In Memoriam

Barbara Belsito, 89, died Aug. 21, in Sarasota, Fla. Belsito received bachelor’s degrees from the University of Arizona and Mexico City College and a master’s degree from the University of Miami. She joined the Foreign Service in 1954. Belsito initially served as a secretary and later as a Foreign Service officer at posts in Jordan, Germany, Italy, Haiti, Nigeria, Morocco, Iran, Mexico, Philippines, Spain, Japan, and Washington. Belsito retired in 1994 to Sarasota, Fla. She enjoyed volunteer work, traveling, and hosting gatherings with family and friends. Belsito was predeceased by her husband, Frank. She is survived by her daughter, Consuelo; a brother, Donald; and seven nieces and five nephews.

Frederick Zerban Brown II, 93, died Aug. 21 in Washington, D.C. From 1950–1956, Brown served in the U.S. Air Force. He joined the Foreign Service in 1958, and served at posts in France, Thailand, the Soviet Union, Cyprus, and Washington. He was also posted to Vietnam twice, first as an advisor in the Vinh Long province, and second as consul general in Danang and Hue. Brown also served as deputy spokesman and acting spokesman of the Department of State, and diplomat-in-residence at Macalester College and the University of Minnesota. After retiring in 1984, Brown served as a professional staff member for the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, and then at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. In 1991, Brown founded the Southeast Asia Studies program at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, serving as the associate director. He is survived by his wife, Ellen; a daughter, Frances; a sister, and one granddaughter.

Sylvia Reed Curran, 63, died Sept. 19, in Greenbelt, Md. Curran received degrees from the University of Alaska, studied at the University of Hawaii, and received an M.S. from the National Defense University. She served as a missionary in the Dominican Republic from 1979 to 1981, prior to joining the Foreign Service in 1987. Curran served at posts in Ciudad Juarez, Ottawa, Beijing, Moscow, Tashkent, Tel Aviv, Rabat, and Baghdad. She also served as deputy chief of mission in Ashgabat, and principal officer in Vladivostok. As a senior Foreign Service officer, she was still serving as director of the Office of Iraq Affairs at the time of her death. Curran also served as secretary and most recently vice chair of the Department of State’s Disability Action Group. She was engaged in church service throughout her adult life—serving as the president of her congregation’s Relief Society. Curran is survived by two sons, James and Martin; and a sister, Patricia.

Saul Stuart Gefter, 82, died Oct. 23, in Delray Beach, Fla. Gefter received a J.D. from Georgetown University and a master of laws degree from George Washington University. He served as senior contracting officer for motion pictures, radio, and TV for the United States Information Agency; administrative officer at Embassy Brazil; assistant director of the Voice of America at Radio Martí; chief of the Afghan Media Project; and as branch public affairs officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro. Other overseas assignments included Cuba, and the Soviet Union, and he saw service in Austria, Chile, China, Pakistan, and Peru. Gefter was a 33rd degree mason, a member of the Lions Club de Itaipava, a Lieutenant in the Palm Beach Sheriff Department’s Volunteer Program, and served on various committees at his temple. He was an amateur theatre actor and director, and enjoyed his pets, gardening, and exploring nature. Gefter was predeceased by a grandson, Cameron. He is survived by his wife, Joan; three children, Debbi, Henry-Cameron, and Stefan; a brother; and four grandchildren.

Anita Mackie, 90, died Aug. 14, in Ballydugan, Ireland. Mackie received a B.S. from McGill University, an M.S. from Cornell University, and a Ph.D. from Michigan State University. She began her professional career as an agricultural economist in Nigeria for Stanford University, and in 1967–1968, served on Nigerian relief during the Biafran famine. In 1970, she became a member of the Washington University School of Medicine faculty in Washington, and at the same time, she was assistant professor of health care services in preventative medicine. In the early 1970s, she was called back to Africa and committed the next two decades of her life to the Foreign Service in the Sahel, and West and Eastern Africa. In retirement, Mackie stayed in Africa, living in Zimbabwe and South Africa, eventually returning to America in 2010. She was predeceased by a brother, Sven. She is survived by two brothers, Gordon and Derek.

Hisako S. McLaughlin, 91, died July 10, in Avon, Conn. McLaughlin was born in Tokyo, which is where she met and married her Foreign Service officer husband, Roy, in 1959. Together they served at posts in Bonn, Rome, Kabul, Blantyre, Kuala Lumpur, Sydney, Tokyo, Lagos, Beijing, and Kuala Lumpur. As an employee family member, she was well known for her love of entertaining, bowling, and her sense of style. McLaughlin enjoyed baking, socializing, yoga, and long walks. She was survived by her husband, Roy, who died Sept. 7. She is survived by a daughter, Midori; and granddaughter, Nikki. 

Roy R. McLaughlin, 90, died Sept. 7, in Avon, Conn. McLaughlin served as a staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Force prior to entering the Foreign Service in 1949. He served as a communications officer at posts in Bonn, Rome, Kabul, Blantyre, Kuala Lumpur, Sydney, Tokyo, Lagos, Beijing, and Kuala Lumpur. He retired after 35 years of service in 1984. In retirement, McLaughlin enjoyed golf, bridge, poker, and reading. He was predeceased by his wife of 62 years, Hisako. He is survived by a daughter, Midori; and a granddaughter, Nikki.

Patricia “Pat” McMahon Hawkins, 72, died Oct. 6, in Santa Fe, N.M. Hawkins attended Barnard College in New York. In 1980, after seven years of living in a western French city, Hawkins returned to the United States and joined the Foreign Service. She served her first tour in Paris, followed by postings in Zaire (now-Democratic Republic of the Congo), Burkina Faso, and Washington. In 1989, she met and married Richard S. D. Hawkins, who left the private sector after 25 years to join the Foreign Service as a junior officer. Together they served in Colombia, the Ivory Coast, the Dominican Republic, and again in Washington. Near the end of their careers, they served separately, Hawkins as ambassador in Togo, while her husband served in Iraq. Retiring in 2011, they moved to Santa Fe, where Hawkins was prominent in the League of Women Voters. Hawkins is survived by her husband; a son, Frederic; a stepdaughter, Jessica; and a sister, Barbara.

V. Edward “Ed” Olson, 81, died Sept. 25, in Bethesda, Md. Olson graduated from Bethel College in St. Paul, Minn. He taught history and geography at Minnehaha Academy in Minneapolis for six years and then joined the Foreign Service in 1969. He served at posts in Spain, Malawi, Sweden, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Brazil, as well as assignments at the International Trade Mart in New Orleans and the Inter-American Defense College in Washington. After retiring in 1996, Olson worked for several non-profit organizations, and was on the Board of the Children’s Fund for 18 years. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Faye; three daughters, Tonja, Kerri, and Linnea; and seven grandchildren.

Stuart E. Patt, 78, died Sept. 3, in West Palm Beach, Fla. After receiving a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School, Patt worked as a public affairs officer for the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and as an attorney with his own law practice in San Francisco, Calif. In 1994, Patt joined the Foreign Service and served at posts in São Paulo, Gaborone, Manila, and Jerusalem. While assigned to Washington, he worked on the advance team for then-Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, as an information officer, and as a spokesman for the Bureau of Consular Affairs. He retired in 2008, and enjoyed photography, playing piano, flying airplanes, and performing in local Washington-community theaters. Patt also volunteered as a docent at the Library of Congress and the Supreme Court. In 2017, Patt and his wife moved to West Palm Beach, Fla., where he volunteered at the Kravis Center for Performing Arts, and was a docent at the Flagler Museum and at the Historical Society of Palm Beach County. Patt is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; a daughter, Lisa; a stepson, Gene; two sisters; and three grandchildren.

Jeanne B. Witte, 91, died Sept. 8, in Greenwood, S.C. Witte was a school teacher and a secretary before joining the Foreign Service in 1967. She served as a secretary in Madagascar, Guyana, Italy, and Russia, and as a personnel officer in Singapore and Mexico City. After retirement, she still served in positions for the Department of State in Spain and Poland. Witte retired in 1987, and relocated to South Carolina. She was a founding member of the Hilton Head Island Chain Gang bicycle club, a Stephen minister, and a life member of the Order of Eastern Star. She was predeceased by her brother, David. She is survived by a brother, Richard; a sister, Helen; five nieces and one nephew.

Arthur Hamilton Woodruff, 92, died June 14, in Nokomis, Fla. After graduating from Harvard in 1950, Woodruff enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and served in Korea. He joined the Foreign Service in 1954, and served at posts in Morocco, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, London, NATO headquarters, the Canadian War College, the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in New York, and as ambassador to the Central African Republic, before retiring in 1988. Woodruff was an avid reader of history and fan of the Boston Red Sox. Woodruff is survived by his wife, Jean; and four children, William, Lauren, Alexandra, and Wells.

Marvin L. Breuer, 80, died Aug. 28, in Frederick, Md. Breuer served in the U.S. Army during the Korean and Vietnam wars. He retired from the service after 22 years as a Master Sergeant. Breuer joined the Department of State as a Foreign Service officer, retiring in 2006. He enjoyed working outdoors, doing home improvement projects, reading mystery novels, watching world news, fishing, hiking, and traveling around Europe. Breuer was predeceased by a son, Gunther. He is survived by his wife of nearly 60 years, Heide; a daughter, Michele; and a granddaughter.

Margaret Hoy Dickman, 96, died May 12, in Vienna, Va. Dickman accompanied her husband Francois, a Foreign Service officer, on assignments to Colombia, Lebanon, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates. She was active in social welfare events in each country. After her husband’s retirement in 1985, they returned to their hometown of Laramie, Wyo., where she was active in the local Women’s Club and served as board member of the Laramie Plains Museum. Dickman was predeceased by her husband. She is survived by two children, Christine and Paul; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. 

Mary Greenlee Falzone, 93, died Sept. 16, in Dunn Loring, Va. Falzone joined the Foreign Service in 1952, and immediately deployed to Taipei, Republic of Formosa. In 1953, she helped open the first American embassy to the Republic of China in Taipei, where she also met her husband Michael, a Foreign Service officer. Together, they went on to serve the Department of State for the next 12 years in Bremen, Ankara, Rome, and Washington. After retiring from the Department, Falzone worked for the National Park Service in Massachusetts. Falzone is predeceased by her husband; and a daughter, Susan. She is survived by her three children, Ralph (a Foreign Service officer), Sandra, and Linda; and six grandchildren.

Michael Newlin, 95, died Aug. 9, in Chicago, Ill. Newlin joined the Department of State in 1954 as an economic and consular officer in Frankfurt and then, from 1954–1958, he served as political officer in Oslo. He later served as counselor for political affairs at the United States Mission to the United Nations in New York, deputy Chief of Mission in Kinshasa, principal officer in Jerusalem, and as ambassador in Algeria, from 1980–1985, where he helped negotiate the release of passengers from the hijacked TWA Flight 847. Newlin is survived by a daughter, Anna; a sister; and two grandchildren. 

Joan D. Pavlik, 80, died Aug. 5, in Downers Grove, Ill. Pavlik entered the Foreign Service in 1975 and served with the Department of State for 20 years. Before retiring in 1995, she served as a rover, both in Africa and South America. During her spare time, Pavlik enjoyed crocheting, and worked with a local women’s shelter. She is survived by two sisters, Judy and Arlene; and many nieces and nephews.

Colin Luther Powell, 84, died Oct. 18, in Bethesda, Md. While attending the City College of New York, Powell joined the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. He entered active duty in 1958, and after receiving a B.S. degree, he rose rapidly through the U.S. Army ranks to become the youngest and first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs from 1989–1993. In 1971, he earned an M.B.A. at George Washington University, and shortly after, he won a prestigious White House fellowship ending up in the Office of Management and Budget. When he wasn’t on active duty, he served as a military assistant to high-level government officials in Washington. In 1987, he was appointed as national security advisor to President Ronald Reagan, where he played a prominent role in reshaping the nation’s post-Vietnam military and reorientation of American forces after the end of the Cold War. Powell retired from the military as a four-star general, Oct. 3, 1993. From 2001 to 2005, he served as the 65th secretary of state—the first African American to be appointed to the position. During his tenure as secretary, Powell was faced with a variety of international crises, and placed an emphasis on reaffirming diplomatic alliances throughout the world and working towards peace in the Middle East. He also focused on reinvigorating U.S. diplomacy through reforms in the Department of State’s organizational culture, which included an infusion of resources for personnel, information technology, security, and facilities. After retiring from public service, he spent time lecturing, and served as founding chairman for the nonprofit organization America’s Promise Alliance. In his downtime, he enjoyed restoring old cars. Powell is survived by his wife, Alma; three children, Linda, Annmarie, and Michael; and four grandchildren.

Robert “Bob” Edward Service, 84, died on Sept. 2, in Washington. Service was born in 1937 in Peiping, China, where his father, John, was serving at the U.S. embassy. Growing up in the Foreign Service with his family, Service lived in Berkeley, Washington, New York, New Zealand, India, and England. He went on to receive a bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College, and two masters degrees from Princeton University and Stanford University. He also studied at the National War College. In 1961, following six months in the Army Reserve, Service joined the Foreign Service. He served at posts in Nicaragua, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Spain, and Argentina. Service served as ambassador in Paraguay from 1994–1997. He enjoyed traveling, woodworking, and researching economic, political, and social issues. Service is survived by his wife Karol; two children, Jennifer and John; a brother; five grandchildren; and a grandniece.

Johnny Young, 81, died July 24, in Kensington, Md. Young joined the Foreign Service in 1967. During his 37 years with the Department of State, he served in 11 overseas assignments, including as ambassador to Sierra Leone, Togo, Bahrain, and Slovenia. He also served in positions in the Budget and Fiscal Office, Bureau of Personnel (now Global Talent Management), and Office of the Inspector General, among others. He retired in 2005, and went on to serve as executive director of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Migration and Refugee Services until 2015. After retiring a second time, he taught ESL and “citizenship” courses to immigrants. Young enjoyed cooking, playing bridge, and he published an autobiography on his time as a diplomat. He is survived by his wife, Angie; two children, David and Michelle; and a grandson.

Lester E. Edmond, 99, died June 21, in Washington, D.C. Edmond received a B.S. from The City College of New York prior to enlisting in the U.S. Army during World War II. He served as a combat infantryman with the 271st Infantry Regiment. After the war, Edmond obtained two master’s degrees and a PhD from Harvard University. In 1950, he joined the Foreign Service. He served in Finland, France, the Philippines, and twice in Japan. He also served as a deputy assistant secretary for the Bureau of Near Eastern Asian Affair, and as director (with rank of ambassador) to the Asian Development Bank which he then retired from in 1981. In retirement, Edmond divided his time between Washington and Owls Head, Maine. He is survived by his wife of 75 years, Shom; three children, Lee, Ellen, and John; and five grandchildren.

Terence “Terry” James Shea, 93, died July 27, in Alexandria, Va. Shea enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in Japan during World War II. He studied at the Portsmouth Priory, graduated from Georgetown University in 1952, and then spent two years studying at The Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Shea served more than 50 years with the Department of State, working in various roles including positions in the Carter Administration White House, acting inspector general at the U.S. Information Agency, and director of security for all NATO nations in Brussels from 1979–1988. He retired as a Senior Foreign Service officer at the age of 91. He enjoyed music, literature, film, politics, and sports, and was an avid tennis player and lap swimmer. He also enjoyed teaching English as a foreign language. Shea was predeceased by a son, Christopher. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Maureen; three children, Mary, Stephanie, and Andrew; seven grandchildren; and two brothers.

Elizabeth “Betty” Ann Sher, 91, died June 22, in Pittsboro, N.C. After spending several years in Colorado performing in musicals and singing, Sher began an assignment in 1954 with the Historical Division of Headquarters for the U.S. Army in Europe. In 1955, she met and married her husband Ron, a fellow military historian, and in 1958, they began their tandem service within the U.S. government. At the Department of State, Sher served in Belgrade, New York in the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, Beijing, and was assigned to the offices of four different ambassadors. Sher also served in various positions with the Department of Defense in Washington, U.S. Army Pacific in Hawaii, and with USAID in Lomé, Dakar, and Senegal. Sher retired in 1980, and enjoyed serving her community by serving on multiple boards and organizations. Sher was predeceased by her husband. She is survived by a brother, Peter; and five nieces and nephews.

Jerald “Jerry” Casey Trudeau, 71, died July 8, in Las Vegas, Nev. Trudeau joined the Foreign Service in 1990. He served as a communications electronics officer and later information management specialist at posts in Beijing, Shenyang, Maputo, Manila, Santiago, and Tokyo.  While assigned to Washington, Trudeau worked on the advance team for Secretaries of State Warren Christopher, Madeleine Albright, and General Colin Powell, and also at the Cryptographic Services Branch as deputy chief information officer for operations. He retired in 2010, and enjoyed traveling, and held a passion for cooking. Trudeau is survived by his wife, Arnela; a daughter, Stephanie; two granddaughters; and a sister.

