Robert C. Hill (September 30, 1917 - November 28, 1978) was a United States diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to several Latin American countries throughout his career. His last posting was in Argentina in the late 1970s, a period of great unrest in that country. September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 92 days remaining, as the final day of September. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... This page is about negotiations; for the board game, see Diplomacy (game). ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... Events and trends Although in the United States and in many other Western societies the 1970s are often seen as a period of transition between the turbulent 1960s and the more conservative 1980s and 1990s, many of the trends that are associated widely with the Sixties, from the Sexual Revolution...

External links

• Collection of Hill's papers at Dartmouth (http://diglib.dartmouth.edu/library/ead/html/ml38.html)
• 2004 Story in The Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/argentina/story/0,11439,1292648,00.html) regarding Hill's disgust with human rights abuses by Argentinian generals