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Robert J. Weber is an American historian specializing in the history of the United States. He serves as the chair of the history department at California Lutheran University. Weber, a recipient of the 2004 award for Distinguished Teaching by the California Faculty Association, has been a member of numerous professional associations, such as the Organization of American Historians and the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations. Weber is also a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
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