Charles “Chuck” K. Boles, 81, died June 25, in San Diego, Calif. In 1961, Boles joined the U.S. Marine Corps and served in Vietnam from 1965–1966. He separated from the Marines in 1967 to work for the Planning Research Corporation. In 1970, he received a B.A. from George Mason University. Boles joined the Foreign Service in 1970 and was assigned to the Diplomatic Security Service. He served in Sudan, China, Afghanistan, Colombia, and Israel. He retired in 1990 after 20 years of service. In 1999, Boles earned a master’s degree from San Diego State University. He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Deborah; three children, Sharon, David, and Josh; and two grandchildren.

Richard “Dick” Morgan Griffiths, 84, died June 12, in Grants Pass, Ore. Griffiths served in the U.S. Air Force and received a B.S. from the University of Rhode Island. He worked for North American Aviation in Downey, Calif., where he designed antennas, among other things, for NASA’s Apollo Lunar missions. Griffiths joined the Foreign Service as a security engineering officer in 1964. He served at posts in Frankfurt, Abidjan, Manila, Hong Kong, Panama, Rio de Janeiro, Moscow, Nairobi, and Washington. In retirement, he moved to Lake Tahoe before settling in Grants Pass. He enjoyed boating, camping, fishing, cross-country skiing, travel, and reading. Griffiths is survived by his wife, Robin; two children, Jennifer and Hugh; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Prudie L. Hudson, 86, died July 1, in DeLand, Fla. After graduating from high school in 1953, Hudson moved to Washington, where she worked in the Navy Department. She met and married her husband, Virgil, and in 1963 with their son, they moved to Germany to work at the American School. In 1986, Hudson joined the Foreign Service as a secretary. She served at posts in Damascus, Oslo, the Hague as a European rover secretary. She served as the secretary to the ambassadors in Islamabad and Reykjavik. Hudson retired in 2000 to DeLand, Fla., where she organized activities for her seven siblings, which included traveling, cruising, and playing cards and board games. She also enjoyed hosting gatherings with family and friends. Hudson was predeceased by her son, Jon. She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Valerie; and two grandchildren.

Jerome “Jerry” H. Kahan, 83, died May 12, in Fairfax, Va. Kahan received bachelor’s degrees from Queens College and Columbia College and a master’s degree from Columbia University. He joined the Department of State in 1968 and served as deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs and the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, and as a political-military counselor in Turkey. Kahan retired from the Department in 1988. He also served an additional 20 years for NGOs in the national security, arms control, and homeland security fields. He contributed to a number of publications, taught at the Air Force Academy, and served for 10 years as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University. He was an avid musician, playing the drums and timpani in several orchestras. Kahan is survived by his wife of nearly 60 years, Barbara; two children, Jeffrey and Sara; and a sister, Ellen.

Lester Warren Klotzbach, 87, died June 12, in Parma, Ohio. Klotzbach served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 10 years before joining the Foreign Service in 1963. He served at posts in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Jamaica (twice), South Korea, Thailand, Ethiopia, Germany, and Grenada. He also served with the Office of Foreign Buildings Operations (now Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations) as a regional management operations officer for the Caribbean and Latin America and chief area management officer for Africa. Klotzbach retired in 1990 to Hendersonville, N.C., where he did volunteer work, gardening, genealogical research, and spent time with his grandchildren. He is survived by his wife, Rosemary; two children, Kathleen and John; and six grandchildren.

Lloyd W. Neighbors Jr., 75, died June 27, in Arlington, Va. Neighbors spent most of his Department of State career dedicated to public diplomacy work in greater China (Taiwan, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Beijing). He also served two assignments in Zagreb and Brasilia. After 30 years with the U.S. Information Agency and Department, Neighbors retired from the Senior Foreign Service in 2005. Post-retirement, he did short-term assignments in Rangoon, Hanoi, Wellington, Sydney, Riyadh, Tunis, Amman, Guangzhou, Beijing, Ottawa, and Hong Kong. He was an avid baseball fan, enjoyed golf, and traveled worldwide with his family. He is survived by his wife, Mary; two children, Ruth and Mark; and a granddaughter.

Robert “Bob” C. Ribera, 86, died July 14 in Orlando, Fla. Ribera served in the U.S. Air Force from 1953–1957, before joining the Foreign Service in 1959. He served at posts in Cuba, Germany, Spain, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Panama, Kenya, and Washington during his career. In 1984, he served as deputy assistant secretary of state for communications. Ribera retired from the senior Foreign Service in 1987. He was predeceased by his wife, Nivea; brother, Carl; and a grandson. Ribera is survived by a brother, William; and three grandchildren.

William Lacy Swing, 86, died June 12, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Swing joined the Foreign Service in 1963. He served in six ambassadorial postings during his career in the Republic of the Congo from 1979-1981, Liberia from 1981–85, South Africa from 1989–1992, Nigeria from 1992–1993, Haiti from 1993–1998, and the Democratic Republic of Congo from 1998–2001. After 38 years of service, Swing retired from the Foreign Service in 2001 and began a career with the United Nations (U.N.). He served as U.N. special representative of the secretary-general to Western Sahara, special representative of the secretary general to the U.N. mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and director general of the International Organization for Migration, from which he retired after serving for 10 years in 2018. In retirement, Swing relocated to Kuala Lumpur with his wife Yuen. He is survived by his wife; a son, Brian; a step-daughter, Gabrielle; and two grandchildren.

William Davis Clarke, died May 23, in Renton, Wash. Clarke joined the Foreign Service and served in Germany, Côte d’Ivoire, Japan, Panama, France, and Egypt, and he served as ambassador in Eritrea. Clarke retired in 2001. He is survived by his wife, Katsuko.

James “Jim” Colin Curran, 92, died May 1, in Peterborough, N.H. From 1950–1953, Curran served in the U.S. Navy. He then received a B.A. from Notre Dame University and a B.S. from Georgetown before joining the Foreign Service in 1955. Curran served as an economics and national security specialist at posts in Tehran, Cape Town, Dar es Salaam, Lomé—where he served as deputy chief of mission and chargé d’affaires—Melbourne, and Washington. He also served an academic year at Tufts University and in the U.S. Army War College. Curran retired in 1979 and settled in Hancock, N.H. He enjoyed the arts, world history and current international affairs, and traveling overseas. He is survived by his wife, Polly; 8 children; 17 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and 16 nephews and nieces.

Irwin Seymour Kern, 85, died Feb. 15, in Albuquerque, N.M. Kern served as executive director of the association of international relations club before serving in the U.S. Army from 1959–1961. In 1962, he went on a U.S. exchange delegation to the USSR. The following year, he joined the U.S. Information Agency. He served at posts in Seoul, Kwangju, Daegu, Washington, Osaka, Tokyo, and Mexico City during his career. He also served in a detail assignment at the Pentagon and graduated from the National War College in 1980. He retired in 1987 and went on to work as a foreign visitor escort for the Department of State’s international visitor program for many years. Kern is survived by two sons, Stephen and Daniel; and one grandson.

Martin Lowenkopf died at the age of 93 in New York City on May 21. He worked in the State Department 1961–66 and 1975–89 as an analyst and retired as a Deputy Director in Intelligence and Research for African affairs. His job evaluations described a man of unusual wit and insight, making morning briefing sessions enjoyable, and his voice was key to U.S. policy in Rhodesia in the 1980s. He was passionate that clear thinking is reflected in the precise language in writing. He celebrated the life of the mind through books and intellectual conversation and the life of the body through skiing, sailing, and racquet sports. He is survived by his two children, Andrea and Ted.

Charles Wheeler Madray, 71, died April 28, in Green Cove Springs, Fla. Madray served in the U.S. Marines during Vietnam. He joined the Foreign Service in 2000 and served in Haiti, Africa, India, Iraq, Lebanon, Italy, and retired from his last post, Nepal, in 2017. In retirement, Madray served as a flight instructor. He is survived by his wife, Louann; two daughters, Jessica and Jennifer; two sisters; and four grandchildren.

George Cranwell “Cran” Montgomery, 76, died June 14, in Knoxville, Tenn. In 1966, Montgomery graduated from the University of Virginia. He then spent the next six years as an active-duty officer in the U.S. Navy before graduating from Vanderbilt Law School in 1975. After graduation, he joined the staff of Senator Howard Baker as a foreign policy advisor. In 1985, he joined the Foreign Service when he was appointed as ambassador to Oman. In 1989, Montgomery joined Baker Donelson to practice international law. He was a member of the Council of Foreign Relations and served on boards for Georgetown School of Foreign Service and the Howard H. Baker Center for Public Policy at the University of Tennessee. In 1994 he retired as a Captain from the U.S. Navy Reserve. In retirement, Montgomery enjoyed tennis and spending time on his boat. Montgomery is survived by his wife, Carol; a daughter, Erynn; and a granddaughter.

Harvey Frans Nelson Jr., died May 4, in Ashburn, Va. Nelson joined the Foreign Service Service in 1952 and served at posts in Copenhagen, Finland, Congo, Gabon, Zambia, and South Africa. In Washington, he served at the United Nations and at the U.S. Army War College. He also served as ambassador to Swaziland from 1985–1988 before retiring. Nelson was predeceased by his first wife, Celia; and second wife, Esta. He is survived by four children and two stepchildren.

Delois “Dee” Lee Ruffin, 62, died April 11, in Capitol Heights, Md. Ruffin joined the Department of State as a civil servant in 1979. She served for 41 years and 5 months and was still actively employed with the Bureau of Administration’s Office of Information Programs and Services at the time of her death. Ruffin enjoyed shopping, going to casinos, and spending time with her family and friends. Ruffin is survived by a brother, Tyrone; sister-in-law, Felicia (Department employee); and a niece and nephew.

Sydnee Lee Tyson, 73, died May 3, in El Cerrito, Calif. From 1977–1984, Tyson served as a Foreign Service information officer in Mexico City, Buenos Aires, and Belgrade and accompanied her Foreign Service officer husband, Donald, to Moscow, Sydney, and Managua—where she served as a co-community liaison officer. In Washington, she was an education and youth officer within the Family Liaison Office. In California, Tyson coached students in writing at local schools. She was a self-declared English major and an avid reader. Tyson is survived by her husband of 49 years; two daughters, Jessica and Elizabeth; a sister; and one granddaughter.

Patrick Ian Waddington, 66, died May 15, in Newport News, Va. Waddington received a B.A. from Norfolk State University. In 1988, he joined the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as a commissioned officer. While in NOAA he continued his education at Harvard University. In 2009, Waddington began his career with the Foreign Service. He served in Riyadh, Santo Domingo, and Jerusalem before retiring in 2016. In retirement, he loved to travel and surf. He is survived by his wife, Hazel; five step-children; and seven step-grandchildren.

Marva I. Gullins, 81, died April 28 in Fredericksburg, Va. Gullins earned a B.S. degree from Howard University and an M.S. degree from Bowie State University. She joined the Foreign Service in 1977 and worked in the Bureau of Medical Services as a regional medical laboratory scientist. She served in Moscow, Jakarta, Zaire, Islamabad, and Washington. After retirement, Gullins earned a Ph.D. in Christian Counseling from Providence Bible College and Theological Seminary. She was active in community organizations and in her church as a counselor. Gullins is survived by her husband of 58 years, Earle; two sons, Stephen and Brian; seven grandchildren; one great-grandson; two sisters; and one brother.

William Kelly Joyce Jr., 91, died July 21, 2020, in Petoskey, Mich. Joyce served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War, earning a Silver Star, Bronze Star, and two Purple Hearts. He received a master’s degree from the University of Detroit before entering the Foreign Service in 1984. As a Foreign Service commercial officer, he served at posts in Rio de Janeiro, Kingston, and Ottawa. He retired in 1995. Joyce is predeceased by his wife, Virginia; and son, Harold. He is survived by six children, Wm. Kelly, James, Maartje, J. Cromac, Serena, and Pilar; and 12 grandchildren.

Edward W. Motekew, 80, died March 7, in Jacksonville, Fla. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps as a helicopter pilot, Motekew joined the Department of State in 1974. His postings included Mexico and Romania. He retired in 1995 and moved to Naples, Fla., where he became active in the Marine League and played golf. He also enjoyed spending time with friends and family. He is survived by his wife, Yolanda; two children, Kim and Kurt; and one grandson.

James “J.R.” Francis Ryan III, 66, died April 8, in Bangkok, Thailand. Ryan served in the U.S. Air Force at the Yokota Air Base in Tokyo and in Denver, Colo. He joined the Foreign Service in 1978 as a communications electronics officer, serving multiple tours of duty in Washington with the Office of Communications—which would later become part of the Bureau of Information Resources Management. Ryan also served in Manila, Tokyo, the Bonn Automated Exchange relay facility, and domestically again with the Diplomatic Telecommunications Services Program Office. He served in Bangkok as the deputy director of the Regional Information Management Center, in Tokyo as an information systems officer (ISO), and in Brussels as an ISO. Ryan retired in 2009 with his wife, Hiroko, in Bangkok, where he discovered a real passion for golf. He is survived by his wife; four children, Michelle, James IV, Christine, and Michael; and two grandchildren.

Geoffrey Michael Cleasby, 71, died March 6, in Washington, D.C. Cleasby received an M.S. from Georgetown University and served as a financial officer with several international companies before joining the Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) in 1992. With FSC, he served in London, Moscow, Dhahran, Santo Domingo, and with the Department of Commerce’s Export Assistance Center in Arlington, Va. Cleasby joined the Department of State in Tbilisi, where he served as one of the organizers of Tbilisi’s first International Chamber of Commerce in 1996. He also served in assignments in the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations in Tunisia and Kyrgyzstan. Cleasby retired in 2014 and enjoyed frequent travel to Europe. He is survived by his wife and retired Foreign Service officer, Molly; and two sons, Alex and Tim.

Raymond S. Dalland, 69, died March 30, in Madison, Wis. Dalland received M.A from the University of Miami and the University of Pennsylvania before joining the Foreign Service in 1983. He served overseas as a political officer in Mexico City, Madrid, La Paz, Sarajevo, and Oslo. His domestic tours included assignments in the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, and the U.S. Military Academy. After Dalland’s retirement in 2010, he worked as a contractor in the Bureau of Political and Military Affairs for four years. In retirement, he was an active volunteer at the Camp of the Woods, the Lake Pleasant New York Public Library, and the Hamilton County New York Volunteer Ambulance Corps. He was an avid New York Yankees fan. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Janet; two children; and five grandchildren.

Ben Fairfax, 78, died March 28, Vienna, Va. From 1964–1969, Fairfax served in the U.S. Navy in Vietnam. He joined the Foreign Service in 1978 and served in France, former Yugoslavia, Russia, as an economic counselor in Costa Rica, and as an economic minister counselor in the Republic of Korea. He retired as a senior Foreign Service officer in 2007. Fairfax enjoyed traveling and speaking foreign languages. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Rosalind; and two daughters, Luisa and Lydia.

Herman William Henning Jr., 86, died Oct. 28, 2020, in Memphis, Tenn. Henning earned a bachelor’s degree from Le Moyne College, a master’s degree from the University of Chicago, and a doctorate from Carnegie Mellon University. He served as a teacher and in the U.S. Army before joining the Foreign Service in 1978. Henning served in various positions in Morocco, Cameroon, Zaire, Benin, and Namibia. In retirement, he served as an active member of his church, the Memphis and Shelby County Retired Teachers Association, and the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. He enjoyed art, sports, photography, music, and reading. Henning is survived by his wife, Cynthia; and two children, Maria and Loren.

Jennifer “Jenny” Kathleen Jackson, 81, died Feb. 15, in Manassas, Va. Jackson met her husband, Foreign Service Officer William “Bill” Jackson, in London, and they married in Bangkok. As an employee family member, she joined her husband at posts in Bucharest, Bonn, Accra, Rabat, Taipei, and London. While Bill served as a communications program officer in the U.S. Consulate General in Hong Kong, Jackson worked in the European Desk office at the U.S. Information Agency. Jackson was predeceased by her husband. She is survived by two children, Mandy (a Department employee) and Tobey; and two granddaughters.

Jennie Muñoz, 43, died March 31, in Washington, D.C. Muñoz received a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in social work before joining the U.S. government through the Presidential Management Fellowship at the Department of Labor. She later joined the Department of State, serving in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, then joining the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, serving as a congressional liaison. She served in a one-year Congressional Fellowship in New York and served overseas in tours in Venezuela and Sudan. Muñoz is survived by her parents and siblings.

