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Editor Sanford Watzman Deputy editor Veda Engel Assistant editor Barbara Noyer Staff Assistant Lisa Bryant □ News stories construction cost less I 2 A stay-trim nonfat budget 15 Hermosillo: a small consulate 6 Workforce functions to be deals with a boating tragedy evaluated in new study 9 Envoys named for Luxembourg, Photo stories Portugal, Papua New Guinea 5 Envoy arrives in New Delhi 10 Bush announces choices for 26 Post of the Month: Moroni 2 ambassadorships at UN 11 Glenn Anderson, Carl Kusrow Speciai win recognition as couriers 13 From the Director General: An 11 U.S. Marines in Sudan, Seabee update on review of the 1980 Leduc win awards Foreign Service Act 21 National Defense University to Departments and features open an information college 9 Appointments 6 News Highlights 32 Pay bonuses for 273 18 “Ask Dr. Goff” 11 Honors and Awards 36 Bureau Notes 49 Obituaries Feature stories 48 Commerce 23 Personnel: 7 Panama: the action as seen Department Civil Service 46 ebp 30 Personnel: from the embassy 21 Education Foreign Service 12 Grenada: here’s a post where and Training 22 Verse Letters to the Editor

On guns: a retort learning to defend herself and others is par¬ Amman, Jordan ticularly disturbing. Dear Editor: While assigned to the embassy in This is in response to the letter from Kabul, Afghanistan, before its closure in Jim Sampas in the January issue. Mr. January 1989 during the Soviet withdrawal, Sampas attacked the inclusion in your mag¬ I too saw many AK-47s. Perhaps Mr. azine of a photo of a woman holding an Sampas should reflect on the fact that the AK-47 assault rifle. Mr. Sampas stated that only reason why the Soviet occupying this imparted “a romantic notion of guns” forces left Afghanistan was that the Afghan and decried our “loose gun control laws.” people had guns and knew how to use If Mr. Sampas were the least bit them to defend their homes, lives, families aware of the right to keep and bear arms and property. which is guaranteed to all Americans by If Mr. Sampas stopped a moment our Constitution, perhaps he would not more to reflect, he just might discover that attack what he terms as “loose” gun con¬ the reasons why the communist regime of trol laws so stridently. The fact that he China was able to brutally crush any attacks a photograph of someone who is —(Continued on Page 46)

March 1990 1 The Budget

‘Let me say;’ Secretary Baker tells Congress, ‘that it is lean’ No additional personnel; some shifting of staff to eastern Europe

The administration has sent to Congress a hold-the-line budget of $2.5 billion for State Department operations and foreign buildings. The money requested is for fiscal year 1991, which begins next Oct. 1. Secretary Baker, in an appearance before the Senate Foreign Relations Com¬ mittee on February 1, gave this description of the budget; “Let me say that it is lean. It has been pared back to the minimum. All our ongoing programs have been held to last year’s levels, with only nominal increases to cover built-in costs such as inflation and pay increases.” There are no additional personnel posi¬ tions in the budget. However, in a briefing that same day, journalists in the Department

We must have the human resources ...to play a leadership role’

were told that there will be a gradual shift¬ ing of some positions from western to eastern Europe—but without any anticipated increase in total positions. As planned earlier, the budget provides more than $15 million for continuing Secretary Baker, before the Senate Foreign by Walter J. Booze) improvement of the Department of State Relations Committee. (State Department photo Telecommunications Network, and there is $6 million in it for the program that ultimately will open up more office space in the Columbia Plaza annex for State Major Categories employees. ($ billion) On the foreign buildings front, $270 million is earmarked for a new embassy office building in Moscow. Funds for site Military Aid $5.1 acquisition and design of new chanceries in Economic Akf Abidjan, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv are also included. Cbwfuding multilateral OiMl^Mnent Baker stresses talent I banka) Other $0.9 But apart from finances. Secretary Baker, in his presentation on Capitol Hill, H.7 stressed the importance of the people of the USIA/BiB$1.2 Department. He told the senators: “To meet the foreign policy challenges of the next decade, our nation will require a skilled, dedicated cadre of professionals to Total: $20.8 International outwit, outwork and outmanage our compe¬ (Discretionary Organizations tition. As transnational issues including nar¬ Budget Authority) cotics and the environment become more State Department $1.4 prominent, and the ideals of political and economic freedom spread, we must have (Operations and Foreign Buildings) the human resources in place to play a lead¬ $2.5 ership role in the world.

2 STATE “In meeting this task, our foreign affairs personnel are our principal assets— 138 new positions seen assets we must protect, nurture and invest for eastern Europe ‘in wisely. Put very simply, in order for the United States to manage world change next 2 to 3 year^ effectively and channel it in a positive A Department task force sees “a direction, we in the foreign policy com¬ potential need for 138 new State positions munity must first manage ourselves effec¬ in eastern Europe over the next two to three tively. We have taken a number of steps years,” Under Secretary Ivan Selin says in over the past year to strengthen manage¬ his periodic cable to the field. The task ment: force was commissioned by the manage¬ —“We are implementing a set of pro¬ ment chief and the Bureau of European and posals that will strengthen implementation Canadian Affairs. of the 1980 Foreign Service Act, and are The under secretary added: “A second working to develop a more effective and task force is now dealing with the difficult Management chief Ivan Selin at the budget briefing in the Loy Henderson Conference broadly representative State Department. issue of just where we are to obtain these Room. (State Department photo by Ann positions. Given our budget situation, it is —“We are examining the need to Thomas) respond to the recent dramatic develop¬ clear they must come from within the ments in the Soviet Union and eastern Department’s own resource base. As its first Europe. We will review the people and the Europe with additional overseas staffing. To priority, the task force is identifying those resources in all of our regions. the extent possible, these prospective needs European bureau positions which can be “They’re not specific people that are would be reprogrammed from core reprogrammed to fill this need.” □ moved from one place to another, so there resources. will be small increases and small decreases —“We are adjusting our management “is where are they coming from?” in staffing. I guess if you needed a real gen¬ approach to security in order to keep pace Mr. Selin replied: “There 're so many eralization, it would be slight movement of with changing physical and technical threat changes from one year to another, you can’t resources in the general European area from levels. say that seven people came from this coun¬ the West to the East, but that won’t be the —“We are modernizing our world¬ try and five came from that country. There only place from which the people or the wide information management system, and will be a general shift of resources, slight positions will come.” have maintained our commitment to a new but perceptible, from western to eastern worldwide telecommunications network.” Columbia Plaza On the Columbia Plaza project, there was Eastern Europe language in the budget that said: “The At the news briefing in the Depart¬ space that is being made available (there) by ment, with Deputy Secretary Lawrence the departure of the Equal Opportunity Eagleburger presiding, Ivan Selin, the under Employment Commission and the Bureau of secretary for management, said: “We’re Mines will be used as ‘swing’ space during the proposed 10-year renovation of the We are ifery, very tight for Main State building. After the renovation of people’ Main State is completed, the Department will consolidate the personnel currently talking about over the next several years an located in 10 annexes into Columbia Plaza. increase in staff in eastern Europe on the “The General Services Administration order of 150 or 200 people. Our intention is will fund the majority of costs related to the to find those positions by gradually finding renovation, while State is responsible for other things that are of lesser priority. We certain tenant-specific costs: telephone and intend to try to do that within the overall data networks, design and construction of resources of the Department. computer rooms, network controller, and “We are very, very tight for people. other necessary equipment, systems furni¬ Every person we have to find is a real cost, ture to provide optimal space utilization, because we have many continuing activities start-up costs for the child care center, of as well as the requirements for additional which 90% of construction costs will be activities in eastern Europe.” funded by the General Services Administra¬ “In other words,” Mr. Eagleburger tion, project management staffing costs, broke in, “the East European issue will not Deputy Secretary Lawrence Eagleburger out¬ contingency and moving costs, and rent and be an increase in personnel. They will be lines the budget for news media people in the renovation of 130,000 square feet of addi¬ taken from somewhere else.” Loy Henderson Conference Room. (State tional swing space to accommodate all “What I was asking,” said a reporter. Department photo by Ann Thomas) activities during the Columbia Plaza/Main

March 1990 3 THE BUDGET

Oops! Wrong department! Under Secretary Ivan Selin misspoke at the news briefing, but he recovered quickly as reporters laughed. “We have about 21 million—21,000— 1 used to be in the Defense Department, excuse me,” he began, then started over again; “We have about 21,000 people in the State Department, counting Civil Service, Foreign Service and Foreign Service nationals.” □

State renovations. AID will contribute funds proportional to its part of the Columbia Plaza renovation (approximately 20%). The demolition and renovation work is expected to take approximately three years.”

Moscow embassy As to the Moscow project, the docu¬ ment said: “Proposed for later transmittal is a request for $270 million to fund the design and construction of a new embassy office building. The Department’s formal request and supporting detail will be provided after design work and construction negotiations are completed. Of the various Secretary Baker with Claiborne Pell (D.-R.I.), room. (Slate Department photo by Walter J. options considered to provide urgently- right, and Jesse Helms (R.-N.C.), left, in the Booze) Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing ‘FuU funding for teardown. rebuilding of new office structure the building process will be transferred to in Moscow’ and funded through the foreign buildings program appropriation. This reinforces our needed new facilities for the U.S. embassy, efforts to implement the proper security the Department proposes to request full standards under the control of a single orga¬ funding for the teardown and rebuilding of nization: the Office of Foreign Buildings. the existing new office structure. The Proper oversight will be assured, since the request will include funding for all aspects Bureau of Diplomatic Security will retain of the project, including basic construction the responsibility for setting and monitoring costs, associated security costs and other the security standards.” administrative expenses.”

