Bob Royall

Bob Royall (born 1935) is a former United States Ambassador to Tanzania. As well the former Commerce Secretary in the state of South Carolina. Many people in the business community in South Carolina tried to pressure Royall to run for Governor in 2006. He would have faced incumbent Governor Mark Sanford and Oscar Lovelace a Physician in the Republican primary. As of August 2005, Royall claimed he was not ruling out a bid for governor.

As of September 2007, he appears to have retired from politics.

References

* [http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/07/20010711-7.html WhiteHouse.gov]