Diana McDonald, 72, died March 20, in Antioch, Calif. McDonald received a bachelor’s degree at St. Mary’s College in 1978 and a master’s degree from the University of California, San Francisco in 1986. She served as a nurse in the private sector until 2007 when she joined the Department of State as a Foreign Service health practitioner. McDonald served at posts in Conakry, Tripoli, Cairo, and Havana before retiring in 2013. Besides nursing, McDonald enjoyed traveling with her husband, James, and spending time with her family. She is survived by her husband; two daughters, Yolanda and Nicole; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and four siblings, Alice, Helen, Gloria, and Gary.

Sonya B. Sandman, 94, died April 9, in Victorville, Calif. Sandman was the spouse of Leonard, a U.S. labor attaché. She graduated from Boston University and the University of Minnesota with degrees in romance languages. Sandman joined her husband at all his postings, including Thailand, India, Malaysia, Korea, Israel, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Washington. Sandman continued her professional career by working at various positions in the embassies’ consular sections and for several congressional representatives during her years in Washington. She enjoyed traveling, exercising, and reading. Sandman was predeceased by her husband. She is survived by her daughter, Julie; and two grandchildren.

Charles John Terio III, 79, died April 3, in Alexandria, Va. Terio served as a U.S. Marine in Vietnam. He accompanied his wife and Foreign Service contracting officer, Anne, to posts in Cairo, Port-au-Prince, and Haiti. In addition to serving as a mentor to the Marines at posts overseas, during his career, Terio served as a Capitol policeman, federal agent, head of governor’s security in American Samoa, and a security consultant. He was an active member of the Fraternal Order of the Police, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Knights of Columbia. Terio is survived by his wife; a son, Chris; two step-children, Marianne and Christopher, and five grandchildren.

Marcella J. Barnhart, 98, died March 17, in Washington, D.C. After graduating from high school in 1941 and attending a business college in Ohio, Barnhart worked in the private industry for 15 years. In 1957, she entered the Foreign Service as a secretary, working mostly in front-office positions. She served in Vienna, Moscow, Athens, Paris, London, New Delhi, the U.N., Tokyo, Rabat, and Bern. Most notably, she served as secretary to the ambassadors in New Delhi, the U.N., and Tokyo. Retiring in 1982, Barnhart studied painting in Morocco for several months before returning to Washington. She was an enthusiastic patron of the arts and enjoyed attending opera, ballet, and theatre at the Kennedy Center. She enjoyed reading mysteries and the Washington Post, good food, entertaining, and traveling.

Luis “Jerry”  Gerardo Chirichigno, 83, died, Feb. 3, in Houston, Texas. Chirichigno attended the University of Alabama on a full athletic scholarship and competed at the NCAA level in both swimming and football. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, eventually retiring as a captain. After retiring from the Army, Chirichigno joined the Department of State as a Foreign Service officer and served at numerous locations worldwide with his family, including Nigeria, Turkey, and Venezuela, among others. He retired after 25 years of service in 1992. Chirichigno was an avid tennis player and enjoyed spending time with family and friends. Chirichigno is survived by his wife, Maria; three children, Gerardo, Maritza, and Noelle; and a grandchild, Sebastian.

Edward “Ted” Wesley Lollis II, 83, died Dec. 20, 2020, in Knoxville, Tenn. Lollis served in the U.S. Army from 1959–1963, completing his service as a first lieutenant. He joined the Foreign Service in 1963 and served at posts in Rwanda, Paris at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the Ivory Coast, Nigeria, and London, as well as multiple assignments in Washington. He retired from the Foreign Service in 1987 after serving as consul general in Bordeaux. In retirement, Lollis had a passion for history, geography, and monuments and published many articles, presentations, and publications on those subjects. He is survived by his wife, Schera; and a daughter, Cynthia.

Kelly Ann McGuire, 45, died Feb. 5, in Greenville, S.C. McGuire joined the State Department in 2009 as a consular affairs officer. She served in Mexico, Albania, and Dubai and was recently assigned to the newly formed Department of State Rapid Response team, working in Argentina, Kenya, Liberia, China, Afghanistan, and Uganda. McGuire was also deployed to Havana when the U.S. Embassy was first re-opened in Cuba. McGuire loved to travel and spend time with her friends and family. She is survived by her mother, Suzanne; and three sisters, Devin, Molly, and Suky.

Brian Harris Wainscott, 46, died March 26, in Kearneysville, W.Va. In 1995–1997, Wainscott served as a missionary for his church in the Fiji Islands. In 1997, he began his government service with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, working in multiple capacities. In 2013, he joined the Department of State as an office management specialist. He served as a Foreign Service specialist at posts in Moscow, Copenhagen, Canberra, Beijing, Gaborone, and Jakarta. He recently served as a program assistant with the Foreign Service Institute’s Management Team Training Division in the School of Professional and Area Studies. He earned an A.S. from LDS Business College, a B.S. from the University of Utah, and an M.B.A. and M.S. from the University of Maryland. Wainscott is survived by his wife and fellow-Department employee, Andria; a son, Ian; parents, Robert and Pamela; grandmother, Norma; four siblings; and numerous nephews and nieces.

Laurence Desaix Anderson, 84, died Feb. 11, in The Bronx, N.Y. After receiving his bachelor’s degree from Princeton University in 1958, Anderson went on to serve two years in the U.S. Navy Reserve. He joined the Foreign Service in 1962 and served in Kathmandu, six assignments in Vietnam, as chargé d’affaires in Hanoi, and at assignments in Taipei, Tokyo, Bangkok, and Washington where he served in various positions, including principal deputy assistant secretary for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. After Anderson retired in 1997, he served as special envoy on Cambodia, diplomat-in-residence at Princeton and Rutgers universities, and senior member for Asia on the Policy Planning Council. In retirement, he also became an accomplished painter showcasing his work at galleries in New York City and establishing an art gallery in his hometown in Mississippi. Anderson served as a board member of the Mansfield Foundation and the Pacific Century Institute and as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is survived by three siblings, Elizabeth, Buford, and Florence; and 13 nieces and nephews.

Dean Kelvin Brown, 94, died Jan. 25, in Bethesda, Md. After serving for five years as a writer-editor for the Ford Motor Company, Brown joined the United States Information Agency in 1958, embarking on a 26-year career in the foreign service. He served as a magazine editor and publisher in Manila and New Delhi, as a cultural affairs officer in Kingston, and as director of the American Center and Library in Islamabad before his retirement in 1984. In retirement, Brown enjoyed traveling, photography, and spending time with his family. Brown was predeceased by his wife, Mary. He is survived by four children, Tim, Priscilla, Nancy, and Susan; a sister, Ann; and six grandchildren.

Stanley H. Robinson, 90, died Oct. 2, 2020, in Abington, Pa. As a teenager, Robinson joined the U.S. Army and served for 20 years, retiring as a Master Sergeant. He joined the Foreign Service and served at posts in Yaoundé, Cameroon, Dakar, and Senegal. In 1970, he took a brief hiatus from the Foreign Service to serve as an administrator at C.W. Post College in Brookville, N.Y., where he earned his master’s degree. Robinson later rejoined the Foreign Service and served in The Hague, Ouagadougou, Reykjavik, São Paulo, Dublin, and West Berlin, among others. He was a jazz aficionado, and an avid traveler. Robinson was predeceased by his first wife of 42 years, Lillian. He is survived by his wife of 12 years, Claudia; three children, Stanley “Robbie”, Stanley “Skip”, and J’nean; stepson, Derick; and two granddaughters.

Vara Sayyad, 78, died Dec. 11, 2020, in Chevy Chase, Md. Sayyad joined the Department of the Navy in 1960, transferring to the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) in 1964. There, she supported the Strategic Arms Limitations Talks delegations and worked in the agency’s front offices before moving to ACDA’s Bureau of Nonproliferation, where she worked until ACDA was incorporated into and eventually became the Department of State’s Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation in 1999. Sayyad retired in 2008 after serving 48 years for the federal government. She is survived by her husband, Joe.

Alvin Chin, 71, died Nov. 17, 2020, in Arlington, Va. Chin received a B.S. and an M.B.A. from Cornell University and a J.D. from George Mason University. He joined the Foreign Service in 1972 and was assigned to Cambodia, Thailand, Mexico, and Japan before retiring in 2003. In retirement, Chin joined the Burke Fire and Rescue Department as a volunteer and conducted disaster relief work with the American Red Cross. He was a board member of both the Virginia Prostate Cancer Coalition and the National Alliance of State Prostate Cancer Coalitions. Chin is survived by his wife; three children; and three grandchildren.

Howard C. Davis, 74, died Jan. 21, in Falls Church, Va. Davis attended Yale University and worked as a journalist for the Oklahoma Journal before joining the Foreign Service in 1975. He served as a staff assistant to the counselor of the Department in Nairobi and as the Haiti and Dominican Republic desk officer. In 1985, Davis joined the Bureau of Intelligence and Research and served as an intelligence analyst, division chief, and office director in the Office of Analysis for Western Hemisphere until his retirement after 44 years of service in 2019. Davis  also taught courses at the National Intelligence University and earned his master’s degree from the National Defense Intelligence College. He was predeceased by a son, Paris. Davis is survived by his wife of 52 years, Ann; and two daughters, Bronwen and Cassandra.

Frederick W. Dickens III, 61, died July 29, 2020, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Dickens, an eligible family member, was the spouse of Marlene, a Foreign Service office management specialist, and son of a Foreign Service public affairs officer. He was born in Bahia, Brazil, where his father was posted in 1959. Dickens attended grade school in Brazil and Ecuador and moved with his family to Rockville, Md. Later, Dickens joined his wife in all her postings and temporary duty assignments in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, covering 21 countries in 21 years. He loved traveling, photography, and the outdoors. Dickens is survived by his wife, Marlene; and a brother, Peter.

Gerald Bernard Helman, 87, died Oct. 16, 2020, in Alexandria, Va. After graduating from the University of Michigan Law School, Helman entered the Foreign Service in November 1956. Helman served at posts in Italy, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, and Switzerland. He worked in United Nations political affairs and at NATO as deputy political advisor and later served as deputy undersecretary for political affairs. From 1979 to 1981, Helman served as the permanent representative to the European offices of the United Nations offices in Geneva, which holds a rank of ambassador. In retirement, he was involved in the field of telecommunications and global communications. Helman was predeceased by his wife of 60 years, Dolly; a daughter, Ruth; and a brother, Norman. He is survived by two children, Debbie and David; two siblings, Eileen and Paul; 12 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

Lois Winner Mervyn, 88, died Oct. 20, 2020 in Pueblo, Colo. Mervyn taught English, primarily at the University of Arizona, before joining the Foreign Service with the U.S. Information Agency in 1977. She served as a cultural affairs officer at posts in Madrid, London, Tegucigalpa, Managua, Lima, and Lahore—where she served as acting deputy chief of mission. She retired after 20 years in the Foreign Service. Mervyn is survived by two children, Jason and Robin; and three grandchildren.

Charles N. “Pat” Patterson, 77, died Sept. 18, 2020, in Chestertown, Md. After graduating from the University of Michigan, Patterson volunteered for the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War, serving as an electronic communications officer in Turkey and Italy. He continued his education in the military, earning an M.A. from Boston University. He resigned his commission in 1975 and began his diplomatic career in the Foreign Service. He served in Italy, Lebanon, Tunisia, Kuwait, Israel, Malta, Nigeria, and Barbados. An excellent linguist, Patterson spoke Spanish, Italian, French, Arabic, and Hebrew, which served him well throughout his career. After retirement in 2002, he continued short-term assignments for the Department, including serving as a political advisor in Yemen and covering the Far East for the Avian Influenza Task Force. Patterson is survived by his partner and retired-Foreign Service officer, Sheila; a brother, Tom; former-wife, Margo; twin daughters, Meg and Beth; and a granddaughter.

Gwen Petitjean, 94, died Jan. 4, in Falls Church, Va. In 1948, Petitjean graduated from the University of Connecticut, and in August 1949, she joined the Foreign Service. During her 36-year career, she served at posts in Peru, Panama, Germany, Canada, Morocco, Greece, Brazil, Thailand, and Washington. She retired in 1985. In retirement, Petitjean was an avid bird watcher—traveling all over the world in pursuit of unique birds, and she was a volunteer at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.

Marilyn Ross Povenmire, 88, died Dec. 25, 2020, in Venice, Fla. Povenmire graduated from Tufts University—where she met her husband, who would later join the Foreign Service. Early in her husband’s career, Povenmire joined him at posts in Santiago, Zanzibar, Asuncion, and Porto. In 1972, Povenmire passed the Foreign Service exam for a second time and fought to change Department of State policy to allow married couples to both be allowed to serve as full-time Foreign Service officers. With Povenmire’s testimony, the policy was approved to be changed, and she and her husband became one of the first tandem couples in Department history. Povenmire went on to serve as a consular officer in Caracas, Nicosia, Lisbon, and São Paulo, where she was chief of the consular section. She also served as deputy consul general in Rome and London, attended the National War College from 1987-1988, and served as director of policy and coordination for the Bureau of Consular Affairs. Povenmire retired in 1992 after 20 years with the Foreign Service. She is survived by her husband of 66 years and retired Senior Foreign Service Officer, Dale; and four children.

George Shultz, 100, died Feb. 6, in Stanford, Calif. In 1942, Shultz received his bachelor’s degree from Princeton University. Immediately thereafter, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was detached to the U.S. Army during the Battle of Angaur. After receiving a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1949, Shultz began teaching at MIT until 1957, taking a leave of absence in 1955 to serve on President Dwight Eisenhower’s Council of Economic Advisers. After MIT, he served as a professor at the University of Chicago but left in 1969 to serve as secretary of labor. He later became the 19th director of the Office of Management and Budget in 1970 and served as secretary of the treasury from June 1972 to May 1974, but then left government to become executive vice president of Bechtel Group, a large engineering and services company, in which he later served as president and a director. In 1982 under President Ronald Reagan, Shultz was appointed as the 60th secretary of state, a position he served in for six and a half years. As secretary of state, he helped achieve the greatest geopolitical feat of the age: a peaceful end to the Cold War. He negotiated landmark arms control agreements with the Soviet Union and, after leaving office, continued to fight for a world free of nuclear weapons. He also urged serious action on the climate crisis when too few leaders took that position. Shultz is one of two individuals to have served in four U.S. Cabinet positions within the U.S. government. After leaving public office, he served as an advisor, counselor, chairperson, and advocate in many different capacities. Shultz was predeceased by his first wife, Helena. He is survived by his wife, Charlotte; five children, Margaret, Kathleen, Peter, Barbara, and Alexander; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

Elfriede Smith, 88, died Nov. 14, 2020, in Rockville, Md. Smith’s family survived fleeing East Prussia, and after World War II, she and her sister moved to the U.S. In Chicago, Smith met and married her husband, Donnell, a Foreign Service officer. Smith joined her husband at posts in Genoa, Dar-es-Salaam, London, Pretoria, Algiers, and the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in New York. She was an accomplished gourmet cook, and she enjoyed gardening and interior design. Smith was predeceased by her husband. She is survived by two children, Jennifer and Charles; a sister and brother; a cousin; and many grand-nieces and nephews.

Howard Jefferson Sparks Sr., 70, died Jan. 10, in Mesa, Ariz. After serving in the U.S. Navy, Sparks entered the Foreign Service in 1985. He served in Monrovia, La Paz, Moscow, Vienna, Port-au-Prince (two tours), Kuala Lumpur, Yangon, Nairobi, and Kingston. Sparks retired in 2010 and enjoyed traveling to visit family, going to Beach Boys concerts, and visiting historical sites across the United States. He is survived by his ex-wife, Lydia; three children, Tabitha, Howard Jr., and Michael; and three grandchildren.

Thomas R. Buchanan, 89, died Dec. 8, in Rockville, Md. Buchanan joined the Foreign Service in 1957 after two years with the National Security Agency, where he served as both a civilian and as a member of the U.S. Navy. He was posted to (what was then) the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong, Istanbul, Athens, Ottawa, and Vancouver. In Washington, Buchanan’s assignments included positions in the Bureaus of Economic and Business Affairs, Intelligence and Research, and Human Resources (now Global Talent Management). Following his retirement from the Foreign Service in 1983, he continued service with the Department, working in the Freedom of Information and Privacy Office for 36 years. Buchanan was predeceased by a son, Thomas Jr. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Glenda; and two children, Rebecca, a former Department employee, and Stanton.

Cynthia Odette Davis, 57, died Nov. 28, in Cheverly, Md. In 1980, Davis began her career at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Rockville, Md. Two years later, she transferred to the Department of State, where she spent 38 years in service, most recently as a supervisory budget analyst. Davis was an active member of her church, serving on many boards and committees. She enjoyed baking, budget shopping, and spending time with her family and friends. Davis is survived by her parents, Bishop and Mother Davis; six siblings, Felicia, Veda, James O. (currently a Department employee), Victoria, Paula, and Myra; three children, Eric, Allyson, and Jeremiah; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews.