Other foreign buildings Pay raises On foreign buildings in general. Con¬ The budget also includes $31.2 million gress was told: “The request for the for wage increases. Of this sum, nearly $6 acquisition and maintenance of buildings million is for wage adjustments for Foreign abroad appropriation, which is managed by Service nationals, and nearly $6.8 million is the Office of Foreign Buildings Operations, for within-grade increases for American is a net increase of $24,310,(KX) over the employees. There is also $8.2 million for amounts available for construction of facili- , the general pay increase recently awarded ties, property acquisitions, leasing, and and $7.7 million for the proposed senior maintenance of properties in fiscal year officer pay increase, but these last two sums 1990. Because of the administration’s con¬ are only half of what is needed in each case cern over the federal deficit, the Department to finance the pay raises. The rest of the is requesting capital program funds only to money will have to be found by absorbing continue ongoing construction and to the cost of the increases within the total acquire sites and initiate designs for future appropriation. State’s chief financial officer, Jill E. Kent, construction of chancery buildings in Abid¬ In addition, the calendar dictates an reviews the budget with Charles R. Casper, jan, Jerusalem, and Tel Aviv. extra day’s pay for employees in the coming her director of resource policy, strategic and “It is proposed that responsibility for fiscal year, and this is going to cost more legislative planning. (State Department photo the implementation of security standards for than $2.5 million. ■ by Veda Engel)

STATE Protocol

Ambassador Willlam Clark Jr. pre¬ sented his credentials in New Delhi, India, on December 22. These USIA photos tell the story.

Ambassador Clark and the Indian protocol chief, en route to the ceremony.

After the presentation, Mr. Clark (third from (center). With them are deputy chief of mis- defense attache Tim Hunt (far left). ■ left) poses with President R. Venkataraman sion R. Grant Smith (second from right) and

March 1990

s News Highlights

Study of State workforce $1,000 fine. He no longer has a contract Heed the aiarm with the Department. □ is ordered by Selin A false fire alarm caused by a malfunc¬ An “activities value analysis” of the tioning water flow sensor in the sprinkler Security violations are up Department’s workforce and an evaluation system forced employees to evacuate Main Security violations led to 232 disciplin¬ of functions, procedures and systems at State recently. The Bureau of Administra¬ ary actions last year, an increase of 63% State has been launched by the new Bureau tion is moving to install improved sensors over 1985, the Bureau of Personnel of Finance and Management Policy. A start over the next six months, but until the cur¬ reported. Of the 232, suspensions totaled 80 is being made in the bureaus reporting to rent sensors are replaced, employees are and reprimands came to 152. □ Ivan Selin, under secretary for manage¬ urged to continue to leave the building ment, fanning out later to the other bureaus when alarm bells ring. □ and offices. Maiicious software The Bureau of Diplomatic Security is “The end product should tell us what urging employees not to use computer soft¬ are the most effective and efficient ways of workspaces, employees were reminded in a ware unless it has been obtained through performing our essential tasks, give us a January 23 Department Notice. The an¬ official channels. Several posts have better understanding of the functions we nouncement emphasized that smoking is received an unsolicited diskette, “AIDS may or may not wish to continue, and indi¬ permitted only in private offices and desig¬ Information,” which contains malicious cate areas where the work product is redun¬ nated portions of the cafeteria. software. Its users have lost all information dant or clearly non-essential,” Mr. Selin “The policy applies to all occupants of on their hard disks. □ said in a cable to the field. “The study the building, whether employee, contractor begins in March, and is scheduled to be or visitor, and to annexes as well,” the conducted in three one-year increments. notice said. “Officers of the Uniformed Black History Month “In order to reduce costs in this era of Services Branch have been instructed to The Department observed Black History such limited funding, it is essential that we increase their monitoring and to remind vio¬ Month with three events scheduled for Feb¬ first control the size of the department’s lators of the policy.” □ ruary. Dean Lawrence Jones of Howard Uni¬ workforce and then deploy our resources in versity was to speak on “African-American: the most effective way possible. The study False travel voucher case What’s in a Name?,’’ in the Loy Henderson will be made by employee committees ends in guilty plea Conference Room. Family therapist Audrey within each bureau who are trained and A former personal services contractor Chapman was to lead a seminar there, assisted by Hay Systems, Inc., the manage¬ for the Bureau of International Narcotics “Exploring the Myths of Racism and Sex¬ ment consulting firm selected as the con¬ Matters has pleaded guilty to theft of Gov¬ ism.” Earl McClenney Jr., author of “How tractor for this project.” ernment property, following an investiga¬ to Survive When You’re the Only Black in Here are some of the questions that tion by the Office of Inspector General. the Office,” was to speak in the Dean will be asked, according to a working paper Elbie Lamar Powers of Ochlocknee, Acheson Auditorium. □ on the study: “What do we do? Do we need Ga., admitted falsifying his travel vouchers to do it at ail? Do we need all present during 1987 and 1988. As a result, the Gov¬ White House liaison resources? Do we do it in the best way? Are ernment overpaid him $1,781.92 for lodg¬ The White House Liaison Office has tasks prioritized? Correctly? Can coordina¬ ing while he was engaged in a training been transferred from the Office of the tion be improved? Are direction and control program in North Carolina. Mr. Powers was Under Secretary for Management to the adequate? Is the Foreign Service-Civil Serv¬ ordered to make full restitution and to pay a Bureau of Public Affairs. ■ ice mix and utilization optimal?” □ Board of Examiners offers secretaries examining role The Board of Examiners is seeking Foreign Service secretaries to serve as examiners on secretarial panels. Candidates should have five or more years’ experience and be assigned to Washington. Panel members will have opportunities to travel in the United States. A February 8 Department Notice said that, while they serve as examiners, secretaries will be released from their regular duties. For infor¬ mation, contact Rita Gaffey, 647-9526. □ No-smoking monitoring to be increased Smoking is not permitted in corridors, BOGOTA, Colombia—Ambassador Thomas antifraud unit. Left to right: Peter G. restrooms, elevators or entrance lobbies, E. McNamara, left, presents Meritorious Kaestner, Julio C. Rodriguez, Stuart E. Jones, food service lines, stairwells or shared Honor Award to the members of the consular Marta Cortes.

6 STATE Panama

Foreign Service empioyees have a front seat for the action (Some get a little too close)

By Pat Perrin first round hit a palm tree. “I saw the glass Political officer cracking, and I got down under the table,” he said. Two more rounds hit in rapid suc¬ ate on the night of December L cession and shattered the glass, lodging in 19-20, the United States launched the wall. “Operation Just Cause” in Panama. Most embassy employees were at home asleep, Whew! but some of us were Miraculously uncut by the flying glass, working late at the he moved quickly to the next room, where embassy. Those he and Marine Raymond T. Boretti housed in the Punta crouched at a window. The hot metal fuse Paitilla high-rise of a RPG round came through the window apartment buildings, like a bullet, missing them by a few feet. an area where many With the sure knowledge that the ambas¬ of us live, awoke to sador’s office was targeted, [Ambassador a spectacular view of Deane Hinton had not yet arrived to take up one of the first of the his post], Mr. Howe moved to the safety of military actions, de¬ Damage inside the ambassador’s conference charge John Bushnell’s office, where signed to secure room. (Photo by Tom Sullivan) another RPG round hit (fired from behind Ms. Perrin Paitilla Airport—a the embassy), narrowly missing administra¬ that the embassy was able to get an armed likely escape route for General Manuel tive officer Bohdan Dmytrewycz in the hall¬ U.S. military escort to Punta Paitilla to pick Noriega. way and piercing the wall—to miss Mr. up most embassy employees. Said Mr. in his Punta Paitilla apartment, budget Howe by less than two feet. “The force Gilstrap, retired from the Army and Air and management officer Lou Gilstrap was blew the helmet off my head,” he said. “It Force, who had been alone since the fight¬ awakened by the sound of attack helicopters was half an hour before I could hear ing began: “It sure felt good to see those hovering near the end of the runway. While again.” Asked if he experienced any strong GIs.” three helicopters waited, hovering off the emotional reactions after the repeated close Economic counselor Ed O’Donnell, end of the runway, one would execute straf¬ calls, he said: “I was just happy that I got who lived in another part of town, was ing runs down the runway. to keep one of the spent RPG rounds.” Mr. trapped there for several days. He had had Fire was concentrated on the hangar Dmytrewycz, who later had to direct the his good-bye party at the residence on the where the Panamanian Defense Forces kept repairs, commented dryly: “We found out night of the 19th. Having “packed out,” he their aircraft. “Early in the action they how much protection we get from terra¬ later lost all his household goods when the scored a hit, and one plane exploded,” said cotta brick walls.” warehouse containing them burned in the Mr. Gilstrap. “It was quiet for some time Marine James Dorsey was at his post fighting. after that, and then they opened fire again.” in the economics section when he was At the embassy, several groups of Most of the others in Punta Paitilla nearly hit by a fifth round. A sixth exploded employees were working late or were called were awakened when that first plane in the embassy parking lot, but did no major in. At 1:22 a.m., the embassy took its first exploded. American services officer Laura damage. rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) hits. Dur¬ Schmidt, awakened by the noise and her When the first rounds hit, three ing the next 25 minutes, the embassy took 5 radio telling her to keep her lights out and employees of the defense attache’s were more. An RPG round creates a hole with a stay in her apartment, ran to her window to hard at work on the top floor. Colonel diameter of four inches and goes through see the light from the explosion. She and Layton Dunbar, chief warrant officer Tom buildings—if they are constructed of terra¬ communicator Steve Engert hurried to a Sullivan and sergeant first-class Jaime Cuel¬ cotta bricks. nearby penthouse apartment to watch the lar heard the first explosion and hit the action. “We didn’t know it at the time,” Embassy Marine: ‘It was too dark floor, fearing a mortar attack. Moving to a said Ms. Schmidt, “but several U.S. Navy to return the fire’ window, Mr. Sullivan witnessed one RPG Seals died in the attack. They evidently round hit the back of the embassy. “At first didn’t expect much resistance from the Pan¬ Marine detachment commander Mike we thought we were going to be killed,” he amanian Defense Forces at the airport and Pellow said: “Suddenly, we found our¬ said. “Once we determined they were RPG were taken by surprise.” selves in the middle of a war, with no exter¬ rounds, we just went back to work. The But not everyone was awakened. Con¬ nal security, I told the Marines to unload phones were ringing off the hook, and we sular officer Brian McNamara, who is par¬ the buckshot, to load slugs and that, if any¬ were trying to reach Southcom (Southern tially deaf in one ear, was sleeping on his one tried to shoot more RPGs at us, to deny Command) to report that an American cit¬ good ear and slept on, resisting all embassy them the opportunity. More RPGs came, izen had been taken hostage.” attempts to awaken him. but it was too dark to identify targets to return the fire.” Battlefield ‘promotion’ Employees’ escort arrives Marine Eric Howe was at his post in Across the hall, political secretary It wasn’t until 5 p.m. on December 20 the ambassador’s conference room when the Heide Rowe was at her desk. Working late.

