Robert Charles Krueger was a New Braunfels resident, an American diplomat, a U.S. representative and U.S. senator from Texas, a U.S. ambassador and a member of the Democratic Party who died April 30 at 86 years old.
“This legislation provides a modest way for us to honor one who did so much in so many ways for so many,” U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett said. “My legislation will name this post office, in the heart of his community, just a block away from a twist and turn of the great Guadalupe River, after its great, late Bob Krueger. To honor his memory and make his rich legacy—his values, his grace, his kindness, his commitment to service—a part of our future.”
President Bill Clinton appointed Krueger as the ambassador to Burundi, where he documented Rwandan refugees fleeing massacres and was one of the first Western voices to report the genocide. His mission was to sound the alarm, document atrocities and ensure international notice. After surviving an assassination attempt, Krueger and his family evacuated, and he was appointed as ambassador to Botswana, according to Doggett.
“Throughout all his types of service, whether he was driving a pickup truck around West Texas or an armored vehicle in Burundi on a diplomatic mission, he always was driven by the same values, same faith and the same guiding light: his family,” Doggett said.