Grant Gilbert Hilliker, 99, died Oct. 23, in Rhinelander, Wisc. Hilliker served as a Foreign Service Officer between 1947 and 1971. He served at posts in Naples, Stockholm, Helsinki, and Washington, and he was consul general in Recife. Hilliker also taught at the Foreign Service Institute during his time with the Department. During a sabbatical, he wrote a book about Peru. After retirement, Hilliker moved to Columbus, Ohio, where he became an adjunct professor at the Mershon Center and directed an airport international visitor center. Hilliker is survived by two daughters, Laurie and Janet; three grandchildren; a niece and a nephew.

Bernard Norwood, 97, died Nov. 13, in Austin, Texas. Norwood served in the U.S. Army from 1943-1946. He later received a Ph.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. In 1949, he joined the Department of State as an international economist and became a Foreign Service Officer in 1955. He served as the first secretary of the U.S. Mission to the European Communities in Luxembourg and Brussels, a U.S. delegate during the negotiations of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade in Geneva, and chair of the trade staff committee in the Office of the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations. He served as a senior civilian member of the National War College. Outside of the Department, he served as a senior advisor to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and principal associate at Robert Nathan Associates. Norwood is survived by two sons, Stephen and Peter.

Simone Nageotte Nouvellet, 69, died Nov. 23, in La Pacaudière, France. In the 1970s, Nouvellet began serving as a lead Foreign Service National in American Citizen Services at the Consulate General in Lyon and Embassy Paris. She was the first official U.S. representative contact for literally thousands of French-American newborns as the provider of birth reports and passports. She was also passionate about French haute cuisine, introducing the Americans at post to one of France’s leading chefs, Paul Bocuse, while they worked on issuing hundreds of work visas to young French chefs heading to Florida to staff Bocuse’s restaurants at Disneyworld. Nouvellet was devoted to her work, serving the U.S. government for almost 40 years. She also enjoyed spending time with her family. She is survived by her mother, brother, and sisters.

Elizabeth C. “Betty” Brook, 101, died Nov. 13, in Sarasota, Fla. Brook received a bachelor’s degree from Knox College in Galesburg, Ill. She taught history for one year prior to joining the U.S. Naval Reserve WAVES during World War II. After the war, she joined the Foreign Service. During her career, she served in different capacities at posts in Nigeria, Venezuela, Turkey, Morocco, Lebanon, Kenya, Germany, and Vietnam. Brook retired in 1984 and enjoyed volunteering for arts organizations, playing golf, and playing contract bridge. She is survived by many nieces and nephews.

Charles “Chuck” Keil, 75, died Nov. 25, in Annapolis, Md. Keil received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Texas, and a master’s degree from the National War College. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1967 to 1971. Keil joined the Foreign Service in 1975 and served in consular positions in Panama, Milan, Genoa, Guayaquil, Guatemala, Tijuana, and Rome, as well as domestically in Washington. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, after retiring in 2002, he loved to travel, including long road trips in the United States and multi-day walking excursions in Europe. Keil is survived by his wife, Diane; two sons, Joe and Matt; and five grandchildren.

Diane Kirk, 70, died July 25, in Upper Marlboro, Md. Kirk joined the Foreign Service as an ambassador’s office management specialist overseas. In retirement, she enjoyed traveling and spending time with family. She was predeceased by her father, Albert; and her siblings, James, Vivian, Doris, and Albert. Kirk is survived by a daughter, Fawn; her mother, Macy; two grandsons, a great-grandson, and four siblings.

Diego Cortes Asencio, 89, died Oct. 6, in Palm Beach, Fla. Ascencio served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. In 1952, he graduated from Georgetown University and promptly entered the Foreign Service. He began his career as a vice consul in Mexico, followed by serving as a political officer in Panama. He served in Lisbon as a special assistant to the assistant secretary for Inter-American Affairs/coordinator of the alliance for progress, deputy chief of mission in Portugal, political counselor in Brazil, deputy chief of mission in Venezuela, and ambassador to Colombia. While most of his 30-year career was spent in Latin America, he also served in Lisbon. After completing an assignment as assistant secretary of state for Consular Affairs, he served as ambassador to Brazil. He retired in 1991 and moved to Palm Beach, Fla., where he served as executive director of the Florida International Affairs Commission. Asencio was predeceased by his daughter, Anne. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Nancy; four children, Manuel, Diego Carlos, Francis, and Maria; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Robert “Bob” Lee Caffrey, 77, died Oct. 22, in Reston, Va. Caffrey served for four years in the U.S. Air Force in Alaska and England. He joined the Foreign Service in 1965 and first served at post in Ankara, where he met and married his wife, Marilyn. He then went on to serve in Warsaw, San Salvador, and Bonn. In 1987, he served as a deputy assistant secretary in Washington. He retired in 1993 after serving for 31 years and went on to work as a consultant at AT&T in Virginia. Caffrey enjoyed golfing and spent many years on the baseball field coaching little league and senior league baseball. He was predeceased by his son, Robert. He is survived by his wife; a son, Michael; and two grandchildren.

Anne Hepburn Edwards, 85, died Aug. 1, in London, England. Edwards studied music at the Royal Academy of London before working for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). In the mid-1960s, however, she moved to the United States to live with her sister and became a U.S. citizen. Edwards joined the Foreign Service in 1970 and served as an office management specialist in Caracas, Hong Kong, Brussels, Moscow, Rome, London, and Rangoon. She retired in 2000 and returned to London where she enjoyed attending the opera, hiking, and gardening. She is survived by a sister, Gillian; a brother; and several nieces and nephews.

Diana B. Kniazuk, 77, died Sept. 13, in Buffalo, N.Y. Kniazuk graduated from Erie Community College and began her career in the private sector. She later joined the Department and served as a secretary at posts around the world, including Poland, Russia, Vietnam, and several African countries. After retirement, she moved back to her hometown and enjoyed celebrating her heritage by becoming active in many Polish and Ukrainian organizations. She also enjoyed volunteering with veterans and was active in her church. Kniazuk is survived by a brother, Ted; cousin Donald; and several nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and nephews.

Paul D. Molineaux, 82, died April 18, in Washington, D.C. In 1957, Molineaux graduated from Georgetown University. He then studied at the Instituto León XIII in Madrid and obtained a master’s degree from the Otto-Suhr Institut of the Freie Universität in Berlin. After his studies, he served as captain of military intelligence in the U.S. Army Reserve. Following his military tour, he joined the Foreign Service and served in Can Tho, Frankfurt, Beirut, Bonn, and Rio de Janeiro. In Washington, he served as chief of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research Watch Office (Operation’s Center), chairman of the Secretary of State’s Open Forum, and director for Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy. Molineaux is survived by his wife, Diana; a brother, Charles; a sister, Rita; and several nephews and nieces.

Edward J. Perkins, 92, died Nov. 7 in Washington, D.C. After serving abroad in the Army and the Marine Corps, Perkins earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland. He served for a couple of years with USAID and received his master’s degree from the University of Southern California (USC) before joining the Foreign Service in 1972. He earned a Ph.D. from USC in 1978. In Washington, he served as director general of the Foreign Service and as director of the Office of West African Affairs, among others. Overseas, Perkins served as a counselor for political affairs in Accra, deputy chief of mission in Monrovia, and he was appointed as ambassador to Liberia, South Africa—in the final days of apartheid—the United Nations, and finally Australia before retiring as a career minister in 1996. In retirement, Perkins went on to teach at the University of Oklahoma and was a senior advisor to a consulting firm in Washington. Perkins was a founding member of the Thursday Luncheon Group and the Association of Black American Ambassadors. He was predeceased by his wife Lucy Ching-mei Liu. He is survived by two daughters, Katherine and Sarah; and four grandchildren. 

David Shapiro, 69, died Sept. 17, in New York, N.Y. Shapiro received a B.A. and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from Columbia University. As a Foreign Service officer, he served in Sudan, Tel Aviv, the Sinai Desert, the International Civil Aviation Organization in Montreal, and at the U.S. Mission to the United States in New York. Shapiro is survived by his wife, Dayle; and a sister, Jody.

Michael B. Bretz, 68, died Aug. 10, in Bealeton, Va. Bretz joined the Foreign Service in 1987 and served at posts in New Delhi, Jakarta, Bangkok, Brussels, Manila, Kinshasa, and in Washington. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, he served as deputy chief information officer of foreign operations in the Bureau of Information Resources Management prior to his retirement in 2017. Bretz is survived by his wife, Chaveewan; three children; and two granddaughters.

Patrick “David” Husar, 67, died May 9, in Arlington, Va. Husar joined the Foreign Service in 1976. He served as a consular officer at posts in Pakistan, India, and the Philippines before transitioning to Civil Service. He retired in 2016 and enjoyed long walks around the Washington area, was an avid reader, and was dedicated to his faith. He is survived by his wife, Jonahlyn; a brother Michael; and extended family in the Philippines.

Kenneth Wayne Irick, 61, died June 24, in Summerville, S.C. Irick served in the U.S. Navy from 1979-1987. After his tour of duty, he worked at the Department of the Navy prior to joining the Department of State in 1997. He is survived by his mother, Doris; his wife, Marie; five children, Andrea, Stephen, Sarina, Miranda, and Garrett; three grandchildren; and one sister.

John Pouris, 93, died June 6, in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Pouris joined the Foreign Service in 1961. He served as a consular officer in Brazil, a press attaché in Iran, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Nigeria, and finally in Washington prior to retiring in 1987. In retirement, Porous enjoyed traveling with his wife Evanice, cooking, and reading. He is survived by his wife; three children, Kyvele, Jason, and Zoie; four grandchildren, and several great grandchildren.

Nivea Ribera, 86, died July 24, in The Villages, Fla. Ribera entered the Foreign Service in 1993 and served in Panama, Nairobi, Ft. Lauderdale, and in Washington. She accompanied her Foreign Service husband, Robert “Bob” on assignments to Copenhagen, Bonn and Santo Domingo. She retired in 1992. Ribera is survived by her husband, and many grandchildren.

Robert William Smith, 86, died August 21, in Rockville, Md. Smith served in the U.S. Air Force prior to joining the Foreign Service in 1960. He served as alternate representative for the U.S. at the 1967 Conference on Denuclearization in Latin America, acting director in Sinai, and he also served in positions at Bonn and Poznan. After retiring from the Foreign Service, he worked as a consultant in the aviation field for two decades. He also was a member of the Maryland Air Guard 135th Tactical Airlift. He was a lifelong runner, continuing to participate in races well into his eighties. Smith was predeceased by his wife, Mary Lou. He is survived by two children.

Sue Ford Patrick, 73, died July 6, in Pompano Beach, Fla. Patrick received her bachelor’s degree in 1967 from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland, then pursued graduate studies at the University of Virginia. Five years later, she joined the Foreign Service. During her career, Patrick served in Thailand, Kenya, Côte d’Ivoire, Rwanda—where she served as deputy chief of mission—Haiti, and Johannesburg, where she served as post’s first female U.S. consul general. She also served in several positions in Washington and as a diplomat-in-residence at Morehouse and Spelman colleges in Atlanta. Patrick later received two master’s degrees from Boston University and the National War College. She retired after 32 years with the Department and went on to serve as an advisor helping to negotiate a peace agreement in Senegal. In retirement, she also founded the Palm Aire Student Enrichment Group and served on education advisory committees. Patrick is survived by her husband, Henderson; two children, Lauren and Ibrahima; her mother, Mildred; two aunts, and three uncles.

Robert “Bob” Wheeler Smith, 70, died Aug. 13, in Grantsville, Md. Smith received a bachelor’s degree from Bucknell University, a master’s degree from the University of Rhode Island, and a doctorate in geography from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. In 1975, while finishing his doctorate thesis, he joined the Department of State’s Office of the Geographer. He later served in the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, where he spent 31 years as a civil servant. Smith retired in 2006, and he enjoyed golfing and teaching international maritime boundary issues. He is survived by his wife of 43 years and fellow-Department employee Sandra; two daughters, Laura and Tesia; and his brother, Arthur.

JoAnn Marie Liner, 61, died April 19, in Long Beach, Miss. Liner attended the University of New Orleans. She joined the Foreign Service and most recently served as an office management specialist in Suva. Her career included tours in Kinshasa, Reykjavik, Valletta, Taipei, Baghdad, Bridgetown, Port Au Prince, and Nassau. She also served domestically in the Office of the Special Representative for Syria Engagement. Liner also spent more than 20 years in the banking field. She enjoyed movies, fashion, reading, and writing, and recently, she published a romance novel. Liner is survived by her aunt, Clara.

John Anthony Matel, 65, died June 22, in Broadnax, Va. Matel attended the Universities of Wisconsin and Minnesota, and joined the Foreign Service with the U.S. Information Agency in 1984 as a public diplomacy officer. His posts included Brazil, Norway, Poland, Iraq, and the United States, and included serving as president of the Fulbright Commission in Brazil, senior international advisor at the Smithsonian Institution, and State Department fellow at the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy. After retiring in 2016, Matel pursued his passion for forestry and conservation, and actively managed nearly 500 acres of Virginia forest for timber, wildlife, and water quality. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Christine Johnson; and three children, Mariza, Alex, and Espen.

William Douglas McLain, 92, died July 5, in Tucson, Ariz. McLain served in the U.S. Navy from 1946-1948, and then attended the University of Illinois. In 1957, he joined the Foreign Service and spent more than 20 years at posts in Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Canada. In Washington, he served as a visits and ceremonial officer with the Office of Protocol, and as a political officer in the Office of Brazilian Affairs. McLain retired in 1978 and became an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee where he was also the assistant director of the Institute of World Affairs. In retirement, he was enrolled in the Astronomy Program at the University of Illinois, Springfield, and participated in research projects at the Henry Barber Observatory. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Jean; and a daughter, Jo June.

Joseph Aaron Silberstein, 101, died July 11, in Greenwich, Conn. Silberstein graduated from City College in 1938 and went on to serve as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army during World War II. He joined the Foreign Service in 1946 and served in Columbia, El Salvador, Chile, Austria, and Argentina. He also served as chief of the Division of Aviation Programs and Policies for the Bureau of Economic Affairs prior to retiring in 1975. In retirement, he helped seniors with their tax returns, volunteered with the Washington Ear radio service, and enjoyed traveling with his wife of 79 years, Sheila. Silberstein is survived by his wife; three children, eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Jane Ellen Becker, 69, died April 6, in Washington, D.C. Becker entered the Foreign Service in 1972. During her career she served at posts in Lisbon, Geneva, Moscow, and Austria where she served as ambassador to International Organizations in Vienna. She also served as a senior watch officer, deputy assistant secretary of International Organization Affairs, chief of staff for the undersecretary for management, principal deputy assistant secretary and acting assistant secretary in the Bureau of International Narcotics Affairs (INL), and on the faculty at the National Defense University. Becker left the Foreign Service in 2001 and served on the Civil Service as a senior advisor in INL until her retirement in 2013. She loved cats, and enjoyed being a mentor to her colleagues and friends. Becker is survived by her brother, Robert, and a nephew and niece.

Paul Gabriel Del Giudice, 91, died May 29, in Aldie, Va. Del Giudice served in the U.S. Navy  from 1948-1952 which ultimately launched his career in the communications field. In 1955, he joined the Foreign Service and, during his career, served at posts in Cambodia, Vietnam, France, Egypt, Lebanon, Austria, and Japan. Domestically, he served as chief in the Office of Communications at the Foreign Service Institute, chief of the Office of Communications Networks staff, and executive officer for the U.S. HotLine Committee. Del Giudice retired in 1985 but continued work as a contractor with the Department of State’s project to upgrade the U.S. Diplomatic Mission communications centers. In retirement, he enjoyed traveling on his boat and cruising around the world. He is survived by his wife of 29 years, Eileen.

Robert Bruce “Bon” Houston Jr., 96, died May 4, in Lake Ridge, Va. In 1943, Houston graduated from Harvard University and two years later he joined the Foreign Service. He served as deputy chief of mission in Sofia Bulgaria (where he served twice) and in Helsinki. He also served as a science counselor in Moscow, as well as in other positions at posts in Accra, Ghana, Germany, Austria, Scotland, and Poland. In 1962, he received his master’s degree from Indiana University. After 37 years in the Foreign Service, Houston retired and worked in declassification reviews. He was predeceased by his wife of 68 years, Ellen Rae “Suzy”. He is survived by three children, Robert (a retired FSO), Pamela, and Martha; five grandchildren; and one great grandchild.

Alfred H. “Mac” McGlinchey, 92, died April 12, in Alexandria, Va. McGlinchey served in the U.S. Army from 1945-1947 during the Allied occupation of Japan at the end of World War II. He later worked for the Radio Corporation of America in Korea; Jakarta, Indonesia; and San Juan before joining the Foreign Service in 1975. Serving as a security engineer officer for the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, McGlinchey served at posts in Nairobi, Athens, and Panama City before retiring after 17 years of service in 1992. In retirement, he enjoyed seeing his grandchildren, traveling, playing pool, listening to his favorite big band swing orchestras, and watching his beloved Boston Red Sox. McGlinchey is survived by his wife, Lucilla; two children, Daniel and Maureen; and three grandchildren.