March 1990 PANAMA

she had already begun the incident log. She another prepared the snack bar and a third the days after the attack. I told others: “1 was unaware that she would rapidly be used the ovens at the ambassador’s still remember this kid with 20 pairs of “promoted” unceremoniously to political residence. At a time when there was still tennis shoes tied together by the laces and officer, since many political section shooting in the city and substantial danger, slung over his back. The joke goes that the employees were on vacation or trapped in Christmas was still celebrated. new government should have excellent areas outside the embassy. She recalled: communications, since everyone now has a “When the first round hit, I remember the Dedicated national television set.” Marine on our floor falling back from the Foreign Service nationals began arriv¬ window at the impact of the blast. 1 hit the ing the day after the fighting began. Car¬ Mistaken identity? floor and crawled under my desk. But the penter Rodrigo Hormi walked 24 Panamanian employee Ernesto Howell thing I remember most was people scurry¬ kilometers, talking his way past two U.S. smiled as he remembered Panamanians wel¬ ing around on the floor—like big rats.” Ms. military roadblocks, because he had heard coming a motorcade and shouting with joy: Rowe was noted later for her bravery in res¬ the embassy was damaged and he knew a “The Americans are here.” Said Mr. cuing the embassy kitten—huddled in abject carpenter would be needed. Drivers worked Howell: “I was out in the street trying to misery in the parking lot. 18-20 hours, driving not only embassy per¬ clear the trash out of the road so the motor¬ Christine Mendenhall was on the sec¬ sonnel but also providing support to the new cade could pass. This lady ran up and ond floor in the communications unit. “All government. kissed me. I don’t think she knew I was a I can remember about the attack is that it Political officer Alexander Margulies, Panamanian.” was the beginning of working 70 hours who had been at post only two days before After days of working around the straight,” she said. She added: “For the the attack, spent three weeks operating as clock, the stress told on us in different first few days, no one could get home to assistant to charge Bushnell, who estab¬ ways. Some of us grew snapish and others take a shower, and only black humor sus¬ lished a liaison office at the new govern¬ misty-eyed. Ms. Schmidt recalled sitting in tained us. The first soul who did get out and ment’s temporary headquarters in the a makeshift apartment behind the embassy, came back clean was pelted with dirty Legislative Assembly building, and later in which had no electricity or water, and hav¬ Kleenexes and roundly hissed upon reen¬ the foreign ministry. Mr. Margulies recalled ing a good cry. She recounted: “After no try.” the first day at the Legislative Assembly: shower for three days and working around In the days directly after the attack, “A number of times we would hear the soft the clock, it was just all I could take. Canal everything seemed turned upside down as thump of an AK-47 round hitting the build¬ area studies officer Dave Bastian came in the embassy task force was flooded with ing, followed by the sight of our soldiers and patted me on the arm, saying: ‘There, calls and State Department reinforcements scurrying for cover and positioning them¬ there, you deserve a good cry.’ ” from Washington poured in. For the first selves to return the fire. Later, a vehicle Most of us employees will clearly few days, all employees staying in the chan¬ with three armed men opened fire on a remember the night that Manuel Noriega cery slept where they could. All quickly crowd in front of the legislature, killing two turned himself over to the U.S. forces. Pan¬ learned that “Meals Ready To Eat” was the bystanders. Our troops returned the fire, amanians poured into the streets, hugging successor to the old C-ration. killing all three assailants.” and kissing American troops, and Ameri¬ For all, Christmas was a particularly Mr. Bushnell was later hit in the side cans in general. Though it was dark, the memorable event. Trees had already been by a ricochet bullet, in another attack. He city erupted into noise, light and celebra¬ set up and decorated but, due to fear of was saved by his flak jacket. Two Panama¬ tion. In a sense, this event marked the end snipers, the lights were turned out. nian government bodyguards were of the military part of “Just Cause.” However, one adventurous group drove to wounded, one seriously, in the same attack. However, for embassy employees, events the commissary for turkeys and fixings. I witnessed the looting in the city in flow on—and the work continues. ■

I Embassy employees with U.S. military police, Marine James Dorsey, Marine Eric T. Howe Rowe, administrative officer Bohan who are on top of vehicle. Employees, left to (holding unfired RPG round), mail room dis¬ Dmytrewycz- Kneeling: driver Vasco Sanson, right: Marine Mike Fellow, political officer patcher Lino Daniel, Marine Raymond T. Marine Robert Palmer. (USIA photo) Pat Perrin, M^or Kevin O’Neil, driver Carlos Boretti, driver Francisco Urrutia, security Garcia, telephone operator Renata Howell, investigator Edwin Diaz, secretary Heidi

