Robert P. DeVecchi

Robert P. DeVecchi (October 6, 1930 – October 26, 2015) was an American diplomatic officer who became president of the International Rescue Committee.

Early life DeVecchi was born in New York City. His paternal grandfather was Dr. Paola De Vechhi of San Francisco, California. 1998: Freedom Award, International Rescue Committee 1996: Peacemakers Award, Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C.

Personal life He married Florence L. Sloan, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Sloan of Greenwich, Connecticut, on January 5, 1957. Her father was an industrialist and former chair of the board of the Metropolitan Opera. Their second daughter, Angela, was born in Paris on November 14, 1963.

He also married Betsy Trippe. She was the daughter of Juan Trippe who founded Pan Am Airways. They lived in Manhattan, New York and the East Hamptons.

In 2015, he died at his home in Southport, Connecticut of natural causes.