Douglas Kai Rasmussen, 70, died May 6, in Potomac, Md. Rasmussen applied to join the Foreign Service in New Delhi in 1974 after Indira Gandhi’s government detonated India’s first nuclear bomb, precipitating an arms race on the subcontinent, and fueling his lifelong pacifism and interest in foreign affairs. He spent 33 years serving at posts in Thailand, Burma (now Myanmar), Malaysia, Laos, and Washington. He was deputy chief of mission in Rangoon from 1996-2000. A true lover of nature, in retirement, he enjoyed gardening, hiking, and camping with family and friends. Rasmussen is survived by his wife, Alice; two daughters, Caroline and Anne; and a granddaughter, Liana.

Normand Redden, 100, died June 21, in London, England. In 1941, Redden served with the U.S. Army as a civilian employee until he joined the Foreign Service in 1945. Throughout his career, he served at posts in New Zealand, China, Israel, Canada, England, Italy, and in Washington. He served as consul general in Liverpool, Rome, and London. Redden retired in 1979. He was predeceased by his wife, Annabel. Redden is survived by three children, David, Nigel, and Melanie; and seven grandchildren.

Stephen John Carrig, 72, died May 14, in Arlington, Va. Carrig served in the U.S. Army for  10 years as a counter-terrorism officer before he joined the Foreign Service. As an economics officer, Carrig served at overseas posts in Cuba, Malaysia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Kuwait, as well as short-term assignments in Iraq and Afghanistan. He retired in 2012 after 23-years of service, and joined his wife, Marjorie, a fellow Foreign Service officer, and their daughter Patricia, on assignment in Mexico City. Carrig is survived by his wife and daughter; two sisters, Cassie and Meg; a brother, Shaun; and many cousins, nieces, and nephews.

Carol Anne Dolezal, 67, died May 12, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. She attended college at Loretto Heights in Colorado, and then joined the Foreign Service. During her career, she served in many different countries throughout Europe, Africa, and Asia. She enjoyed traveling and getting together with family and friends. She is survived by a brother, Edward; nephew, Patrick; two nieces, Laura and Kathryn; and four great nieces.

Simon Henshaw, 59, died June 9, in Conakry, Guinea. Henshaw received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a master’s degree from the National War College. He joined the Foreign Service in 1985, and spent three decades serving in many different positions. Overseas, he served in Abidjan, Honduras as deputy chief of mission, and four other diplomatic posts. In Washington, he held many leadership positions, including executive secretary on the Cuba Accountability Review Board, and principal deputy assistant secretary and acting assistant secretary for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. Most recently Henshaw served as the U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Guinea. Henshaw is survived by his wife, Jackie; and two children, Maddie and Sandy.

David A. Hughes, 81, died March 12, in Woodinville, Wash. Hughes graduated from the University of Washington and joined the Foreign Service in 1961. He served at posts in British Guyana, Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, India, and Hungary. After retirement, he founded the Pacific Northwest Hungarian American Chamber of Commerce. Hughes wrote several volumes of short stories about his experiences around the world. He is survived by his wife, Catherine; and three daughters, Maria, Sharon, and Morgan.

Leslie Wolzak Hyland, 62, died April 19, in Aldie, Va. Hyland joined the Civil Service in 1991 and most recently served in positions as acting deputy assistant secretary (DAS) for the Bureau of International Organization Affairs (IO), deputy DAS and office director for IO’s Office of Management Resources, and director for the Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services. During her career, she also served at posts in Japan and Ukraine. Outside of the Department, Hyland held the position as chief financial officer for the Broadcasting Board of Governors. She enjoyed exercise and avidly read documents written by the founding fathers. Hyland was preceded in death by her father, Johan. She is survived by her son, Christian Johan, and daughter, Sophia Elena, as well as her mother and two sisters.

Albert Lester “Les” Glad, 81, died March 19, in Sarasota, Fla. Glad joined the Foreign Service in 1965 and served at posts in Lisbon, Angola, Jordan, Ghana, and Algeria. After retiring, he worked for the Soybean Association and a local property management company serving mainly military and U.S. government families on duty overseas. He enjoyed tennis, gardening, reading, golf, traveling, and keeping up with friends. Glad is survived by his wife, Katherine “Katy”; three children, Christina, Marina, and Nicholas; and two grandchildren.

Troy A. Grant, 44, died May 31, in Stafford, Va. Grant served in both the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Army prior to joining the Department of State in 2004. He first served in the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, and in 2006, he joined the Bureau of Consular Affairs as a distribution facilities specialist. Grant is survived by his parents, Harrison and Diane; his wife, Rosemary; two children, Taylor and Xavier; and brother, Craig.

Matthew J. Matthews, 66, died May 20, in Vienna, Va. Matthews received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Oregon and a master’s degree from the John Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. He joined the Foreign Service in 1986 and served much of his career at posts in the Asia-Pacific region. He most recently served as ambassador to Brunei Darussalam, and prior to that, he was the deputy assistant secretary for Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands and, concurrently, the senior official for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. A member of the Senior Foreign Service, Matthews held numerous leadership roles during his more than 30 years with the Department. He is survived by his wife, Rachel; two children, Kristen and Daniel; and a granddaughter.

Elvira “Vera” Barone, 85, died March 14, in Windham, N.H. Barone began her career with the Department of State in 1962 working in communications. During her career, Barone served at posts in Paris, Rome, London, Tehran, Grenada, Canada, Costa Rica, China, among others. She retired in 1994 and enjoyed adventures, such as hot air ballooning, traveling, or cruising on her pontoon boat. Barone is survived by her sister, Rose, and many nieces and nephews.

Carmen Pickett Catala, 67, died March 9, in Tucson, Ariz. Catala entered the Foreign Service in 2002 and served as a financial management officer at posts in Zambia, India, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Thailand, and Colombia. She retired in 2017 and enjoyed traveling, and decorating. Catala is survived by her husband, Rick; a sister, Jennifer; and three children, Marina, Bettina, and Alexander.

Jerrold Mark Dion, 83, died Jan. 22, in Seattle, Wash. Dion graduated from the University of Minnesota and then received a Fulbright Scholarship at the University of Buenos Aires. He then attended Yale University, receiving his masters degree, and entered the Foreign Service in 1961. During his career, Dion served at posts in Lisbon, Kuala Lumpur, Medan, Asuncion, San Salvador, Rangoon, Lima, and Istanbul. He retired as a member of the Senior Foreign Service in 1996, and he taught international relations at Koc University in Istanbul for several years before officially retiring and moving to Seattle. Dion is survived by his brother, Francis; sister-in-law, Margaret; and two nieces and one nephew.

Robert Ray Gibbons,84, died March 19, in Mesa, Ariz. Gibbons began his Foreign Service career in 1966 serving in Baghdad. During his career, he served at posts in Caracas, Lima, Montevideo, Kaduna, Lahore, Guatemala City, Monterrey, Mexico City, and in Washington. He retired in 1994 and was active in serving missions with his church. Gibbons is survived by his wife of 61-years, Yvonne, and five children: Michael, Bryn, Kevin, Christopher, and Caryn.

Jay Kenneth Katzen, 83, died April 9, in Talkeetna, Alaska. After graduating from Princeton University and receiving a master’s degree from Yale University, Katzen entered the Foreign Service. During his career, he served at posts in Australia, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Congo, Romania, Mali, the United Nations, as well as at the White House. Outside of the Department, Katzen served as vice chairman of the African Development Foundation, acting chief of staff at the Peace Corps, visiting professor at Boston College’s Graduation School of Management, chairman of the Board of the Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge, and he served as a national park ranger. Katzen was also elected to four terms in the Virginia House of Delegates. He is survived by his wife of 56-years, Paddy; three sons, Timothy, David, and James; and seven grandchildren.

Paul Wesley Kriebel, 92, died March 2, in Glenview, Ill. Kriebel began his career with the Foreign Service in 1952 as a consul in Birmingham. From 1957-1961, he served in Ottawa followed by a tour in South Korea from 1967-1970. Kriebel served as deputy chief of mission in Nigeria from 1980-1982 and was chargé d’affaires to Gambia from 1982-1983. Kriebel retired from the Department in 1987 and enjoyed reading, nature, southwest Indian culture, and history. He is survived by wife, Marilynn, and four children: Linda, John, Paul, and Jeff.

Richard “Dick” Pond, 95, died Jan. 27, in Brooksville, Fla. Pond served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a cryptographer in London. In 1946, he joined the Foreign Service and served at posts in Washington, Copenhagen, London, Bonn, Frankfurt, Paris, Warsaw, Benghazi, Stockholm, and Salzburg. He retired from the Department in 1962, and he continued his work in foreign affairs at USAID, serving in Blantyre, Karachi, Hawaii, Saigon, Rio de Janeiro, Amman, and Kabul. Pond officially retired in 1974 and enjoyed playing bridge and cruising. Pond is survived by his wife of 44-years, Saundra; three sons, Eric, Peter, Jason; eight grandchildren; and four great grandchildren.

Avraham Rabby, 71, died April 17, in Tel Aviv, Israel. Rabby attended the University of Oxford and received an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. In 1980, Rabby became an American citizen and served as a management consultant for Citibank. In 1989, he began his career with the Foreign Service. During his career, he served at posts in Europe, Africa, South America, and South Asia. He also served in Washington with the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Affairs, and at the U.S. Mission to the U.N. Rabby retired after 17-years with the Department and relocated to Israel. He was a lifelong activist on issues of equal rights and opportunities for individuals with disabilities. He enjoyed tandem bike tours and was an enthusiastic coin collector. Rabby is survived by his brother.

Edith Sabetay-Wilcox, 69, died Dec. 19, in Las Vegas, Nev. In her early career, Sabetay-Wilcox worked as a teacher at the University of Colorado and in Boulder public schools. She joined the Foreign Service with her husband George, a Foreign Service specialist, and together they served at posts in Singapore, Tashkent, São Paulo, Pretoria, Bahrain, and Bangkok. In Washington, she also worked at the American Foreign Service Association and worked with the homeless. Sabetay-Wilcox also enjoyed working as a freelance writer. She is survived by her husband, three children, and two granddaughters.

Katherine Marguerite White, 93, died March 12, in Phoenix, Ariz. White attended East Carolina University and began her career as an executive assistant in Continental Life, Gulf Oil, and Valley Bank (now Chase). She joined the Foreign Service in 1962 as a personnel assistant, and she later served as a personnel officer at posts in Tegucigalpa, Tokyo, Montevideo, Quito, Mexico City, Madrid, Kingston, and Brasilia. She also had several tours of duty in Washington, D.C., with the Bureau of Personnel (now the Bureau of Global Talent Management). White retired in 1985 and enjoyed playing golf and bridge, listening to opera, and spending time with family. She is survived by her brother, Irvin; one nephew and two nieces; and many grand nephews and nieces.

Anthony Bishop, 59, died Jan. 20, in Cheverly, Md. Bishop served in the U.S. Navy at posts in Spain and Japan, and he served domestically as a reservist. He began his federal career as a fiscal technician within the Budget and Management Office at the Foreign Service Institute. During his career, Bishop also held the position as the longest-serving vice president of the American Federation of Government Employees Local 1534, a position that he was elected to six times. He retired from the Department of State in 2019 and enjoyed bowling, fishing, golfing, and traveling. Bishop is survived by his wife and Department employee, Pamela; four daughters, Chavonne, Corrie, Nakita, and Shelise; and eight grandchildren.

Richard C. Lundberg, 74, died Jan. 9, in Arlington, Va. Lundberg joined the Foreign Service in 1978 after working as a school teacher for nine years. He served in various positions at posts in Warsaw, Helsinki, Bucharest, Reykjavik, and Tallinn. At his last postings in Washington, he served as a program officer for the U.S. Speakers Program in Eastern Europe, an office director of the U.S. Society and Values Office in the Bureau of International Information Programs, a Congressional Pearson Fellow, and a career development officer within the former Bureau of Human Resources. Lundberg enjoyed cooking, music, animals, and photography. He is survived by his wife of almost 50 years, Ann.

Alan G. Mencher, 94, died Feb. 12, in Danbury, Conn. Mencher received degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yale University, and University of California Los Angeles. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and worked briefly on the U.S. Space Program before joining the Foreign Service. Mencher spent 22 years at the Department of State as a scientific attaché. He was a visiting fellow at the London Business School and served as an independent consultant in the fields of technology, health, energy, and transportation. Mencher is survived by his wife of 55 years, Eve; five children, Paul, Justin, Pamela, Jessica, and Alexandra; and 10 grandchildren.

John G. Peters, 91, died Sept. 30, in Montgomery Village, Md. Peters joined the Foreign Service in 1956 after serving in the U.S. Army in Trieste, Italy. As a Foreign Service officer, Peters served at posts in Munich, Belgrade, Thessaloniki, Tel Aviv, and Hamburg. He held several posts in Washington, D.C., and one position in Bloomington, Ind. Peters retired in 1988 and worked briefly for the state of Maryland. In retirement, he enjoyed reading, gardening, performing arts, and classical music. Peters was predeceased by his wife, Anna. He is survived by two children, Michael and Mary; and three grandchildren.

Shackford “Shack” Pitcher, 84, died Jan. 23, in Arlington, Va. Pitcher began his federal career in 1962 at the Department of Agriculture. In 1980, he was commissioned as a Foreign Service officer and served at posts in Brazil, Lebanon, Syria, and Sweden. He retired in 1997 and enjoyed traveling, spending his summers in Aland, Finland. Pitcher is survived by his wife of 59 years, Birgitta; two children, Karen and John; and three grandchildren.

Joseph L. “Joe” Rinella Jr., 66, died Jan. 22, in Burlington, Vt. Rinella served in the U.S. Army as a telephone technician before joining the Foreign Service. He served at posts in Nairobi, Moscow, and Beirut before retiring in 2009. Rinella enjoyed renovating and remodeling homes and was a member of the Peru Lions Club, the Adirondack Mountain Club, and the American Legion. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Evelyn; two daughters, Adrienne and Arlena; and two grandchildren.

E. Marie Cheatham, 94, died Dec. 13, in Longview, Texas. Cheatham began her career as a Foreign Service secretary in 1952. She served at posts in Naples, Palermo, Rome, Cairo, Moscow, Bonn, Colombo, Adana, Prague, Recif, Lima, Valletta, and Nairobi before retiring in 1979. In retirement, Cheatham enjoyed the arts, photography, and traveling.

Walter Sheldon Clarke, 84, died Nov. 24, in Lutz, Fla. Clarke joined the Foreign Service in 1957 and served in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research. During his career, he served at posts in Lagos, Madrid, San Jose, Bogota, Bujumbura, and Abidjan. Clarke served as consul general in Douala, chargé d’affaires in Djibouti, and deputy chief of mission in Mogadishu. He also served as the Department advisor at the Naval War College, and at the Army College. He retired from the Senior Foreign Service in 1994, and served as an independent consultant, became a published author, and enjoyed teaching. He is survived by his wife of 46-years, Chantal; four children; 11 grandchildren; and a sister.

Wilson “Bill” N. Estell Jr., 74, died Nov. 28, in Vienna, Va. Estell joined the Foreign Service in 1978 and served at posts in Jeddah, Nairobi, Cairo, Washington, D.C., Addis Ababa, Beijing, Tokyo, Paris, and Bangkok before he retired in 2008. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Emiko; three daughters, Catherine, Nancy, and Julie; and eight grandchildren.

Floyd Hagopian, 75, died Jan. 1, in Sebastian, Fla. Hagopian served in the U.S. Navy prior to joining the Foreign Service in the 1960s. Serving as an information management officer, Hagopian held posts in London, Djakarta, Moscow, Saigon, Bangui, Niamey, Bonn, Abidjan, Warrenton, Kinshasa, Pretoria, and Asmara. He retired in 1996 and continued another 15 years in the Foreign Service as an eligible family member in Mbabane, Asuncion, Lilongwe, Tokyo, Tashkent, Ouagadougou, and Yaounde in many different offices. In retirement, Hagopian enjoyed softball, tennis, darts, and was an avid card player. He is survived by his wife, Patti; two daughters; and two siblings.

Joseph Haratani, 96, died Dec. 6, in Sonora, Calif. Haratani served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He earned degrees at Stanford University and California State, prior to joining the Department of State as a sanitary engineer. He served in Latin America, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. Haratani is survived by his wife, Amy-Ada; three sons, Guy, Richard, and Saji; two grandchildren; and three siblings.  

