Charles Franklin Dunbar (born April 1, 1937) is an American former diplomat who was a career Foreign Service Officer.
He served in a number of capacities, including Chargé d'Affaires ad interim (Afghanistan) (January 1982 – May 1983), Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Qatar (October 7, 1983 – March 23, 1985), and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Yemen (June 16, 1988 – June 13, 1991).
Dunbar held several other posts until 1998 when he served as the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Western Sahara.
[3] Dunbar went on to serve as President of the nonprofit Cleveland Council on World Affairs from 1993 to 2000.
He was an adjunct professor of political science at Case Western Reserve University, Warburg Professor in International Relations at Simmons College (2001–2004)[4] and professor (later lecturer) in International Relations at Boston University 2004–2012).