8 State Appointments

3 named for envoy roles in Europe, Pacific President Bush as of mid-February had named ambassadors for two more countries in Europe and a third ambassador for three nations in the Southwest Pacific. All the nominations would require Senate confirma¬ tion. The posts and the persons named are: —Luxembourg—Edward Morgan Rowell, ambassador to Portugal until recently, to succeed Jean Gerard. —Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu—Robert William Farrand, principal deputy assistant secretary for human rights and humanitarian affairs, to Mr. Rowell Mr. Farrand Mr. Briggs succeed Everett E. Bierman. —Portugal—Everett Ellis Briggs, spe¬ Service Award in 1988. He is married to the assistant to the President for national cial assistant to the President for national former Le Wood; they have two sons and a security affairs, and senior director for Latin security affairs and senior director for Latin daughter. America and the Caribbean, at the National America and the Caribbean at the National Ne * If: Security Council since last year. He was Security Council, to succeed Edward Mor¬ Papua New Guinea, Solomon named ambassador to Honduras in 1986. gan Rowell. Islands, Vanuatu Mr. Briggs joined the Foreign Service Following are biographical sketches of Mr. Farrand has been principal deputy in 1956. After serving early assignments in the persons named. assistant secretary for human rights and La Paz, 1958-60, Berlin, 1961-63, and * humanitarian affairs since 1987. Before Lisbon, l%3-67, he became consul general Luxembourg that, he was deputy director of the Office of in Luanda in 1972. He was deputy chief of Mr. Rowell was ambassador to Bo¬ Foreign Service Career Development and mission in Asuncion, 1974-78, and Bogota, livia, 1985-88. Before that, he served as Assignments. 1978-79. He returned to the Department as deputy assistant secretary for consular Mr. Farrand joined the Foreign Service director for Mexican affairs, 1979-81, and affairs, 1983-85. in 1964. After studying Indonesian at the deputy assistant secretary for inter-Ameri¬ Mr. Rowell joined the Foreign Service Foreign Service Institute, he became a rota¬ can affairs, 1981-82. He was ambassador to in 1956. His first assignment was that of tional officer in Kuala Lumpur in 1965. He Panama, 1982-86. vice consul and economic and commercial undertook Russian studies, 1967-68, and Mr. Briggs was born in Havana on officer in Recife, 1958. He was consul in was assigned to Moscow as chief of the April 6, 1934. He received a bachelor’s Curitiba, Brazil, 1958-61. He returned to consular section, 1968-70. He returned to from Dartmouth in 1956 and a master’s the Department as special assistant to the the Department as an economic officer in from George Washington in 1972. He is deputy assistant secretary for inter-Ameri¬ the Bureau of Economic and Business married and has five children. □ can affairs, 1961-62. Affairs, 1970-73. His next assignment was Mr. Rowell was officer-in-charge of as chief of the economic and commercial Lacey Dorn is new chief Honduran affairs at AID, 1962-64. He stud¬ section in Prague, 1973-76. He served as ied Latin affairs at Stanford, 1964-65. He director of the U.S. commercial office in of embassy art program was deputy chief of the political section in Moscow, 1976-78, and officer-in-charge of Lacey Neuhaus Dorn is the new direc¬ Buenos Aires, 1965-68, and chief of the bilateral affairs for the Office of Soviet tor of the Art In Embassies Program. She is political section in Tegucigalpa, 1968-70, Union Affairs, 1978-80. Mr. Farrand at¬ a graduate of Briarcliff College, and was then undertook graduate business studies at tended the National War College, 1980-81. director of the Neuhaus Collection, an art consulting firm Stanford, 1970-71. He became deputy director of the Office of Mr. Rowell was a Foreign Service Eastern European and Yugoslav Affairs in which provides serv¬ inspector, 1971-74. He served as deputy 1983, and deputy chief of mission in Prague ice to private collec¬ tors, museums and director of the Office of Iberian Af¬ in 1985. fairs, 1974-75, then was deputy director, Mr. Farrand was born in Watertown, corporations. She 1975-76, and director, 1977-78, of the N.Y., on April 7, 1934. He was graduated has presented shows Office of West European Affairs. He was with a bachelor’s from Mount Saint Mary’s on American artists deputy chief of mission in Lisbon, 1978-83. in 1957, and with a master’s from George¬ that include George Mr. Rowell was born in Oakland, town in 1968. He served in the Navy, Inness, Georgia Calif., on October 13, 1931. He was gradu¬ 1957-61. His foreign languages are Rus¬ O’Keeffe and Jamie ated from Yale in 1953 and served in the sian, Czech and Indonesian. Mr. Farrand is Wyeth. Army, 1953-55. His foreign languages are married to the former Pamela Kelly; they Ms. Durn Ms. Dorn has Spanish, Portuguese and French. Mr. have three daughters and two sons. also been involved in Rowell won a Superior Honor Award in * * + political activities, including work for Presi¬ 1983; senior performance pay, 1984 and Portugal dent Bush in his Senate campaign in 1970, 1986-87; and a Presidential Meritorious Everett Ellis Briggs has been special on the staff of the Bush-Quayle campaign.

March 1990 9 APPOINTMENTS

and as director of entertainment for the Department of Defense, 1963-64. inaugural. Mr. Moore was bom in New York on People at State Her previous public service includes September 10, 1932. He received a bach¬ Jackie Wolcott has assumed duties as membership on the Corcoran School of Art elor’s from Dartmouth in 1954 and a mas¬ deputy assistant secretary for international annual fund committee, as well as the board ter’s from Harvard in 1957. He is married social and humanitarian affairs in the of trustees of the National Theater. □ and has four children. □ Bureau of International Organization Affairs m * * ... Ralph Frank has been named deputy White House names 2 Special political affairs assistant secretary for resource management for posts at UN Shirin Raziuddin Tahir-Kheli has been in the Bureau of Diplomatic Security ... director for the Near East and South Asia at Greg Bujac is the new deputy assistant sec¬ the National Security Council since 1986. retary for countermeasures and counterin¬ She was director for political-military telligence in that bureau ... Mary A. Ryan affairs there, 1984-86. has assumed the position of principal deputy She was an adjunct professor at Johns assistant secretary in the Bureau of Consular Hopkins School of International Affairs, Affairs. 1988-89. Before that, she served in several Sarah E. Moten has been designated capacities at Temple: associate professor for deputy assistant secretary for international political science, 1980-82; assistant pro¬ refugee assistance. fessor for political science, 1973-79; and S. Ahmed Mecr is the new senior sci¬ academic adviser to the dean, 1972-73. ence adviser for the Bureau of Oceans and Ms. Tahir-Kheli was born in International Environmental and Scientific Hyderabad, India, on August 24, 1944. She Mr. Moore Ms. Tahir-Kheli Affairs ... Sharon W. Stanley is the earned a bachelor’s from Ohio-Wesleyan in President Bush as of mid-February had bureau’s new executive director ... 1961 and a master’s in 1963 and doctorate announced his intention to name two more William A. Nitze and Richard J. K. in 1972 from the University of Pennsyl¬ ambassadors for international posts at the Stratford are deputy assistant secretaries vania. She is married and has two chil¬ United Nations. The nominations, which there. ■ dren. □ carry the rank of ambassador, require Sen¬ ate confirmation. The persons named were: —Representative to the Economic and Social Council—^Jonathan Moore, who has been alternate representative for special political affairs at the United Nations, to succeed Lester B. Korn. —Alternate representative for political affairs—Shirin Raziuddin Tahir-Kheli, director for the Near East and South Asia at the National Security Council, to succeed Mr. Moore. Following are biographical sketches of the two. * * * Economic and Social Council Jonathan Moore has been alternate rep¬ resentative for special political affairs at the United Nations since last year. Before that, he was U.S. coordinator for refugee affairs and ambassador-at-large and director for refugee programs, 1986-89. Mr. Moore served as director of the Institute of Politics at Harvard, 1974-86. He was associate attorney general, 1973, and counselor at the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1970-73. He servc-i earlier at State as deputy assistant secretary for East Asian and Pacific affairs, l%9-70; executive assistant to one of the under sec¬ retaries at State, 1%9; and special assistant to the assistant secretary for Far Eastern affairs, 1964-66. He was special assistant to the deputy assistant secretary and assistant HOLY SEE—U.S. Ambassador Thomas P. his credentials to Pope John Paul II. (Cour- secretary for international affairs at the Melody, shown with his wife, as he presents tesy of L’Osservatore Romano) Honors and Awards

Anderson, Kusrow win an all-civilian courier service would cost the to reaet quickly, and they earned an “out¬ Department $750,000 less than continued standing” during the most recent inspec¬ courier awards service by the military. His plan envisioned tion. moving containers of pouches, instead of The detachment commander is Mal¬ individual items, on an intrieate grid. “His colm B. Alford. Marine detachments from report is viewed by senior managers as Bonn, Beirut, Beijing and Ottawa were nothing less than the outline of the future of named runners-up. the Courier Service,” Mr. Thompson said. A construction electrician, Mr. Leduc Mr. Kusrow was also commended for was honored for his work on the Depart¬ implementing new courier schedules to 33 ment’s new building projects in Moscow countries during the airline strike. During and Bonn. He led the crew that installed the this crisis, he “was like a conductor who electrical system for secure office space in had to lead many orchestras simultane¬ Moscow. His job reportedly was made more ously,” Mr. Thompson wrote. “Not one difficult by a shortage of electricians and Mr. Anderson Mr. Kusrow post went without service during or after the repeated shipping delays. Responding, Mr. changeover, an accomplishment for which Leduc trained his workers in electrical the¬ Glenn Anderson of the Bangkok Re¬ Mr. Kusrow can be justly proud.” □ ory and installed temporary materials until gional Courier Division is the winner of the permanent equipment arrived, his super¬ 1989 Diplomatic Courier Award. He Khartoum’s U.S. Marines, visors said. received $2,000 and a certificate signed by As the sole construction engineer on Secretary Baker, from Assistant Secretary Seabee Leduc are honored the Seabee team in Bonn, Mr. Leduc Sheldon Krys at a ceremony in the Dean headed the effort to install electrical work in Acheson Room on January 26. a warehouse converted for office space. As Carl Kusrow of the Washington in Moscow, he trained his team, enabling Regional Courier Division was the runner- the project to be completed on schedule, the up. In addition to a certificate, he received nomination said. Mr. Leduc also was 1 000 $ , . awarded the Navy Achievement Medal. □ Besides taking 17 courier trips “note¬ worthy for their flawless execution and skillfully written reports,” Ambassador ‘Foreign Service Nationai Daniel O’Donohue wrote in the nomination, of Year’ award is doubied Mr. Anderson supervised 14 couriers, two The Department’s Incentive Awards courier escorts and two administrative Committee has increased the award to the Mr. Alford Mr. Leduc assistants. As a courier, he helped phase top “Foreign Service National of the Year” in new schedules to Beijing, Shanghai, Embassy Khartoum’s Marines and Sea- to $5,000—twice what was given last year. Guangzhou and Shenyang. When the De¬ bee Scott Leduc of the Department’s Naval The award is usually presented in the sum¬ partment reclassified Sydney’s pouch stor¬ Support Unit have been singled out for hon¬ mer, after posts nominate employees. age capabilities, Mr. Anderson was said to ors—the Marines for the 1989 Security After a winnowing process, a “Na¬ have scheduled and carried out a complex Guard Detachment Recognition Award and tional of the Year” is chosen for each of the Australia/New Zealand service which met Mr. Leduc as “Seabee of the Year.” five geographic regions. Then one of the the new requirements. Marine Colonel Michael Shisler said five is selected for the top award, and it is He was lauded for his willingness to the post became a target of terrorist plots, as that person who will get the $5,000. The fill in for other couriers, on the spur of the well as frequent demonstrations. Despite four runners-up will be av arded $2,500 moment, during his 25-year career. On one these challenges, he said, the Marines car¬ each this year, compared with $1,000 in such trip last year to Sydney, Mr. Anderson ried out a training program to enable them 1989. ■ took advantage of a flight delay and made an unscheduled pouch exchange with an arriving courier from Canberra, Mr. O’Donohue wrote. Runner-up Kusrow was nominated by the Bureau of Diplomatic Security’s Richard Thompson, who hailed him as “a kind of utility infielder who fills in as a coach.” He was credited with devising schedules to replace Department of Defense courier services, and maintaining routes to South America during last year’s Eastern Airlines strike. When the Defense Courier Service began requiring reimbursement for trans¬ INTER-AMERICAN AFFAIRS—Assistant Dtusy, David Noble, Patricia Broe, Mina Gold¬ porting State pouches in October, Mr. Secretary Bernard W. Aronson (center) pres¬ berg, Robert Harper. Kusrow conducted a study which found that ents awards to (from left) Purnell Delly, John