Dewey S. Holmes, 90, died Jan. 25, in Temple Hills, Md. Holmes served in the U.S. Air Force from 1951 to 1955, prior to being recruited by the Department of State. As a Foreign Service officer, Holmes served tours in the Congo, Japan, Ethiopia, Burundi, Iceland, Singapore, Nicaragua, Lebanon, and Burkina Faso. He retired in 1985 after 33 years of service. His greatest joys were teaching sunday school, playing golf, and cheering for the Dallas Cowboys. Holmes was predeceased by his wife, Odra. He is survived by a stepson, Norman; a daughter, Brenda; granddaughters; and great granddaughters.

Samuel Charles Keiter, 88, died Jan. 8, in Adamstown, Md. Following his graduation from Carleton College, Keiter spent a year in Denmark as a Fulbright Scholar. He then earned his masters from the School of Advanced International Studies, and in 1955–1956, he was a Ford Foundation Fellow based in Cairo. In 1957, Keiter joined the Foreign Service and served in north and central Africa, London, and Washington, D.C. He retired in 1986 and began his second career as an aviation consultant. In retirement, Keiter was active in the Maryland Continuing Care Residents Association. He is survived by his wife, Dolores; three children; seven grandchildren; and one great grandson.

Herbert Leo Tyson, 88, died Dec. 4, in Rockville, Md. Tyson served in the Korean War prior to joining the Peace Corps. Five years later, he joined the Foreign Service and served in posts in Nigeria, Mali, and Greece. He also served as a desk officer for several bureaus within the Department and served in the Inspector General’s office. In retirement, Tyson served as an election judge for Montgomery County in Md. and enjoyed art and music. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Joyce; four children; and five grandchildren.

James C. Clemons Jr., 93, died Oct. 7, in Bluffton, S.C. Clemons served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was later employed by U.S Forces in Vienna prior to joining the Foreign Service. Clemons served at posts in Palermo, Rome, Nicosia, Bonn, and Monrovia until he retired in 1979, when he was engaged by the VSE Corporation. Clemons enjoyed writing, poetry, acting, and community service. Clemons was predeceased by his wife, Gertrude and is survived by three children, Gary, Mike, and Karen. 

Richard Kinsella, 97, died Nov. 13, in West Hartford, Conn. Kinsella joined the U.S. Coast Guard and served with the Navy SEALS during the Korean War. He graduated from Georgetown University in 1955 and joined the Foreign Service working for the Office of Maritime Security. Kinsella served in Caracas until 1972 and then transferred to Rio de Janeiro where he remained until he retired in 1987. In retirement, Kinsella relocated to Wethersfield, Conn. He is survived by his wife of more than 60 years, Conchita; four children, Marco, Robert, John, and Dianne; six grandchildren; and one great-grandson. 

Benjamin F. Smith, 83, died Oct. 9, in Pawleys Island, S.C. Smith served in the U.S. Army reserves for six years prior to graduating from Auburn University. He worked at the Internal Revenue Service for 12 years and then joined the Department of State as a Foreign Service officer in the Office of the Inspector General. During his tenure, Smith traveled to 66 countries including a 3-year tour in Bogota. He retired in 1993 and enjoyed reading, gardening, cooking, and fishing. Smith was predeceased by a daughter, Joye. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Ann; two daughters, Suzanne and Caroline; and four grandchildren. 

Katherine A. Sprang, 59, died Dec. 18, in Summerville, S.C. Sprang received a doctorate from Georgetown University in German Applied Linguistics/Second Language Acquisition. After serving in the private sector, she began her federal career as an assistant to the training coordinator/chief deputy clerk of the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Texas. Sprang joined the Department in 2000 and served as associate dean of the Foreign Service Institute’s School of Professional and Area Studies, curriculum and evaluation coordinator in the Office of the Director, director of the Regional Training Program, and director of the Instructional Systems Division. She also headed up the Training Program in Charleston for the Financial Management Bureau. Sprang was an expert gardener and enjoyed home renovation. She is survived by her husband, John; a son, Alan; her mother, Clara; and three sisters. 

Conrad Lawrence Bellamy, 85, died Oct. 19, in Baltimore, Md. Bellamy joined the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He joined the Foreign Service in 1961 as a communications officer and along with his late first wife Eleanor and their two children, they served in the Dominican Republic, Belgium, the Sudan, Morocco, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and France. Bellamy also served in Jamaica and India. He retired in 1992 after 36 years of service. Bellamy is survived by his wife of 22 years, Lynn; two children, Lorenzo and Marguerite; one stepson, Leonard; two grandchildren; and one step-grandson.

Dorothy “Dottie” Bennetch, 77, died Sept. 19, in Woodbury, N.J. Bennetch joined the Department of State in 1960 and served at posts in Thailand, Japan, and South Africa. She retired in 2001 and enjoyed baseball and spending time with her family and her cat Mickey. Bennetch was predeceased by her parents; her sister Joanne; and her brother, Edward. She is survived by an aunt, Adelaide; a cousin, Peter; and several nieces and nephews.

James “Jim” Kenneth Connell, 79, died Sept. 28, in Arlington, Va. Following a tour in Kenya with the Peace Corps, Connell joined the Foreign Service in 1964. He served as deputy chief of mission and chargé d’affaires in Reykjavik, was counselor for Political-Military Affairs in Ankara, and also served as a political advisor to the U.S. and NATO Atlantic Commands and two chiefs of Naval Operations at the Pentagon. Throughout his career, Connell also served at posts at the U.N., Bucharest, Prague, Vienna, and Austria. In retirement, he enjoyed sports and remained involved and interested in international affairs. Connell is survived by his wife of 47 years, Pia; a sister, Judy; two children, Chris and Katherine; and two grandchildren.

Linda Jewell, 66, died Nov. 18, in Washington, D.C. Jewell began her career with the Department in 1976. She served in cultural and information roles at posts in Jakarta, Mexico City, New Delhi, and Warsaw. In Washington, D.C., she served as a desk officer for Mexico and Central America and as deputy director and director for the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA). Jewell also held positions as deputy chief of mission in San Jose, chief of policy planning in WHA, deputy assistant secretary of state for Canada and Mexico, and from 2005–2008 she served as ambassador to Ecuador. In retirement, she was active in promoting U.S. public diplomacy through various organizations and she loved to travel. Jewell is survived by her husband of 43 years and retired Foreign Service officer, John; and two children, Susanna and Patrick.

Delvin W. Junker, 84, died May 22, in Plantation, Fla. Junker joined the U.S. Army in 1957, then served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He retired from the Navy in 1979, and in 1981, he joined the Department of State as a Foreign Service officer where he served in Mexico, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Spain. Junker retired and returned to work part-time as a reemployed annuitant in Mongolia, Ireland, and Haiti. He was predeceased by two children, Rebecca and Mark. Junker is survived by his wife, Betty; and two stepsons, Patrick and George.

Daniel F. Keller, 71, died Nov. 5, in Austin, Texas. Keller served as a Foreign Service officer at posts in Mexico, Japan, China, Chile, Venezuela, the Philippines, Spain, Russia, and Nigeria. He retired in 2012 and was an active volunteer, was president of the Seneca Rotary Club and the Seneca Newcomers Club. In retirement he also enjoyed golfing, boating, fishing, bridge, and square dancing. Keller is survived by his wife, Mingchen; three children, Angela, Aimee, and Andrew; and three grandchildren.

Robert “Bob” Reilly Strand, 83, died June 20, in Baltimore, Md. Strand joined the Foreign Service after basic training in the U.S. Army in 1961. He served at posts in Guinea, Enugu, Eastern Nigeria, Zaire, and Moscow. He then worked for the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency in Belgrade, and was assigned for three years to the U.S. Mission in Belgrade. Strand also served as acting director in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs. He retired in 1986 but continued to serve as a reviewer in the Freedom of Information Act Office until 2016. In retirement he enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, hiking, literature, and opera. He is survived by two children, Stratton and Ashley.

Thomas J. Wajda, 78, died Oct. 15, in Frederick, Md. Wajda joined the Foreign Service in 1963 after receiving a bachelor’s degree from Youngstown State University. He served as a refugee advisor in the Tay Ninh Province during the Vietnam War, and served at posts in Iran, Afghanistan, Senegal, New Zealand, France, and Canada. Wajda retired in 1995, and with his wife, founded Willow Pond Farm, an herb and lavender farm in Fairfield, Pa., where he grew more than 100 varieties of lavender and founded the PA Lavender Festival. Wajda is survived by his wife of 58 years, Madeline; three children, Rebecca, Thomas, and Amy; and five grandchildren.

Frontis “Wig” B. Wiggins Jr., 90, died Oct. 29, in Arlington, Va. Wiggins served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He joined the Foreign Service in 1953 and served as consul general in Brisbane, deputy chief of mission in Valletta, head of the board of examiners, deputy director general, and served in positions at posts in Guatemala City, Nairobi, Jakarta, and Rome. Wiggins retired after 38 years of service in 1991. In retirement he became an internationally recognized expert on Bing Crosby—publishing discography, interviews, and written works. Wiggins was predeceased by his wife and Foreign Service specialist, Laura. He is survived by a brother, James; two children, Frontis III and Joanne; and a grandson.

Barbara L. Dorset, 89, died Aug. 6, in Sarasota, Fla. Dorset began her career with the U.S. Army at the Pentagon and then worked at the CIA. With the United States Information Agency she was posted in Bonn and Rabat prior to serving the Department as a Foreign Service specialist in Valletta. Dorset then accompanied her husband, a Foreign Service officer, on tours in Accra, Monrovia and Bonn. Dorset retired after 22 years of service in 1983 and worked for several years at a law office just outside Washington, D.C. She loved to read and write and enjoyed puzzles. Dorset is survived by a son, Mark.

Theodore “Ted” Lyman Eliot Jr., 91, died Aug. 9, in Sonoma, Calif. In 1948, Eliot attended Harvard University and received his master’s degree from Harvard’s Graduate School of Public Administration in 1956. He became a Foreign Service officer in 1950 and was posted in Sri Lanka, Germany, the USSR, Iran and Washington, D.C. Eliot served as ambassador to Afghanistan from 1973-1978. He retired after 29 years of service and worked as the dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and director of the Asia Foundation’s Center for Asian-Pacific Affairs. Eliot was an avid bird watcher and loved baseball. He was predeceased by his wife of 65 years, Patricia. Eliot is survived by four children, Sally, Ted, Wendy and Peter; two sisters, Joan and Mary; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Norbert “Bud” Holz, 98, died Aug. 30, in Cambridge, Wis. Holz served in World War II and earned four campaign medals and seven battle stars. After the war, he graduated from college and served as a teacher until he joined the Foreign Service in 1962, where he served with his family in Ecuador. Holz also served at posts in Paraguay, Guatemala and Panama, and he served as chief of human resources in Vietnam. He retired in 1978 and moved to Fort Atkinson, Wis. Holz was predeceased by his wife of 72 years, Lydia. He is survived by three children, Kathy, Chris and John; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Rodney Charles Johnson, 87, died July 29, in Sheboygan, Wis. Johnson joined the Foreign Service in 1980 as assistant medical director for the Clinical Psychiatry office. In this position, Johnson participated in the debriefing of the American hostages when they were released by Iran in 1981. He was also posted to Mexico City for three years, serving South and Central America and the Caribbean. In retirement, Johnson spent summers on Detroit Island in northern Lake Michigan where he docked his 72-foot sailboat, the Barlovento. Johnson is survived by his wife, Dolcye; three children, Kirt, Kirstin and Kristian; and three grandchildren.

David Taylor Jones, 77, died Aug. 6, in Philadelphia, Pa. Jones received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Pennsylvania prior to serving in the U.S. Army’s intelligence branch as a second lieutenant in Korea. In 1966, he left active duty—remaining in the Army Reserve—and entered the Foreign Service. Jones served as the special assistant during the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty negotiation and ratification, deputy director of the INF Ratification task force and after being promoted to the Senior Foreign Service, he served as the Foreign Affairs advisor to two Army chiefs of staff from 1989-1992. Jones served his final assignment as the political minister counselor in Ottawa. He retired after 34 years of service and enjoyed a second career as a writer and editor. Jones is survived by his wife Teresa; a sister, Elizabeth; three daughters, Martha, Lisa and Margaret; and two grandsons.

Walter Alexander Kohl, 97, died Aug. 10, in Bethesda, Md. Kohl served as the Voice of America diplomatic correspondent and worked closely with Secretaries of State William Rogers and Henry Kissinger as they traveled in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Europe. He served as an American press attaché in Germany, an information officer in Greece, a public affairs counselor in Vienna and director of the United States Information Agency’s Foreign Press centers in Washington, New York and Los Angeles. Kohl retired from the Senior Foreign Service and went on to direct the Voice of America German language broadcast operation. In retirement, he also established the Washington-based international communications firm Inter-Intel-Info Inc. Kohl is survived by a son, Thomas.

Lowell Bruce Laingen, 96, died July 15, in Bethesda, Md. Laingen served as a naval officer in the South Pacific during World War II. He graduated from St. Olaf College in Minnesota and later received an M.A. from the University of Minnesota and an honorary Ph.D. from the Humphrey Institute. He joined the Foreign Service in 1949 and served at posts in Germany, Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan, and he was appointed ambassador to Malta in 1977. In 1979 he was appointed charge d’affaires to Iran and was taken hostage, where he remained in captivity for 444 days. After his release, he was appointed vice president of the National Defense University where he served until retired in 1987 after 38 years of service. Laingen is survived by his wife of 62 years, Penelope; a sister, Norma; three sons, William, Charles and James; 10 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Dorothy Grace Schwertfeger, 96, died Sept. 27 in Horicon, Wis. Schwertfeger joined the Department of State in 1941 and served as a Foreign Service officer for more than six decades at assignments throughout Europe, Asia and Africa. During the evacuation of Cambodia in 1975, Schwertfeger and the ambassador were among the last of embassy officials to be helicoptered out of the country before diplomatic relations were severed between the two countries. In the 1990s, Schwertfeger served in Washington, D.C., until she retired, coming out of retirement to offer assistance during the second Iraq War. Schwertfeger was predeceased by her parents; three siblings; and a niece. She is survived by a sister, Selma; and many nieces and nephews.

Marsha Lynne Singer, 62, died April 28, in Arlington, Va. Singer received a B.A. and a J.D. from the University of Florida and an LL.M. from the University of Miami. She began her Foreign Service career as an employee family member, accompanying her Foreign Service officer husband, David Grier, at assignment in Caracas. Singer became a Foreign Service officer in 2001, and she served as a consular officer in Krakow, a desk officer in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, a desk officer in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere, a PEPFAR coordinator in South Africa and an economic officer in Caracas. Singer was an avid reader, gardener, bird watcher, pet lover and fan of cooking shows. She is survived by her husband; a son, Matthew; her mother, Ruth; two siblings, Sara and William; three nieces and two nephews.

Rosalind “Roddy” Sawyer Springsteen, died Sept. 6, in Washington, D.C. Springsteen attended Oberlin College and received her master’s degree from the University of Michigan. In 1949, she joined the Ford Motor Company as their first professional female employee. In 1950, she joined the Department of State as an economist and served in positions in the Far Eastern Research Division and the Office of European Regional Affairs. Springsteen served alongside her husband and Department employee, George, until 1958 when she left in order to adopt their first child. After raising her children for 12 years, Springsteen served positions in a library, as a middle school teacher, as an economic editor at the Department of Labor and as managing editor of the “Journal of Economic Education” from which she retired in 2009. In retirement she enjoyed gardening and sports. Springsteen was predeceased by her husband. She is survived by two children, George and Martha—a former Department employee; and five grandchildren.

Frederick H. Stein, 92, died July 26, in Dumfries, Va. Stein served in the U.S. Army from 1945-1946. He received a bachelor’s degree from City College of New York and attended SRT, one of the first TV schools in the country. Stein began his career in 1955 as a civil servant with the United States Information Agency and later converted to the Foreign Service. He worked as a producer, director, writer and division chief. Stein traveled throughout Latin America, Africa, Asia, Europe and the United States. He retired from the Foreign Service in 1985 and was active in the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, and he also enjoyed playwriting, directing, Tai Chi, model trains and walking. Stein was predeceased by his wife, Gloria. He is survived by two children, Stuart and Susan; and a daughter-in-law, Danielle.

James F. Anderson, 98, died July 10, in McLean, Va. Anderson served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a captain and navigator during World War II. He later joined the Department of State as a public affairs officer and served at posts in Vietnam, Libya, Korea, Indonesia, Penang, Australia and New Zealand. Anderson retired after 30 years of service in 1980 and enjoyed reading, the arts and traveling with his wife of 63 years, Helen. Anderson was predeceased by his wife. He is survived by three children, Jim, Phil and Sheila; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Robert “Ted” Theodore Curran, 87, died July 10, in Traverse City, Mich. Curran graduated from Haverford College and received an M.A. from Columbia University. In 1955, he joined the Foreign Service as a public affairs officer and served at posts in Washington, D.C., Germany, Lebanon, Jordan, Yemen, Mexico, Afghanistan and Morocco. After retiring as a career minister in 1984, Curran joined the executive team of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and held positions as president of Springfield College, president of the Foreign Policy Association and executive director of the American Institute for Foreign Study Foundation. He also served on numerous boards that focused on education and environmental issues. Curran is survived by his wife, Marcia; and two daughters, Sara and Diana.

