▁ 1 9 6 1 – 1 9 6 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁General ▁Court . ▁ ▁His ▁last ▁posting ▁was ▁in ▁Argentina ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁great ▁un rest ▁in ▁that ▁country . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁Ass istant ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Cong r essional ▁Rel ations ▁under ▁President ▁Eisen h ower ▁and ▁Ass istant ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Def ense ▁for ▁International ▁Security ▁Affairs ▁under ▁President ▁N ixon . ▁ ▁Argent ine an ▁controvers y ▁ ▁Human ▁rights ▁advoc acy ▁In ▁Argentina , ▁the ▁five - time ▁conserv ative ▁Republican ▁amb assador ial ▁app o inte e ▁became ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁efforts ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁Argentina ▁military ▁jun ta ▁that ▁took ▁power ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁from ▁eng aging ▁in ▁massive ▁human ▁rights ▁viol ations ▁like ▁those ▁of ▁Captain ▁General ▁August o ▁P ino ch et ▁in ▁neighbor ing ▁Chile ▁following ▁his ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁coup . ▁Upon ▁finding ▁out ▁that ▁K iss inger ▁had ▁given ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁gener als ▁a ▁" green ▁light " ▁for ▁their ▁own ▁so - called ▁" dir ty ▁war " ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁while ▁at ▁an ▁Organ ization ▁of ▁American ▁States ▁meeting ▁in ▁Santiago ▁( at ▁the ▁Hotel ▁Car rera , ▁a ▁place ▁later ▁made ▁famous ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁Miss ing ), ▁Hill ▁immediately ▁engaged ▁in ▁behind - the - sc enes ▁efforts ▁to ▁roll ▁back ▁the ▁K iss inger