March 1990 11 Post Management

On time and under budget in Grenada It’s bye-bye to the bats and goats as chancery is completed

BY Jerry Lujan and Roy Sullivan Mr. Lujan is with the Office of Foreign Buildings, and Mr. Sullivan is the admin¬ istrative officer at post. Horror stories about construction cost overruns and underestimated completion dates are frequent, but what fol¬ lows is the opposite; the story of the rehabilitation and remodeling of an embassy that was both on time and under budget. We succeeded in Grenada because we scaled back our plans to save both time and money, and because of close coordination among all those involved—the Office of Foreign Buildings, the executive office of the Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, charge Ford Cooper and general services Exterior view of the new embassy. officer Barry Mark. The situation was this: the embassy rear of the property and other improvements with windows, carpeting and doors. The was leasing an expensive motel property we had had in mind, warehouse building was improved by the ever since the U.S. rescue mission in late Urging speedy resolution was the dou- addition of an air-conditioned room for 1983. We lacked an appropriate and reason- ble rent we were paying; the embassy was office supplies, a workshop for the mainte¬ ably secure facility, so the Office of Foreign still occupying the expensive motel prop- nance crew and offices for the general serv¬ Buildings authorized us to negotiate with crty, unable to move into the compound ices team. The former storehouse was the Grenadian government. As a site for the until funds for renovation were made avail- converted into the embassy’s recreation new embassy, we selected the AID com- able. The situation might have gone on room and named “The Tamarind Tree,” for pound near the international airport. On a endlessly, but the Department and post the tropical trees nearby. It was smartly out¬ long-term lease there, signed in March managers put their heads together to come fitted with wood paneling, tables and 1988, we were paying only 3.5% of what up with a quick solution. Preliminary floor chairs, kitchen equipment and a place to the motel property was costing us. plans were sent to post with instructions to watch television. There were four buildings on the com- secure the services of a local architect to The main building was dedicated to the pound, which had been a Cuban headquar- revamp building interiors, memory of John Angelo Butler, the ters. One was being used as an office and The Bureau of Diplomatic Security embassy political officer who was slain by a needed little modification. Another building quickly dispatched funds and materials to deranged gunman at St. George’s police was just a shell—it was occupied by bats improve security at the compound. The headquarters, last June 28. and wandering goats, and had a bullet-rid- Office of Foreign Buildings funded several Total funds spent on the new chancery died roof. A third building was a ware- upgrade projects, such as installation of came to only $115,000. Rather than waiting house, and the fourth was a small store- concrete drains to carry away the heavy years for completion, we were able to move house. rains falling during part of the year, and into the new chancery in six months. But before we could relocate to the resurfacing of drives and parking areas, On time and under budget: the result of compound, there were several hurdles. First Post-generated plans were sent to com- the melding of ideas and energies of the was the matter of funding to remodel it. The peting contractors for proposals. Mr. Department and post management. Maybe Office of Foreign Buildings had estimated Mark’s knowledge of local contractor that combination will solve the difficult over $6 million for a top-of-the-line, first- capabilities enabled him to select the best construction or remodeling project at your class establishment, complete with exotic proposal for each project, and further to post, too? ■ and hard-to-maintain accessories and equip- oversee the progress of the several simul- ment, but this was cut back because the post taneous projects. Moreover, a number of THIS CHANCERY IS DEDICATED was undergoing changes, with the embassy minor construction tasks were performed by TO THE MEMORY staff to be reduced and the entire Marine the embassy’s own workforce: putting in OF detachment scheduled to depart when the sidewalks, planters and restrooms, and JOHN ANGELO BUTLER embassy moved into its new compound. repainting building exteriors. (19S6-1989) The new target figure was $1.5 mil- Six months after the first contract was lion—still more than the Office of Foreign awarded, the work was completed. Not POLITICAL. OFFICER. U.S. EMBAStV-amNADA Buildings could afford. More cuts were in much had been done to the main office GAVE HIS LIFE IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY order. We jettisoned plans for a reflecting building except the addition of a modern JUNE 2>. IMS pool, a landscaped recreation area, a new communications center. The “bats and roof, Spanish tiles, an access road to the goats’’ building was completely refurbished Plaqve at the new embassy.

12 STATE From the Director General

What he means by ‘strengthening’ the Foreign Service Act ‘After a decade ... review, adjustments, modification’

BY Edward J. Perkins To return to our example of the auto¬ that is, items discussed with Afsa last mobile; for the past three years, several November or cited in STATE magazine—we: The author is director general of the American automobile manufacturers have —Have worked since November on Foreign Service and director of personnel registered record gains in productivity. various studies so that this spring, after for the State Department. Industry analysts point out that these con¬ obtaining Afsa agreement as required, we A QUESTION often addressed to the siderable gains are not the result of any dik¬ can implement our recommendations to the Bureau of Personnel—in one form or tats or exhortations handed down from maximum extent possible. another—is: “What do you mean by trying company headquarters Rather, they’re the —Are continuing discussions with to ‘strengthen implementation of the 1980 result of a vast number of small, painstak¬ Afsa of our proposed changes in the rating Foreign Service Act?’ Such a mouthful! ing, incremental changes that cause labor year (now to end April 30), new submission How do you people get it out in one breath? dates for employee evaluation reports (to be Aren’t you really talking about reform of ‘New submission dates for in the Department by June 15), and of our the Foreign Service personnel system?” employee evaluation reports’ proposed rescheduling of the promotion Our colleagues are referring to the sev¬ panels from the summer to the fall. eral studies that have been made of our per¬ and management to fit together—to work —Are likewise discussing with Afsa a sonnel system and what we’re trying to do together—at closer, more productive and proposal to sequence assignments and hence about them. On November 28 the under efficient tolerances. make the assignment cycle smoother: secretary for management, Ivan Selin, dis¬ In the same manner, it’s the wish of ambassadors would be assigned in August, cussed these efforts at a lunch hosted by the this office and those working here to be deputy chiefs of mission and principal American Foreign Service Association able, one day, to conclude that we had pro¬ officers in the fall, and the main cycle (Afsa). His talk, and some further com- moted solidarity, professionalism, training would proceed from December to March. and flexibility for both our Foreign Service —Will soon begin discussions with ‘Anything ... needs to be gone and Civil Service employees ... and that, Afsa regarding officers responsible for oirer periodically to remain sound’ because of our efforts, our Service was delinquent evaluation reports. They’ll be more representative, more open, more at indentified and penalized. ments on our efforts, appeared in the Janu¬ peace with itself. —Will soon begin discussions with ary issue of State. How do we get there from here? What Afsa on a language requirement for promo¬ The question’s conclusion, though, is are some of our incremental changes? tion into the Senior Foreign Service. wrong. We’re not trying to reform the For¬ In the category of “old business”— —Are hiring the March and May eign Service personnel system—that is, the generalist corps now, and Foreign Service secretaries and other specialists later. As Mr. Selin told Afsa: “reform” suggests something badly needed behind the Iron Curtain. Our problems are less grave, our goals more modest—more immediate and practical. There’s yet another reason, though, why we would object to our colleagues’ using the word “reform.” The word sug¬ gests something that happens from the top down. Something suggested by the Interna¬ tional Monetary Fund to a debtor develop¬ ing nation. Could our effort better be compared, we’d ask, to the periodic checkup on one’s car at 30,000 or 45,000 miles? Anything, we’d emphasize, needs to be gone over periodically to remain sound and well-constructed. Cars need maintenance, bridges have to be inspected, potholes need filling and our suits may need alteration. Our Foreign Service personnel system, too, after a decade’s use, needs review, adjust¬ ments, modification. It needs management Robert Sherman, left, and Barbara Howerton ican Foreign Service Association on the 1980 attention that’s both comprehensive and of the director general’s labor-management Foreign Service Act. (State Department photo specific. staff are in contact with officials of the Amer¬ by Veda Engel)

