Richard L. Baltimore

Richard Lewis Baltimore III (born 1947) was United States ambassador to Oman from October 16, 2002, to March 5, 2006. Prior to becoming ambassador, Baltimore was the U.S. consul general in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Professional career Baltimore is a native of New York with a degree in international affairs from George Washington University and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School. He speaks French, Hungarian, Spanish, and Portuguese. Baltimore was the U.S. consul general in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and was ambassador to Oman. His prior tours as a political officer include Hungary, Egypt, South Africa, Portugal plus a special assignment to Zambia during the civil war in Rhodesia. From 1994 to 1995 he was a senior policy advisor to Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs Richard C. Holbrooke. At the Department of State he was also the director of the Regional Affairs Office in the Near Eastern and South Asian Bureau. He was also a special assistant to Cyrus Vance, Edmund Muskie and Al Haig.

He is now the advisor to the board of directors of Omran, Muscat.