Cari Robin Enav, 58, died July 3, in Loudon County, Va. A graduate of Cornell University, Enav received her master’s degree from Arizona State University. She joined the Foreign Service in 1991 and served at posts in Ciudad Juarez, Tel Aviv, Beijing and Lisbon. In Washington, D.C., Enav served numerous leadership assignments and attended the National War College. Most recently, she served as an office director in the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement and the director for cultural preservation in the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs. Enav is survived by her husband Doron; and four children, Eli, Gil, Emma and Tali.

P. Joyce Gunn, 79, died July 8, in Houston, Texas. Gunn served in the U.S. Naval Reserves until 1969. She began her career with the Department of State at the Los Angeles Passport Agency. She transferred to Washington, D.C., and served in the Washington Passport Agency as assistant director and as assistant chief of the European Division in the Citizens Emergency Center until 1986. Gunn later served as regional director of the New Orleans Passport Agency and the Houston Passport Agency until her retirement in 2002. Gunn is survived by a sister, Hazel; her lifelong partner, William; and two nieces.

Robert A. Martin, 87, died July 22, in Menlo Park, Calif. Martin graduated from Yale University in 1954 and was drafted to the U.S. Army Intelligence in Germany. He later attended law school at the University of Pennsylvania and in 1959, Martin began his career as a Foreign Service officer. Martin served in positions primarily working on arms control and national security issues in Geneva, Paris and Brussels, Saigon, Moscow, Tehran and Frankfurt, as well as in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research in Washington, D.C. Martin retired as a senior Foreign Service officer after 35 years of service. In retirement, he was active in many local volunteer activities and enjoyed traveling. Martin is survived by his wife and retired Foreign Service officer, Joanna.

John W. McDonald, 97, died May 17, in Arlington, Va. McDonald joined the Foreign Service in 1949 and held positions throughout Western Europe and the Middle East. He served as deputy director-general of the U.N.’s International Labour Organization and was appointed an ambassador on four occasions by two different presidents. In 1983, McDonald joined the Department’s Center for the Study of Foreign Affairs as coordinator for multilateral affairs. He retired in 1987 and became a professor of law at the George Washington University, in addition to cofounding the Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy, which he led until 2017. McDonald was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in 1994 and was an avid fencer. He was predeceased by two children, Kathleen and Jim. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Christel; two daughters, Lynn and Laura; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Oliver Charles Shaw, 85, died on Aug. 3, in Albuquerque, N.M. Shaw served in the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division before entering the Foreign Service in 1961. He served as a communicator in Rangoon, Guatemala City, Brussels, Asuncion and Djakarta. Shaw also served as a budget and fiscal officer in Tehran, Tokyo, Nairobi, Cairo, La Paz, Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong. He retired from the Foreign Service in 1991. Shaw was predeceased by a son, Patrick. He is survived by his wife, Janet; a daughter; and three granddaughters.

Jean Marie Heywood Tueller, 89, died Aug. 14, in Lehi, Utah. An employee family member, Tueller and her husband, Blaine, a Foreign Service officer, spent 30 years traveling on assignments in Dublin, Vienna, Tangier, Caracas, Panama City, Manila and Madrid. Tueller and her husband retired to Utah and presided over the Greece Athens Mission with their church, traveling to Turkey, Albania, Cyprus, Jordan and Egypt. Tueller is survived by her husband; 10 children, Jan, Anna, Matthew—also a Foreign Service officer—Marie, Diane, Martha, Elisabeth, James, Rachel and Jeanne; 30 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and two sisters.

Michael Masahiko Uyehara, 64, died Jan. 10, in Fairfax, Va. Uyehara served in the U.S. Army for eight years, both enlisted and as an officer. He joined the Foreign Service in 1986 and served in London, Belfast, Manila, Washington, Yokohama, Tokyo, Kyiv, Baghdad, Vienna and Belgrade. Uyehara retired in 2018. He is survived by his wife, Foreign Service Officer Margaret; and five children, Andrew, Leilani, Ryan, Christopher and Malia.

George Roney Younts Jr., 87, died July 3, in Loudoun County, Va. Younts was in the U.S. Air Force for four years prior to attending Texas A&M University where he earned his engineering degree. He then attended George Washington University and earned his master’s degree in political science. He worked as a Foreign Service officer and was posted in Germany and Israel before retiring in 1983. Younts was predeceased by two children, Vicki and George. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Patricia; a son, John; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

John Toscan Bennett, 90, died June 16, in Alexandria, Va. Bennett attended Harvard University and earned a Ph.D. from the University of California before joining the Foreign Service in 1955. He served in Tunisia, Curacao, twice in Vietnam, the Dominican Republic, South Korea and Washington, with a final posting as deputy chief of mission in Guatemala. Bennett also attended Stanford University’s Sloan Program and served as chairman of the Department of International Studies at the National War College before retiring in 1981. In retirement, Bennett founded the Korea Economic Institute in Washington, D.C., and taught at George Washington University. Bennett was predeceased by a daughter, Holly. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Maria; two children, Kim and Toscan; and seven grandchildren.

Eugene “Gene” Hall Bird, 94, died June 2, in Vancouver, Wash. Bird served in the U.S. Navy from 1944-1948 before receiving bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Oregon. He joined the Foreign Service in 1953 and was posted to Jerusalem shortly before the 1956 war. Bird also served in Beirut, Cairo, Dhahran, Jeddah and India. He retired in 1975 and moved to Washington, with his wife, Jerri, where together they spent decades advocating for a “two-state” peace settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Bird is predeceased by his wife. He is survived by four children, Christina, Nancy, Shelly and Kai.

Richard Birn, 88, died March 23, in Bethesda, Md. Birn received a bachelor’s degree from Yale University and pursued doctoral studies at Columbia University, where he received his master’s degree in 1955. He studied under a Fulbright fellowship in Paris, and worked as a teacher prior to joining the Foreign Service in 1962. Birn served at posts in Helsinki, Hong Kong, Toronto, Malta and Mexico City. His final posting was as a policy officer in Washington, before he retired in 1987. In retirement, Birn worked as a substitute teacher and was active in numerous organizations such as DACOR. Birn is survived by his wife of 61 years, Jacqueline; two children, Daniel and Anne-Emanuelle; and one grandchild.

Jeffrey A. Brock, 73, died June 6, in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Brock served 20 years in the U.S. Navy Seabees, retiring as a chief petty officer. He joined the Foreign Service in 2001 and served as a facilities manager in Almaty and Buenos Aires. He spent the latter part of his career working at assignments in Africa and South America. Brock retired in 2015 and had a life-long love of golf. He prided his achievement of three holes-in-one while playing a par-4 course in Islamabad, Pakistan. Brock is survived by his wife of 30 years, Joy; a sister-in-law, Priscilla; and a niece, JJ.

Robert “Bob” John Clarke, 72, died May 30, in Rockville, Md. Clarke served in the U.S. Army from 1968-1970. He began his Foreign Service career as a consular and political officer in Managua, Nicaragua. Clarke served as special assistant to Secretary of State George Shultz and served tours in Madrid, Athens, Manila, Bangkok, Kabul and Hermosillo among other positions. He served his final tour as deputy chief of mission in Wellington, New Zealand, then retired after 33 years of service. Clarke is survived by his wife, Rosalind; and two daughters, Lisa and Jill.

John Gunther Dean, 93, died June 6, in Paris, France. Dean served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He received a B.S. and an M.A. from Harvard University and a doctorate in law from the Sorbonne. Dean’s Foreign Service career began in 1956 when he served as a political officer in Vientiane, Laos. He helped to open the first American Consulates in Lomé, Togo, and Bamako, Mali. From 1972-1974 he was the deputy chief of mission and chargé d’affaires in Vientiane, where he is credited for having helped the establishment of a coalition government which saved thousands of lives after the Fall of Saigon in 1975. From 1974-1988, he served as ambassador to Khmer Republic, Denmark, Lebanon, Thailand and India. He retired from the Foreign Service in 1989. He is survived by his wife, Martine; three children; and seven grandchildren.

Pasquale “Pat” DiTanna, 87, died July 18, in Fairfax, Va. DiTanna attended the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1953 prior to joining the U.S. Army. He served one year in Korea prior to joining the Foreign Service in 1956. DiTanna served in Washington, the Philippines, Turkey, Colombia, Panama, Ceylon, Chile, Switzerland and Pakistan. He also traveled extensively during assignments for the Office of Foreign Building Operations. DiTanna retired after 32 years of service. He enjoyed volunteering and was an active member of the Sons of Italy and Veterans of Foreign Wars in Fairfax, Va. DiTanna is survived by his wife of 59 years, Janet; a sister, Martha; four children, Tom, Lucian, Angela and Helen; and six grandchildren.

Joe W. Ellis, 70, died June 15, in Woodbridge, Va. Ellis served in the U.S. Army until he joined the Department of State in 1992. He served as a telecommunications specialist until he retired in 2012, and then he returned to the Department to serve as a contractor. Ellis was a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles. He is survived by his wife, Esther; three children, Maurice, Byron and Valda; seven grandchildren; a great-grandson; and five siblings.

James Eugene Leader, 83, died May 29, in Ashburn, Va. Leader graduated from Purdue University and studied abroad in Allahabad, India, planting the seed for his lifelong love of South Asia. He joined the Foreign Service in 1960 and served in India, England, Sri Lanka and Venezuela. He retired after 27 years of service in 1987. Leader was active as a volunteer scoutmaster with the Boy Scouts of America, Troop 345. He was predeceased by his wife, Carillon. He is survived by three children, Daniel, Carol and Jane; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Duncan H. MacInnes, 71, died April 22, in Sarasota, Fla. MacInnes attended Clark University and received an M.A. degree from the University of Arizona. He entered the Foreign Service in 1984 and served in Doha, Sanaa, Colombo, Jerusalem, Canberra and Washington. He retired as a member of the Senior Foreign Service in 2012 and pursued interests in photography, travel and boating. MacInnes is survived by his wife of 50 years, Donna; and son, Robert.

George A. McFarland Jr., 88, died June 1, in Annapolis, Md. McFarland served as a U.S. Air Force pilot during the Korean War. He joined the Foreign Service in 1958 as a political officer and served in Costa Rica, Cyprus, Turkey, Peru, Brazil, and Antigua and Barbuda. He retired to Peru in 1985 and became a modernist sculptor, exhibiting in Texas, Maryland and Washington. McFarland is survived by his wife, Rosario; four children, Stephen, Anne, Maria and John; and seven grandchildren.

Donna Lee Millet, 63, died May 13, in Lakewood, Colo. Millet joined the Foreign Service in 1980, and she served as a secretary in New Delhi and Tunis, where she met her husband, Jean-Paul “Paulo.” Millet then served as an office management specialist in Nouakchott, Algiers, Djibouti, Colombo, Libreville, Abu Dhabi, Damascus, Pretoria, Kuwait City and Canberra. She retired in 2011 and moved to Loveland, Colo., where she enjoyed an active life and enjoyed traveling in both the U.S. and Europe. Millet is survived by her husband.

Neala D. Montgomery, 66, died March 8, in Lawton, Okla. Montgomery joined the Foreign Service in 1989 and served as an office management specialist and diplomatic courier for more than 25 years. She served at posts in Budapest, San Jose, Costa Rica, Manila, Nairobi—during the 1998 bombing—Prague, Caracas, Washington, Frankfurt, and Bangkok before she retired in 2014. In retirement, Montgomery lived in California and was an avid gardener and also enjoyed traveling and volunteering. She is survived by her husband, also a retired Foreign Service officer, Steven; and a daughter, Candice.

Thomas A. Rodgers, 78, died June 9, in Tucson, Ariz. Rodgers served in the U.S. Navy and worked as a psychiatrist at Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego. He joined the Foreign Service in 1988 and served as a MED regional psychiatrist. He served in Kinshasa, Pretoria, Bangkok and Santiago. He left the Department of State in 1995 and continued working as a psychiatrist in Alaska and Spokane, Washington, until he retired in 2010. Rodgers enjoyed storytelling and fishing. He is survived by his wife, Hester; many children; and grandchildren.

Arlette A. Sulak, 84, died June 27, in Lake Ridge, Va. Sulak entered the civil service in 1989. She served alongside her husband as a personal services contractor on assignments in Ghana, Germany and Pakistan. She also served as a civil service employee on their last assignment in Vienna, Austria. Sulak retired in 2004 and enjoyed gardening. She is survived by her husband, Michael; and two sons, Michael and Andrew. 

Lucy Giampiccolo Silverthorne, 95, died April 24, in El Paso, Texas. Silverthorne entered the Foreign Service in 1955 and served in Washington, as secretary to the assistant secretary for far eastern economic affairs. She was later assigned as secretary to the ambassador at posts in Tegucigalpa, San Jose, Caracas and Rome. She later became a consular officer and served in Panama, Juarez, Caracas, Washington, Miami and Managua before retiring in 1976 to El Paso. Silverthorne was predeceased by her husband, Joseph. She is survived by two sons, Pancho and Joseph; and three grandchildren.

William George Barraclough, 84, died April 22, in Hilton Head Island, S.C. Barraclough served in the U.S. Navy and the Peace Corps before joining the Foreign Service in 1963. During his career, he served as the deputy assistant secretary for trade policy, chief negotiator for the first U.S.-China trade treaty, economic minister to Japan, deputy chief of mission to the EU in Brussels and deputy chief of mission in Paris. After 26 years in the Foreign Service and five years as CEO of the People to People International exchange programs based in Kansas City, Barraclough retired and volunteered his knowledge through various foreign affairs organizations. Barraclough is survived by two children, Keith and Jennifer; a granddaughter; and a great-granddaughter.

Maxine Joan Bradrick, 85, died March 2, in Bakersfield, Calif. Bradrick joined the Foreign Service in 1967 and served as a registered nurse in Bamako, Mali, and Accra, Ghana. She enjoyed reaching out to local professionals in each community and building bridges through medical needs. In 1992, Bradrick retired and enjoyed traveling and spending time with family and friends. She is survived by her sister, Verna.

Barbara “Genny” Jean Brenner, 80, died April 14, in Ocala, Fla. A member of the Foreign Service, Brenner served as secretary to the ambassador in London, England. She also served in various positions in Italy, Israel, Jamaica and Washington, D.C. She retired in 2003 and enjoyed reading, traveling, and playing cards and trivia. Brenner is survived by a daughter, Kimberly.

Virginia A. Crawford, 72, died March 6, in Yardley, Pa. Crawford joined the Foreign Service in 1970 and spent four decades working overseas in Vientiane, Vienna, Moscow, Bonn, Athens, Abu Dhabi, Jakarta, Singapore, Tokyo and Paris. She retired in 2008 and enjoyed reading, traveling, taking classes at the University of Alabama and spending time with family and friends. Crawford was predeceased by her husband Francis. She is survived by a stepdaughter; three step-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Faye E. Dunn, 94, died April 11, in Tavares, Fla. Dunn served in the U.S. Naval Reserve during World War II. She entered the Foreign Service in 1951 and served at posts in Buenos Aires, Tripoli, Manila, Freetown, Rome, Seoul, Kinshasa, Kuala Lumpur, Rangoon, Pretoria and in the Bureau of African Affairs in Washington, D.C. Dunn retired in 1975 and was active in golfing, boating and volunteering with Habitat for Humanity. Dunn is survived by a niece, Linda.

Fredric A. Emmert, 73, died Nov. 10, 2018, in Washington, D.C. Emmert joined the Foreign Service in 1970. His career included assignments in La Paz, Salvador, Santiago, Mexico City, Athens, Bogota, Brussels and Rio de Janeiro. While at the Department, Emmert authored a three-part series called “U.S. Media in the 90’s” which was translated into four languages and featured on the Department’s website for more than 10 years. He retired in 1996 and continued working in public affairs for several telecommunications companies until 2017. Emmert is survived by his wife of 39 years, Deborah; and a son, Alexander.  

John “Jack” P. Felt, 74, died April 5, in Annapolis, Md. Felt was an officer in the U.S. Navy from 1968-1972 and served in Vietnam. He worked in the private sector in New York and Iran before joining the Foreign Service in 1976. Felt served as an economic officer with overseas postings in Kenya, Mexico, Canada, Nigeria and Greece. He achieved status as a Senior Foreign Service officer, and after his retirement in 2004, he wrote two books on genealogy and family history. Felt is survived by two children, Emily and Justin; and three grandchildren.

