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23. Don't know how high up you were in the foreign service, but Robert W Zimmerman, if it's the same

Mon Apr 2, 2012, 10:32 AM

Apr 2012

person, has a pretty extensive resume:

http://www.adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Zimmerman,%20Robert%20W.toc.pdf

ROBERT W. ZIMMERMANN
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Background
Raised in Minnesota
University of Minnesota
Harvard Business School
U.S. Navy, World War II
Entered Foreign Service 1947

Lima, Peru 1947-1950
Political/ Consular officer
APPA party
Ambassador Prentice Cooper
U.S. interest

Bangkok, Thailand 1950-1952
Economic Officer
U.S. interest – Thai silk
AID mission projects
Unsettled regional conditions
Chinese influence
Revolution

London, England 1953-1956
South Asia/Far East desk
Latin American liaison
Krishna Menon
British recognition of China

EA 1956-1959
SEATO affairs
British French influence in Far East

(Note: Robert W. Zimmermann Special Assistant for SEATO Affau-s D.C.. 12, 770)

National War College 1959-1960

Madrid, Spain 1960-1966
U.S. military bases
General Franco
Economic changes
Spanish Communist party
Basques and Catalan separatist
Ambassador Robert Woodward

Ambassadorial Assignments 1966-1969

Lisbon, Portugal 1969-1970
U.S. base negotiations
Ambassador Ridgeway Knight

Barcelona, Spain 1970-1974
Consul General
Spain after Franco
Catalanians
U.S Sixth Fleet visits

ARA 1974-1979
Brazilian and East Coast Affairs
Argentina-Uruguay war
Human Rights and Patt Derian
Nuclear matters
Comments on U.S. embassies
Presidential interest in Latin America

So if this is the guy, grandpa was active in the Foreign Service until 1980. Which means during his son's time in Vietnam and other military service.

Which suggests to me that his son (George's father) might well still have connections to that milieu.

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George Zimmerman's grandpa served in "military intelligence." [View all] mainer Apr 2012 OP

definitely a creepy layer to this NoMoreWarNow Apr 2012 #1

I know!!! greytdemocrat Apr 2012 #2

Too, tinfoily for me. Going for the grandparents' stories suggests nothing else to write about HereSince1628 Apr 2012 #3

Yet we can't deny that the PD and the prosecutor's office bent over backwards mainer Apr 2012 #5

its true that the Sanford PD and the States Attorney have a lot of questions to answer onenote Apr 2012 #20

Don't know how high up you were in the foreign service, but Robert W Zimmerman, if it's the same HiPointDem Apr 2012 #23

The foreign service is a different animal geardaddy Apr 2012 #34

State Dept has an intelligence wing and foreign service personnel can also be intelligence. HiPointDem Apr 2012 #35

"political secretary" is commonly used as a title by CIA mainer Apr 2012 #37

I had a g'father a few generations back who was a diplomat and Ambassador prior to the US Civil War. HereSince1628 Apr 2012 #38

This grandfather apparently worked in the State Dept until at least 1995. A little closer than the HiPointDem Apr 2012 #45

I'm ok with others believing that either the CIA or the State Dept. pulled levers HereSince1628 Apr 2012 #47

I have come to no conclusions. But this connection, if real, is interesting. Esp. since HiPointDem Apr 2012 #54

Given how much these people lie EFerrari Apr 2012 #4

Grandpa was definitely not filing in a library mainer Apr 2012 #10

My grandpa was in the IRA AngryAmish Apr 2012 #6

but was he in a leadership position? like this guy, for instance? HiPointDem Apr 2012 #27

Oh hell no. He wa just making bombs with some boyos, AngryAmish Apr 2012 #28

Ah. It seems RWZ may have had a leadership position, though. HiPointDem Apr 2012 #36

You're an Irish Amish person? yardwork Apr 2012 #49

No, I'm not Amish AngryAmish Apr 2012 #57

I had no idea! Some Amish do use computers, for their businesses. yardwork Apr 2012 #58

CIA connection now being openly considered: mainer Apr 2012 #7

I'm not sure this is relevant, really. MineralMan Apr 2012 #8

It's only relevant as a possible explanation why the killing was not investigated -- mainer Apr 2012 #9

Well, I'd have to see some evidence that suggested that MineralMan Apr 2012 #11

Not grandpa's military service ... the father's is what we're asking about mainer Apr 2012 #13

So, find some information to link him to that. MineralMan Apr 2012 #15

Googling got me to the NYT mainer Apr 2012 #17

Why is it interesting that Google doesn't find out MineralMan Apr 2012 #19

This Robert W Zimmerman seems to fit the description, starting with the initial posting in Peru. HiPointDem Apr 2012 #24

That's the same Robert W. DU was looking into earlier mainer Apr 2012 #25

I know nothing about government classifications, but a Robert W Zimmerman shows up on a 95 HiPointDem Apr 2012 #32

HDR is Historical Document Review onenote Apr 2012 #39

So if this is the same guy that would stretch his working relationship with State to 1995, at least. HiPointDem Apr 2012 #43

Right. The interview posted elsewhere was done in 1992 onenote Apr 2012 #44

So if this is the guy, he would have been about 76 in 1995: HiPointDem Apr 2012 #46

It won't have a bearing on you but it will on your grandkid, just wait... snooper2 Apr 2012 #12

Not grandpa's influence. Father's influence. mainer Apr 2012 #14

Can't happen. I did not have children, so there wont be any MineralMan Apr 2012 #16

Helps to understand why you appear to discourage discussion of certain topics. Octafish Apr 2012 #18

What crap! There's a reason the JFK assassination stuff is in MineralMan Apr 2012 #21

No, no, man, you're obviously in on the conspiracy too. randome Apr 2012 #26

Actually, I was on my way to a Biology 101 lecture when it happened. MineralMan Apr 2012 #31

BTW, do you have a database of my posts on various topics? MineralMan Apr 2012 #33

No, no database. It's the GOOGLE. Octafish Apr 2012 #40

I have no idea what post you're talking about. MineralMan Apr 2012 #41

Lincoln was a vampire hunter! randome Apr 2012 #53

Not worth it imo. Rex Apr 2012 #51

It's getting crowded on "the grassy knoll". nt Obamanaut Apr 2012 #22

LOL!!n/t Johnson20 Apr 2012 #29

There were thirty-six shooters all shooting in synchronization with one another. randome Apr 2012 #30

That's almost what the Washington Post said when the HSCA reported it found evidence of conspiracy. Octafish Apr 2012 #42

And that evidence was based on that it was probable there were 4 shots fired Kaleva Apr 2012 #52

I worked in Army intelligence. Rex Apr 2012 #48

This person seems to fit the information released, such as first posting, etc. If so, we can tell. HiPointDem Apr 2012 #55

I see that now, seems he was more then just a foot soldier. Rex Apr 2012 #56

No! randome Apr 2012 #50