He was political officer in Lagos from 1964 to 1965, and deputy chief of mission in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso from 1966 to 1968.
He was Director of the African Office at the Department of Defense from 1978 to 1979, and deputy chief of mission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 1979 to 1982.
From 1982 to 1984, he was roving Charge in Victoria in the Seychelles, Banjul, The Gambia, and then N'Djamena, Chad.
[3] In May 1984 Roberts was appointed Ambassador to the Republic of Togo, and held that post through September 1986.
She attended Vassar College and graduated in 1947 with a focus on creative writing and social anthropology.