About the Ambassador

Robert Blake, Jr, Ambassador To Sri Lanka and Maldives

Ambassador Robert Blake

Robert Blake arrived in Sri Lanka on September 8, 2006 to take up his duties as Ambassador to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and the Republic of Maldives.  In October, Ambassador Blake presented his credentials to His Excellency, President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. 

Ambassador Blake is a career Foreign Service Officer.  He entered the Foreign Service in 1985.  He has served at the American Embassies in Tunisia, Algeria, Nigeria and Egypt.  He has also held a number of positions at the State Department in Washington, D.C.  Most recently, Ambassador Blake served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Mission in New Delhi, India from 2003 – 2006.

Ambassador Blake earned a B.A. from Harvard College in 1980 and an M.A. in international relations from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in 1984.  He is married to Sofia Blake and they have three daughters.