibilities were to negotiate status of forces and
base access agreements for the deployment of United States forces abroad, as well to negotiate burden-sharing agreements
with allies and partners. He held this position from August 2004 to July 2007. He also served as Deputy Director of the
Implementation Planning Team for the new Africa Command (AFRICOM).
Mr. Loftis also served as United States Ambassador to the Kingdom of Lesotho from September 2001 to July 2004,
where he focused on the promotion of democratic institutions, economic and trade development, and the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Prior to that, Ambassador Loftis served as Deputy Chief of Mission in Maputo, Mozambique. Previous overseas assignments include
Political Counselor at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Political Officer at the U.S. Embassy in
Wellington, New Zealand, Political/Economic Officer in Brasilia, Brazil, and General Services Officer in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.
Domestic assignments have included Deputy Director of the Office of Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Operations, Action Officer in the Office of Strategic and Theater Policy, Country Officer for Burma and staff assistant in the Bureau of Inter-American Affairs.
Mr. Loftis joined the Foreign Service in May 1980. He speaks Portuguese and French and has received several Superior and Meritorious Honor Awards.
He earned his B.A. in Political Science with Distinction and Honors from Colorado State University in 1979.
11/2008
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