Richard Lewis Baltimore III (born 1947) was United States Ambassador to Oman from October 16, 2002, to March 5, 2006.

[2][3] Baltimore is a native of New York with a degree in International Affairs from George Washington University and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.

[1] Other overseas assignments include serving as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in San Jose, Costa Rica from 1996 to 1999 and holding the same position in Budapest, Hungary from 1990 to 1994.

[4] His prior tours as a political officer include Hungary, Egypt, South Africa, Portugal plus a special assignment to Zambia during the civil war in Rhodesia.

From 1994 to 1995 he was a Senior Policy Advisor to Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs Richard C. Holbrooke.