March 1990 FROM THE DIRECTOR GENERAL

classes of junior officers unconed; their con¬ slightly longer, more stable period of serv¬ other categories of Foreign Service special¬ ing will be determined at tenure, about four ice. Overall promotion and selection-out ists. The study’s target date for completion years from entry. rates for officers will diminish slightly. is June. She’s assisted by Clyde Nora. —Are developing, as part of the func¬ —Fewer limited career extensions Foreign Service reactions; it’s always tional needs project, a task inventory and would be awarded. imprecise—even risky—to judge such reac¬ associated list of knowledge, skills and abil¬ —Flow-through will be more predict¬ tions only by the view from the sixth or sev¬ ities. Our contractors conducted their first able. Fewer of our ablest and mid-career enth floors. To do so is to risk falling victim round of interviews with Foreign Service officers will peak too soon. of a sort of bureaucratic “flat earth” fal¬ officer resource people in December; a sec¬ —Officers may be more willing (we lacy. We admit, moreover, that so far ond round of interviews took place last hope) to accept a training assignment, we’ve only a model to offer. Nothing yet month. The entire project will take 81 especially just rfter they’ve been promoted. that can be driven out of a showroom. More weeks. Looking beyond the present studies of detail will be provided to Afsa, and we’ll In the category of “new business,” the generalist corps, we’re also studying make a full report, when all negotiations are we've studied the new, multifunctional complete, to the Secretary and to members cone, time-in-class and limited career exten¬ ‘Our review ...for the of the Service. But from personal encoun¬ sions. The details that these personnel multifunctional cone is well- ters, from communications we’ve received measures involve are extensive. They’ll advanced’ so far, and from follow-on briefings of the require thorough consultation or negotiation Thomas and the Bremer commissions, we’d with Afsa. Foreign Service secretaries and other spe¬ tentatively judge Foreign Service officers’ By way of background and introduc¬ cialists. reactions as “O.K. so far—let’s see more.” tion, however, we can make the following With respect to secretaries, we’ll be Please continue to let this column points; building on the work of the Leidel commit¬ know, by letters, cables and office calls, —Our review of positions and numbers tee and, in particular, drawing from the what you think. Your views needn’t be con¬ for the multifunctional cone is well- recent Brussels conference, which provided fined to this month’s subject. We want to advanced; regulations for selection into this many opportunities for interchange. Spe¬ understand better the concerns of Civil cone are being prepared and will be vetted cific measures will be ready for announce¬ Service and Foreign Service people on the with Afsa. ment by June 1, with implementation by whole range of Service life. —We are closer to announcing our October 1. We foresee and look forward to a new time-in-class policies; for senior and Patricia M. Byrne is coordinating a lively exchange in these pages—one that mid-career officers, the result will be a study of the personnel system for the 15 may help us all. ■

Harmon E. Kirby, director of the Office of they review plans for assisting the director evaluation reports. (State Department photo by Performance Evaluation in the Bureau of Per¬ general in dealing with delinquent employee Veda Engel) sonnel, with his deputy, Barbara Prather, as

14 STATE Life in the Foreign Service

History repeats itself in Hermosillo, Mexico It’s another tragedy for Americans—and here’s how it was handled

By Robert Witajewski business was to enlist the aid of Ms. Mayer, passengers, we made hurried calls to the port of entry in Nogales, Ariz., and to the Early evening on January 2, while who was also the backup communicator. Tucson police for assistance. most of the rest of the U.S. community She had stayed late that evening to catch up Since our first attempts to work out of around the world was still recovering from on some work. As a result, she didn’t get to individual offices showed how inefficient the New Year’s bowl games, the telephones leave until the next morning. this would be, everyone soon moved rang simultaneously It was decided quickly that the first upstairs into the principal officer’s suite. at my residence and order of business was to start making Fortunately, it has large workspaces and that of consul David several telephones. Maps and papers can be Stone, bringing news ‘Of the 16 on board, only 2 were scattered on desks, tables and credenzas and of a major disaster. rescued’ still leave room to walk. Robin Hunt in the As word of the disaster spread, the Defense Attache’s telephone calls to find out exactly what was consulate’s telephone lines began to ring. office at the Em¬ known about the incident and how many Ms. Mayer became de facto traffic bassy in Mexico City U.S. citizens might be affected. The next controller, accumulating and sorting was telephoning me, priority was to develop a list of the names growing stacks of yellow phone-message while a consulate and addresses of the U.S. citizens. slips. Deadlines were noted, reporters’ contact was on the Mr. Esparza, one of our most Mr. Witajewski queries briefly annotated. telephone to Mr. experienced nationals, immediately began In the middle of the night, Jesus Lugo Stone. The messages were the same: Two calling contacts in the port authority’s office and Ramon Acedo, the consulate security survivors from a ship full of U.S. citizens in Guaymas, in an attempt to get a copy of agent and principal driver, went off to had just been rescued adrift in the Gulf of the “Santa Barbara” passenger list. In a locate detailed maps of the search area. California. There was no word on the fate stroke of good fortune, it was discovered Eventually, they succeeded. of the rest. that most of the passengers had signed up Once we had gotten a grasp on the The news prompted a nightmare that is for the trip through a Tucson diving shop. basic situation, and the flow of new familiar to anyone who has done consular We began immediately to try to contact the information had stabilized, and we had work. Here it was a holiday weekend, and a shop for more details. answered our own questions, we began the shipload of U.S. tourists was missing. The On a parallel track, we initiated contact process of phoning the families and friends setting sun meant that survivors, if any, with the U.S. Coast Guard’s west coast of the missing. Fortunately, the telephone would have to endure one more chilly night search-and-rescue center in Long Beach. system was working. adrift at sea. Of more immediate logistical Over the next several days, we maintained The message was not an easy one to concern, the areas from which search-and- excellent and well-coordinated communica¬ give. Some individuals reacted numbly, rescue operations would be mounted was tions with the Coast Guard, and helped other were shocked. One or two were located almost two hours’ travel time from relay their questions and advice to the disbelieving, and some were angry. At the consulate. Mexican navy on the scene. Rear Admiral times like this, when you become consoler/ Hours later, we would be able to J.M. Kime, commander of the U.S. Coast confidant/reporter to people suddenly thrust confirm that there were 12 U.S. citizens and Guard District, and his staff earned our into the worst crisis of their lives, you’re 4 Mexican crewmembers aboard the “Santa appreciation and respect for their tireless thankful that you really did take that Barbara,” a former shrimp trawler modified efforts during the hours and days following undergraduate psychology course seriously. and converted for use as a scuba diving the disaster. boat. Of the 16 on board at the time of the We asked two types of questions of The message we conveyed was simple: accident, only 2 were ever rescued. It was authorities: (1) What search procedures we’re here to help you, we’re going to do the worst sea disaster in this century in the were being implemented, and how could we our best to make sure every possible effort Gulf of California. is made to rescue your family member, and Over the next several days, Mr. Stone, ‘We put ourselves in the place of you can depend on us as a source of reliable Foreign Service secretary Margarete Mayer the families’ information. and Foreign Service national Miguel After locating some maps, Mr. Lugo Esparza exhibited the calmness, dedication avoid needless duplication of effort? (2) We and Mr. Acedo performed a second vital and capability that is expected in the put ourselves in the place of the concerned service: They located a late-night pizza Foreign Service. From the patterns which families. What would we want to know restaurant and delivered everyone’s first emerged, Hermosillo learned lessons which upon receiving a phone call from a stranger, meal since lunch the previous day. other posts might be able to apply. identifying himself as a U.S. consul in By now, an implicit routine was Hermosillo and bearing bad tidings? developing. A round of calls to official and The fog of crisis Our first attempts to contact the lessor/ unofficial contacts, a series of calls to the Immediately after receiving our owner of the “Santa Barbara,” to obtain family, a series of callbacks to reporters. respective phone calls, Mr. Stone and I vital information, weren’t bearing fruit. Then the cycle started over again. With agreed to meet at the consulate as soon as Given the need to learn quickly the vessel’s each iteration, some new information was possible. When we arrived, the first item of last known position and details on the picked up.

