Mark Palmer (diplomat)

For the Australian cricketer, see Mark Palmer (cricketer). For the British aristocrat, see Sir Mark Palmer, 5th Baronet.

Mark Palmer
Mark Palmer, US Ambassador to Hungary on October 23, 1989
United States Ambassador to Hungary
In office
December 8, 1986 – January 31, 1990
PresidentRonald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
Preceded byNicolas M. Salgo
Succeeded byCharles H. Thomas
Personal details
BornRobie Marcus Hooker Palmer
(1941-07-14)July 14, 1941
Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
DiedJanuary 28, 2013(2013-01-28) (aged 71)
Washington D.C.
SpouseDr. Sushma Mahyera Palmer
Parents
  • Captain Robie E. Palmer (father)
  • Katherine Hooker Palmer (mother)
Alma materYale University

Robie Marcus Hooker Palmer (July 14, 1941 – January 28, 2013) was an American diplomat, who served as United States Ambassador to Hungary from 1986 to 1990. He was a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy and the Committee on the Present Danger, Vice Chairman of Freedom House and the Council for a Community of Democracies. He was also the co-founder of the National Endowment for Democracy.

He established in 2000 the association The Friends of Falun Gong.

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