Donna Jean Hamilton, 74, died May 16, in Davis, Calif. Hamilton entered the Foreign Service in 1970 and served her first tour in Bogota, Colombia. She met her husband at their A-100 class and together they served in Mexico City, Thessaloniki, Lima, San Jose, Guatemala City and Washington, D.C. Hamilton’s last position, before retiring in 2001, was as principal deputy assistant secretary for the Bureau of Consular Affairs. In retirement, she served as the president of the Olympia World Affairs Council and was a member of the Advisory Board of the Washington State University Honors College. Hamilton is survived by her husband, John; two daughters, Kathryn and Erin; three grandchildren; and a sister.

William “Mac” McKinley Johnson Jr., 98, died April 8, in Washington, D.C. After graduating from Princeton University and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Johnson served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. In 1950, he joined the Foreign Service and served in Germany, Morocco, South Africa and Canada. He served as the U.S. minister to Canada from 1973-1976 and consul general in Johannesburg from 1976-1980. Johnson retired from the Foreign Service in 1980 but continued to work for the Department until 1995. In retirement, he chaired a Civil War Roundtable and co-captained an intercontinental U.S.-U.K. golf group. Johnson is predeceased by his first wife, Margaret, and his second wife, Anne. He is survived by three children, Valentine, Christopher and Priscilla; two stepdaughters, Jane and Molly; and nine grandchildren.

Terry Leon Kopf, 80, died Jan. 19, in Huddleston, Va. Kopf served in the U.S. Air Force from 1959-1963. He then joined the Foreign Service as a communications officer in 1965. Kopf was posted to Rio de Janeiro, Saigon, Geneva, Taipei, Sofia, The Hague and Mogadishu. He also served temporary post assignments in Helsinki, Beijing and Tehran. He retired in 1989. Kopf is survived by his wife, Elaine; a son, Kevin; a granddaughter; and many nieces and nephews.

Christopher Jay Milam, 58, died April 23, in San Antonio, Texas. Milam served in the U.S. Air Force, then performed various law enforcement duties in Texas ranging from local patrol officer to lead investigator on a state counter-narcotics task force. Milam joined the Department in 2009 as an export control and border security advisor for Kosovo and Croatia. He also served in this role for Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Albania and Montenegro. Milam is survived by his wife, Ljiljana; mother, Daneen; three children, Kymberly, Christopher and James; one sister; two brothers; and three grandchildren.

Elcira Hurtado Pruitt, 82, died April 22, in Potomac, Md. An employee family member, Pruitt traveled with her husband, a Foreign Service officer, to posts in Kinshasa, Brasilia and Mexico City. She was best known for her decorating and hostess skills. Pruitt is survived by her husband, Louis; a daughter, Monica; and two grandchildren.

Brynhild “Brynnie” C. Rowberg, 101, died May 17, in Northfield, Minn. Rowberg moved to Washington, D.C., in 1941 to work for the Department. She entered the Foreign Service in 1945 and was appointed to the London staff of the Office of the Political Advisor to the commanding general for Austria. Throughout her career, Rowberg served in posts in London, Florence, Verona, Salzburg, Vienna, Prague, Athens, Saigon, Bremen, Korea and Taipei. She retired from the Foreign Service in 1973. In retirement, she was active in the League of Women Voters, the Minnesota Historical Society and her church. Rowberg is survived by several cousins.

Catherine (Kay) Ellen Ward, 97, died March 12. Ward served as a Foreign Service secretary from 1975-1985. She was posted in Sri Lanka, Riyadh, Malta, Dhahran and Beijing before her retirement at age 65. In retirement, Ward spent 13 years in Sacramento to be close to her daughter, Kathy, and enjoyed spending time with her grand-doggie, Daisy. Ward is survived by three children, Kathy, Joe and Rob.

David Bloch, 80, died April 14, in Washington, D.C. Bloch served in the U.S. Army and the Peace Corps prior to joining the Department of State in 1968. As a political and consular officer, Bloch served in Guatemala, Turkey, Afghanistan, Sicily and Brazil. He retired from the Foreign Service in 1993 but maintained a working association with the Department until 2014. Bloch enjoyed traveling, reading and cultural pursuits. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Barbara; and a sister, Benita. 

Gladys Boluda, 59, died April 25, in Annapolis, Md. In 1962, when she was two years old, Boluda immigrated with her family to the United States from Cuba. She later attended the University of Maryland, and in 1980 began working for the Department of State as a clerk typist. Boluda became a Foreign Affairs officer in 1988 and served at the Department for more than 39 years, 25 of which she spent in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. Most recently she served as assistant chief of protocol for diplomatic affairs in the Office of the Chief of Protocol. Boluda is predeceased by her father Miguel. She is survived by her mother, Gladys; her husband, Michael; and a daughter, Alexandra.

Richard “Dick” Cutler Perkinson, 75, died Feb. 23, in Arlington, Va. Perkinson served as a Green Beret in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, for which he was awarded a Bronze Star for Valor, two Purple Hearts and the Silver Star. He later earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees at Boston University. Perkinson entered public service with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and enjoyed a successful career in computer science. He joined the Department of State in 2011. He enjoyed reading science-fiction novels, fishing and spending time with his family in the outdoors. Perkinson is survived by his wife of 28 years, Diane; a sister, Joan; four children, David, Stephanie, Abigail and Debra; and nine grandchildren.

Lisa Kay Harshbarger, 59, died March 24, in Stuart, Fla. A graduate of Manchester College, Harshbarger received a master’s degree and a doctorate from Indiana University. In 1985, she taught writing and speaking skills in Kuala Lumpur, a job that led her to accept two Fulbright junior lecturer positions, an English language fellow assignment and eventually led her to join the Foreign Service as a regional English language officer in 2001. Harshbarger served in Washington, D.C., Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Hungary, the Philippines and the English Language Program Office at the Foreign Service Institute prior to her retirement in 2013. In retirement, she enjoyed reading and traveling. Harshbarger is survived by her husband, Jasmir; a son, Haris; her parents, Richard and Jane; and her brother, Jon.

James “Jim” Allan Lehman, 69, died Nov. 24, 2018, in Reston, Va. A Senior Foreign Service officer, Lehman held a number of positions within the Bureau of Overseas Building Operations (OBO) at the Department of State. He worked on numerous projects overseas including projects in Bolivia, Venezuela, Kuwait, Italy, Qatar, Mali, Republic of South Africa, Zambia, Senegal and Swaziland as well as various projects in Iraq. Lehman retired in 2016; however, he returned to OBO in 2017 to serve as the overseas project director for Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, until November 2018. He was happiest when he was working. Lehman is survived by his wife, Antonia. 

Wesley James Lincoln, 77, died March 20, in Raleigh, N.C. Lincoln served in the U.S. Army and later joined the Foreign Service. His overseas posts included Karachi, London, Manila and Pretoria. Domestically, he served in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. and Springfield, Va. After 20 years in the Foreign Service, Lincoln retired and worked for various companies that contracted with the Department of State. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Beverly; five children, Pamela, Dennis, Douglas, Carol and Nicole, and 12 grandchildren. 

Roscoe H. Lindsey, 72, died Sept. 28, 2018, in Herndon, Va. A U.S. Navy veteran and English teacher, Lindsey joined the Foreign Service as a communications officer and served overseas in Rio de Janeiro, Brazzaville, Bonn, Maputo and Abu Dhabi. He retired in 2010 after 28 years of service. He also worked as an air traffic control trainer and volunteered at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, the Federal Aviation Association and Washington Dulles and Leesburg Airports. In 2011, Lindsey was selected to sing for Pope Benedict during a visit to Washington, D.C., and in 2015, he also sang for Pope Francis. Lindsey is survived by his sister-in-law, Ann; two nieces and two nephews. 

Gordon W. Murchie, 86, died March 16, in Alexandria, Va. Murchie began his career as a Foreign Service officer with USIA. He served in the Philippines, Thailand and Costa Rica. In 1985, Murchie began working for USAID, for which he traveled throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. He retired in 1993 after 35 years of service. In retirement, Murchie became active in the wine industry, serving as president of the Vinifera Wine Growers Association, and he helped to create the Mount Vernon wine festival series which is now in its 23rd year. Murchie is survived by his wife, Anita; two children, Scott and Tia; and two granddaughters.

John George Sinnicki, 87, died March 9, in Barnegat, N.J. Sinnicki served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1948-1952, where he participated in the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War. After his military service, Sinnicki worked as a Foreign Service officer and served in Mogadishu, San Salvador, Panama, Islamabad, Warsaw, Belgrade and Ottawa. He retired after 34 years of service and received a commendation for his efforts in reopening Embassy Kuwait after Operation Desert Storm. He was also a lifetime member of the Polish Legion of American Veterans and the Korean War Veterans Association. Sinnicki is survived by his wife, Marian; two children, John and Sandy; and five grandchildren.

MacAlan “Mac” Thompson, 77, died Dec. 17, 2018, in Thailand. Thompson graduated from Oregon State College in 1963 and then served in the U.S. Army which included a tour at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base. In 1968, Thompson joined USAID and served nine years in Laos before evacuating when Vientiane fell in 1975. He continued his work in Foreign Service at the Department of State by supporting the effort to protect, assist and resettle refugees from Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam to America. Thompson retired in 1992 and volunteered for the Thailand-Laos-Cambodia Brotherhood and supported the building of classrooms in Laos. Thompson is survived by his wife, Sunee; son, Chalee; and sister, Anne. 

Emily Lenora Towles, 95, died March 30, in Washington, D.C. Towles served at the Department of State for 43 years as a volunteer services assistant. She retired from Foreign Service in 1988 and enjoyed baking, spending time with her grandchildren and road trips with her husband, Anthus. Towles was also an active member of her church and participated in several church groups. Towles was predeceased by her husband and a daughter, Barbara. She is survived by two children, Thomas and Sheila.

Matthew H. Van Order, 90, died April 14, in Arlington, Va. Van Order attended the University of Rochester and received an M.A. from the University of Minnesota in 1951. After receiving his commission as an ensign, he served in the U.S. Navy until 1954. He entered the Foreign Service in 1958 and served in Mexico City; Karachi; Lusaka; and Monterrey, Mexico. He retired from the Foreign Service in 1983 and volunteered in the emergency room at Virginia Hospital Center for several years. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Maria; three sons, Howard, Bernard and Christopher; and four grandchildren. 

Elizabeth (Betty) Connell Schaeffer Briggs, 94, died Dec. 16, 2018 in Ferndale, Calif. Briggs earned a degree from Mary Washington College and a graduate degree from San Jose State University. She was married to William T. Briggs, a Foreign Service officer who served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Briggs moved with her husband to his overseas posts in Quito, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Montevideo. In the U.S., Briggs worked as a librarian at different schools. After retirement, she volunteered at the Ferndale Public Library, set up an art library for The Ink People cooperative and served as secretary for the Ferndale Chamber of Commerce. Briggs is survived by her four children, Willa, Catherine, William and Ellen; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a nephew. 

Janice Lee Ferguson, 79, died Dec. 24, 2018, in Rehoboth Beach, Del. Ferguson served as a civil servant at the Department for more than 25 years. She traveled extensively for both work and pleasure in Asia, Europe and the Caribbean. After retiring, Ferguson led an active life and enjoyed working out at the gym, hosting family and friends and walking her dog. She was also an avid reader, crossword devotee and Dallas Cowboys fan. Ferguson is predeceased by her brother, Johnny, and is survived by her two children, Shannon and Johnny; a son-in-law; one grandchild; and two brothers. 

Theodore Edmonds Gildred, 83, died Jan. 3, in Cameron, Mont. Gildred graduated from Leland Stanford Jr. University and then served in the U.S. Army in Germany. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, 1986–1989. Gildred was the founding member of the Buenos Aires chapter of  the Young Presidents’ Organization, which promoted understanding and cooperation between countries. Gildred was also a real estate developer in California, a licensed racecar driver and an avid aviator. He was inducted into the San Diego Air and Space Museum Hall of Fame in 2010. Gildred is survived by his wife, Heidi; two sisters, Lynne and Helen; seven children, Theodore, Jennifer, Edward, John, Tory, Stephen and Kimberly; and four grandchildren.  

Lewis G. Gilstrap, 83, died Dec. 18, 2018, in Plantation, Fla. Gilstrap served in both the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army for 25 years, during which he was assigned to the Embassy’s Army Attaché office where he served in Oslo, Stockholm, Moscow and Wellington. Gilstrap later joined the Foreign Service. During his 20 years as an FSO, his posts included Kingston, Kuala Lumpur, Panama and El Salvador. Gilstrap was predeceased by his wife of 56 years, Kathaleen. He is survived by his two sons, Scott and Alan.

Arthur Winston Lewis, 92, died on Jan. 10, in Wilmette, Ill. He served in the U.S. Navy and taught naval science in the Navy ROTC program at Dartmouth, where he previously earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. He served in the Foreign Service for 20 years, and his posts included Romania, Zambia, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. In retirement, Lewis served as a senior consultant for Nord Resources Corp that operated mining interests in Sierra Leone and also enjoyed tennis, travel and reading. He was predeceased by his wife, Fay, and daughter, Dian. He is survived by his daughter, Dale; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.  

Alan W. Lukens, 94, died Jan. 5, in Chevy Chase, Md. Lukens served in the U.S. Army during World War II with the 10th Mountain Division and the 20th Armored Division in Europe, where his unit liberated the concentration camp at Dachau. After his military service, Lukens graduated with honors from Princeton University. Lukens served in the Foreign Service for 36 years. His posts included Istanbul, Ankara, Martinique, Bangui, Rabat and Paris, and he served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Congo from 1984—1987. Lukens also served as deputy chief of mission in Dakar, Nairobi and Copenhagen. In retirement, Lukens remained an active member of the D.C. community, Princeton Alumni Affairs and served in prominent roles on other committees and clubs. Lukens is survived by his wife of 56 years, Susan; his four children, Lewis, Francie, Susie and Timothy; and 10 grandchildren. 

John H. Malvin, 85, died Nov. 25, 2018, in Hershey, Pa. Malvin served in the U.S. Army and then graduated from West Virginia University. Malvin joined the Foreign Service, and his overseas posts included Muscat, Oman and Djibouti. Malvin retired from the Foreign Service after more than 10 years of service. He was an active leader for the Boy Scouts of America. Malvin is survived by his wife of 60 years, Mary; two children, John and Pamela; and four grandchildren. 

Blaine Clifford Richardson, 83, died Nov. 17, 2018, in Sarasota, Fla. Richardson graduated from the University of Maryland and attended the George Washington Graduate School. He joined the Foreign Service in 1966 and his overseas posts included Laos, Italy and Vietnam. Richardson also served as director in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria, as well as acting Mission director in Damascus and Syria. He is survived by his wife Jeanette. 

Harry Walter Shlaudeman, 92, died Dec. 5, 2018, in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Shlaudeman served in the U.S. Marine Corps and later attended Stanford University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in English literature. He joined the Foreign Service in 1954 and served four decades in various positions throughout Latin America. Shlaudeman served as the U.S. Ambassador in Caracas, Lima, Buenos Aires, Central America, Brasilia and Managua. After 38 years of service, Shlaudeman retired and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In retirement, he remained active in discussions related to U.S. foreign policy in Latin America, but he also enjoyed golfing, traveling and was a passionate Washington Redskins fan. Shlaudeman was predeceased by his wife, Carol. He is survived by three children, Karl, Katherine and Harry; and two grandchildren. 

Robert Roy Walker III, 75, died Sept. 7, 2018, in Monett, Mo. He served in the U.S. Air Force before joining the Foreign Service. As a Foreign Service officer, Walker’s overseas posts included France, West Germany, East Berlin, Malta, Zaire, Malaysia and England. He was a train enthusiast and enjoyed collecting arrowheads and coins. Robert is survived by two sons, Robert and Philip; a daughter-in-law; four grandchildren; and two sisters. 

Erik Walton, 15, died Nov. 15, 2018, in Beijing, China. Walton, an eligible family member and son of a Foreign Service officer, lived and attended school in five different countries including Kenya, Germany, Malawi, China and the United States. He was a star athlete and enjoyed karaoke, music, acting and traveling the world. Walton is predeceased by his mother, Stephanie. He is survived by his father, Christopher; three sisters, Danaan, Brenna and Gwendolyn; and grandmother, Nancy.

Robert A. “Bob” Young, 85, died Aug. 29. Young graduated from Gannon University and received an ROTC commission in the U.S. Army. He later received a graduate degree from American University. Young served on active duty for two years and remained in the Army Reserve for 30 years, retiring as a full colonel. In 1962, Young joined the Foreign Service and served for 20 years. His posts included Bangkok, Mexico City and Washington, D.C. After retiring from the Foreign Service, Young worked for United States International University and Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok. In his retirement, he enjoyed gardening and playing tennis and bridge.