March 1990 15 UFE IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE

Going into Day 2 (or was it Day 3?), it became apparent that not all journalists were equally professional. One reporter for a major national newspaper, after a couple of pro forma questions on the sinking, decided to play Woodward and Bernstein about a shooting incident involving a U.S. citizen and Mexican police a year earlier. Another printed a totally fabricated report— that the consulate had turned over to one family a cable reporting the sighting of 10 survivors in a lifeboat. As soon as the situation had been stabilized, we began looking for ways for Mr. Stone to travel to the scene of rescue In crisis mode, from left: Margarete Maher, David Stone, Robert M. Witajewski, Miguel Esparza. operations. The consulate had to be kept Hermosillo simultaneously! involved as quickly as possible. Here is operating, but fortunately, a combination of In many ways, we were lucky. Two- where your local staff can be invaluable in a seasonal downturn in visa applications, thirds of the victims came from one area of knowing, and being able to contact, the coupled with superb work by noninrunigrant the country. This was a key factor in office or the person who might keep visa professionals Beatriz Briceno, Graciela enabling us to contact families early enough passenger lists or entry cards or immigration Hernandez, Rafael Leyva, Alma Rucio to become a prime source of information, records. Equally important to gathering Rodriguez and Ofalina Lopez, meant that rather than playing a secondary role to the names is identifying hometowns or one of us could keep the visa section media. Second, the telephones worked. residences. Even if the best you can find is operating while the other traveled to the Third, our contacts trusted us enough to the name of a city, local police, sheriffs or scene. The American citizens service unit give us information over the telephone. telephone companies can frequently locate was also fully functioning, thanks to But after discounting Hermosillo’s the families. Alejandra Munguia and Francisco Orozco. uniqueness, are there any lessons that we Fourth, start thinking about when to We developed a pattern. We would learned that might have general value? We send an officer to the crisis scene. First- always make a round of calls to contacts to think so. world consulates, blessed with large, obtain new, fresh information before specialized staffs and good internal air and making our last series of calls of the day to What worked for Hermosillo road networks may wonder why this needs First, the importance of permanent families. Mr. Stone, and later vice consul even to be explicitly addressed. However, local staff who have built up close contacts Steve Kern, on emergency loan from in less-developed regions of the world, with government officials can’t be Tijuana, made regular personal contact with served by a small post, such decisions overemphasized. The smaller the post, the officials in San Carlos/Guaymas. I traveled involve zero-sum equations. Sending an more important this becomes. In a crisis, down the first available weekend, to meet officer over 100 miles of bad roads means with the admiral in charge of the naval you have to know whom to telephone and district, the port captain and contacts in San whom to bypass when something needs to ‘Will an unexpected closing of the Carlos. Always, the message was the same: be done at midnight. Keep the midnight consulate lead to grumbling on First, is there new information? Our telephone call in mind the next time you the streets?’ interests are humanitarian, not adversarial. slash—cither voluntarily or involuntarily— What you tell us in confidence will remain your Christmas greeting list by 50%. you may also have to shut down visa and that way. Trust us. Second, we want a Preplanning is also invaluable. When a other U.S. citizen services for two days. maximum search effort made, even if it crisis breaks, you need to have the wheel Are other cases pending? Will an means disturbing the same sea lion four handy—there won’t be time to re-invent it! unexpected closing of the consulate lead to times a morning to check out four different Preplanning doesn’t have to be sophisticated grumbling and discontent in the streets? reports of a floating survivor sighted at sea. war-gaming. It can be as simple as making Will you have the mayor on the telephone, sure that everyone has everyone else’s home angrily inquiring why the tranquility of his Monday-morning quarterbacking telephone number and that they keep lists at city is being disturbed? Can more be The State Department contingent in home, as well as in their offices—or accomplished at the seat of government or Hermosillo consists of four officers. During making sure that you drop by and visit key at the (remote) scene of the disaster? Can the holidays, two of the four, Ann Ganzer officials the next time you are in their area you communicate with an officer on the and Damien Hinckley, were on much- on consular business. scene? deserved vacations. Robert Pastorino, Second, keep your crisis response team Last, but definitely not least, don’t deputy chief of mission in Mexico City, physically together. Locate everyone hesitate to call on neighboring consulates of told Mr. Stone at a recent consular (meaning all two or three of you) in a work the embassy for assistance. Larry Colbert, conference that a similar type of boating area with several telephones. As a crisis consul general in Tijuana, and Jon accident occurred during his very first tour develops, new information will be arriving Edensword, consul general in Mexico, both with the Department—as a junior officer in constantly. Passing news around verbally is offered immediately to send officers to Hermosillo—and during the holidays as more efficient than sending memos floating Hermosillo, When there was a chance that well. One obvious lesson from this: Never down stairwells between floors. survivors, or remains, might begin to be approve holiday leave for two officers in Third, identify the U.S. citizens recovered down the coast some distance

16 STATE from the consulate and require the presence deal with this situation, put yourself in the the victims. Their seeing in print the next of a consular officer, we quickly accepted place of a close family member. What morning what you’ve just told families over Mr. Colbert’s offer, and Mr. Kern, an would you want to know as your world was the telephone seems to increase the experienced consular officer, arrived to collapsing around you? information’s credibility. help. Several relatives said later that they Fairly early on, you’ll realize that not In Hermosillo, several factors led us to appreciated the regular and frequent contact all reporters are equally good. In human a decision to send one of the two of us to with the consulate. With the news media tragedies, most professional journalists are the scene the next morning. First, a bombarding them with rumor and partial willing to accept advice and comment on a determination that, with the assistance of information, the relatives said they also background basis, and to consider your our excellent staff, the consulates could, to came to rely on our judgment about the suggestions about not pursuing a particular all public appearances, continue providing accuracy of information. To paraphrase the angle because its only result might be to normal services in the short run with only New York Times’ motto, “all the news cause unnecessary grief to the family—for one officer. Second, enough new informa¬ that’s fit to pass on’’ worked best. As one example, the gratuitious, unfounded tion had been obtained during the night to surviving spouse said: “When my world speculation about sharks in the area of the make the trip worthwhile. was collapsing around me, the regular calls sinking. Tell reporters this, and the Thus, Mr. Stone, on a couple of hours’ that I got from the consulate with solid professionals will go along. They’ll even sleep, left at 5 a.m. for Guaymas/San information were the only pillars of stability give you advance warning of a colleague’s Carlos to work with Mexican naval and that I had.” rumor-mongering. If you can’t get the story civil authorities on search-and-rescue Note, however, that not reporting killed, at least you can warn the families operations. His presence as the U.S. consul rumor doesn’t mean that consular officials that it’s not true. served both to reassure the Amei'can should be positive and wait for information Because of the intense media interest community and to impress Mexican to arrive. Throughout the crisis, we in the in the sinking, friends and family members officials as to the seriousness with which consulate were active participants in seeking quickly became besieged. For almost all of the United States wanted the search out information and facts to pass on to conducted. families. ‘What do you do when there’s a Fifth, start contacting families or Seventh, keep the Department aware of break in the action? Rest? No’ relatives as soon as you have accurate breaking developments. It’s probably a information. It’s critical to establish a good idea for the same person to draft most them, dealing with the media was a new positive, supportive relationship with of the initial cables. The advantages are that experience. Most of them didn’t know how families as soon as possible. They should you maintain a consistent style, and it’s to say no to a reporter. They became know from the beginning that the easier to keep track of new information confused in the welter of partial stories and Department is aware of the problem and is which needs to be introduced—and unfounded rumors that gained credence working for them. Creating such a inaccurate or outdated information which through repetition, that traveled around relationship will also enable the officer to needs to be corrected. airwaves and bounced off newspaper obtain information which may prove vital Eighth, use the Department’s Opera¬ headlines. Their early enamoration of being for identification purposes. The rule to tions Center to pass along information or the object of a major media event quickly remember in dealing with families of requests quickly. Since it’s staffed 24 hours soured as some media people intruded on victims; News should arrive from an a day, no one there will be disturbed by privacy, repeated half-truths or speculated officer, not from a reporter. your 3 a.m. telephone call. With its groundlessly. Sixth, once you’ve established contact conferencing capability, the Op Center can And what do you do when there’s a with families or friends, maintain it— allow you to talk and coordinate with break in the action? Rest? No. One last regularly and religiously. Establish a routine multiple Department and other agency suggestion: If the victims have come from a for contacting individuals. If they know offices simultaneously. This saves time and specific geographical area, contact the local when they can expect to hear from you, increases accuracy. When advised of staffs of members of Congress. Be up front they’ll be home, and the telephone isn’t incoming cables, the Op Center can also cut with them. Explain what you’ve been able likely to be tied up. From Hermosillo, we lots of bureaucratic redtape to ensure rapid to do for survivors, what you anticipate spoke with families at least twice daily, distribution of traffic to Washington actors. their requests might be down the road, and more often when events warranted. Ninth, return eveiy media call as what potential roadblocks or delays might Advise the families of all information promptly as possible. The world is full of be and how you will deal with them. With received. In Hermosillo, because of the deadlines. The Department has deadlines, this information, the member’s constituent nature of the accident, it was decided early but so do reporters. Get the reporters to services staff can help you by dealing with on that we wouldn’t pass on rumor or know that you’ll get back to them. inquiries. A tremendous amount of time, information which didn’t seem reasonable Correcting a story before it goes to press is duplication of effort and confusion can be or accurate. We also discouraged— better than attempting to correct inaccurate avoided. strongly—reporters from gratuitiously published information. commenting on the existence of sharks in Granted, telephoning is time-consum¬ Getting ready for next time the Gulf of California, for example. ing and diverts you from other essential These are some of the immediate Circumstances may be different in your work. After a while, it can make you feel lessons that we learned. But don’t forget the crisis. In other situations, however, it might that you have a new appendage growing out “11th commandment” for dealing with a make sense to pass on rumors, while of your left ear. But the media can serve as major crisis: Don’t lose the telephone stressing that they are only rumors and not your transmission belt both to the public number of the best 24-hour pizza delivery confirmed information. In deciding how to and, indirectly, to friends and relatives of service in town. ■

March 1990 17 Ask Dr. Goff $

stands for “light amplification (by) stimu¬ This column by Paul Goff, M.D., lated emission (oO radiation.” Light con¬ chief of the Department’s Office of Medi¬ sists of tiny particles called photons. When Q. cal Services, appears monthly in STATE. energy is applied to a laser medium, usually The nurse practitioner at our pjst just told Whether you are serving overseas or at a gas or crystal, it causes the electrons of us our two children (second and fourth- home, you are encouraged to get your that medium to move in an excited state. A graders) need measles boosters. / thought questions answered on these pages. Write photon (a form of radiant energy) entering when they got their measles shots as babies to the editor, or to Dr. Goff directly. In they wouldn’t need to receive any more. Is the medium will strike one of the excited either case, your privacy will be respected; this something new? electrons and cause it to return to its origi¬ your post will not be identified. □ nal state. This produces a second photon, in lowed the nurse practitioner’s recommenda¬ a process called stimulated emission. Lasers A. tions, I urge you to have your children repeat this process in an endless chain reac¬ Yes, this is a new procedure. My office is vaccinated promptly. tion. All the photons have two important following the recently-announced Public properties: their wave lengths are identical, Health Service recommendation, that all and they all travel in one direction. In con¬ children be revaccinated against measles trast, light from the sun or even from a light ■ Washington (rubeola) at the time they enter school. The bulb contains many different wave-lengths Are shingles contagious? booster dose is the same measles-mumps- and travels in widely scattered directions. rubella immunization that your children The intensity of this amplified light, and the probably received at their 15-month pedi¬ ability to focus it on a small target, gives atric checkup. In recent years, two major A the laser its useful role in medicine. When The medical name for the blister-like pain¬ types of measles outbreaks have occurred in aimed at human tissue, the intense beam of ful lesions called shingles is herpes zoster. the United States. One group consists of It’s caused by the varicellla-zoster virus, unvaccinated preschool-aged children and ‘The laser hasn’t replaced the which also causes chicken pox. After you the other, particularly on college campuses, recover from chicken pox, the virus vir¬ scalpel, but it helps..I among persons who were vaccinated in one tually lies dormant within your body’s cen¬ dose as children. The goal of eliminating light heats target cells to the point that doc¬ tral nervous system cells. Many years later, measles in the United States hasn’t been tors can cut, coagulate or vaporize small the virus can activate and cause an outbreak reached. The two-dose measles vaccination areas—with minimal disturbance to neigh¬ of shingles. This can occur as a result of a boring tissue. The laser hasn’t replaced the variety of factors, including the use of cer¬ ‘Overseas, measles is a common scalpel, but it helps doctors perform some tain medications, a change in your immune procedures more effectively. About one problem’ system and stress. Shingles usually affects million laser medical procedures are now people over 50—the chance of contracting schedule is expected to provide protection performed each year in the United States. this painful rash increases as you age. The to most persons who don’t respond to their virus can also be reactivated if you’re initial vaccination. When fully imple¬ exposed to someone with chicken pox. mented, this new immunization schedule Because your immune system protects you Q. should lead to the elimination of measles We have two small children, and I’m con¬ from a new “invasion” by the varicella- among school-aged children and college cerned about the risk of poisoning from zoster virus, you cannot “catch” shingles students. Overseas, measles is a particularly pesticides sprayed on the baseboards of our from someone else if you’ve already had common problem. In the Third World, house every month or so, for cockroach chickenpox. But if you’ve never had chick- where many remain unvaccinated, yearly and ant control. We also have a puppy and outbreaks are the rule and the risk of a cat. Are there any special precautions I ‘Shingles usually affects people exposure is greater than here in the States. should be following? Measles (rubeola) is often a severe disease, over 50’ frequently complicated by middle-ear infec¬ enpox, you can develop it from exposure to tion or bronchopneumonia. Encephalitis someone with shingles. At present there are A. occurs in approximately 1 of every 1,000 no effective means, such as vaccinations, to Your question is a good one, and timely, reported cases; survivors of this complica¬ prevent herpes zoster infection. since March is “Poison Prevention tion often have permanent brain damage and Month.” As the Department’s medical mental retardation. Death, usually from res¬ director. I’ve been concerned about the piratory and neurologic causes, occurs in 1 potential health risks associated with the of every 1,000 reported measles cases. The Europe selection and application of pesticides in risk of death is greater for infants and adults What is a laser? residences and other properties at overseas than for children and adolescents. The mea¬ posts. In 1987 this office undertook a major sles revaccination recommended for your initiative in this area. We provided all posts children is important in continuing efforts to A. with technical guidance and materials protect your children from this disease, Albert Einstein identified the laser’s scien¬ directed to the selection and use of even though in recent years you rarely hear tific principles early in this century. It pesticides, the awareness of pesticide dan¬ about children with this infection in the wasn’t until 1960, however, that the gers and the recognition and management of United States. If you haven’t already fol- world’s first laser device was built. Laser episodes of pesticide poisonings by our post

18 State medical personnel. Last May, our Environ¬ cal assistance to all posts on pest control home, or they expect no medical services, mental Health Office conducted an all-post matters. Our regional medical officers and and they’re surprised.’’ pesticide use survey, so the selection and post health units provide surveillance of Travelers participate in a 20-to-30-min- application of the identified pesticides for post pesticide use programs, and attempt to ute question-and-answer session on how to target pests noted could be technically minimize the potential health risks to stay healthy at post, Ms. Clemons said. assessed. Experts from the Environmental employees and their dependents. With required shots, they receive a booklet Protection Agency and Department of on health for travelers and a factsheet on the Defense assisted with this, and with the rec¬ post. The sheet includ s up-to-date informa¬ ommendations provided for implementing A.S1A tion on local doctors and hospitals; health safe and effective programs. As of this date, Can / donate blood even though I’ve had hazards, like the prevalence of malaria; we’ve appraised information and data the series of hepatitis B vaccination shots? health precautions, such as the need to boil received from over 150 posts. water; and the availability of bloodbanks. We found that many pesticides are of “Blood banks are especially important in foreign make, not registered by the environ¬ this day of AIDS, and people want to know A. if they exist,’’ Dr. Brown said. mental agency and, in a large number of Yes. Receiving the hepatitis B immuniza¬ cases, inappropriate from the standpoint of tions doesn’t preclude you from donating Dr. Brown said he devised the new optimum effectiveness and the method and blood. However, if you’ve had hepatitis in program from a computer database he com¬ piled over a four-month period. “We have frequency of application. The most common any form (A, B, non-A non-B, Delta, etc.) cabled most of our posts for information,” pests reported are crawling insects (cock¬ you must not be a blood donor. Since he said. He added that, as local conditions roaches, ants, spiders, etc.), flying insects you’re overseas, I encourage you to talk to change, posts will cable Medical Services. (flies, mosquitoes, etc.), rats and mice, and the nurse practitioner or regional medical Travelers who would like to receive officer at your post about volunteering for the service should schedule an appointment 7Ve been concerned about risks the blood bank. You’ll be asked a series of by calling 647-3578. The program is open questions, and the interviewer will examine associated with pesticides’ to employees and their families when they you and confidentially discuss and answer are traveling on Government business. □ subterranean termites. Our recommenda¬ any other questions you might have. □ tions focus on the identification and use of Alcohol Awareness Program registered pesticides, and that application be 7 had no problem with made in accordance with the label instruc¬ ■ SOUTH America tions covering mixing, application, and pro¬ I have been taking L-Tryptophan occasion¬ alcohol (so I thought)’ tective measures. Registered pesticides are ally for sleep for several years, and I’ve (This publication does not accept available to post general services officers had no problems. Must I discontinue it? anonymous articles, but the following for from General Services Administration and obvious reasons is an exception.—Editor.) Defense supply sources. How did I get here? I never was Now back to your concern for the A. charged with driving under the influence, safety of your children and pets: In the word Absolutely. You must stop taking this over- never lost a job, never hid bottles, never pesticide, “cide” means to kill, as in this the-counter drug immediately. In fact, the drank during working hours and, for cer¬ case, pests such as insects and rodents. sale of this drug has been discontinued tain, I didn’t drink more than my friends. Pesticides are chemicals and can pose a throughout the United States. It’s no longer So, how did I get here? Dr. Carl Jung once health risk to humans and animals. For the available on the shelves of pharmacies or described alcoholism as “a constant state of control of cockroaches, ants and other other stores. A recent spate of very serious internal rage.’’ That defined me. I was crawling insects indoors, pesticides of blood disorders resulting in several deaths always angry at the vicissitudes and unfair¬ choice could be either liquid or powder, has caused the U.S. Food and Drug Admin¬ ness of life. applied (spray or brush) to cracks and cre¬ istration to stop sales of this non-prescrip¬ After taking my pre-departure physical vices on baseboards, under sinks, closets, tion drug. □ at a Latin American post, 1 was angry that cabinets and storage areas. Powders are vis¬ they didn’t find out what was wrong with ible and present an exposure risk to children Medical office launches me. I was certain that some latent tropical and pets. We recommend a liquid spray travel advisory program bug acquired during prior service m Africa which dries a few hours after application, The Office of Medical Services began was the cause of my being ill so often. leaving surfaces safe if contacted. Food and a new travel advisory program in January Obviously, those imbeciles couldn’t find it, food handling and preparation areas, includ¬ which provides counseling on health condi¬ so I demanded that the Office of Medical ing utensils, should not come in contact tions at overseas posts, as well as innocula- Services find it while I passed through with applied pesticide. Ideal conditions for tions. Nursing supervisor Nellie Clemons Washington. pesticide applications indoors are when the said her staff of five counseled over 1,400 Soon, after a battery of tests, I found house is vacated for three to six hours, and people in January. myself in the late Dr. John Schadler’s suitably ventilated before re-entry by occu¬ The program is aimed particularly at office, discussing how only excessive alco¬ pants. Check with your general services first-time travelers, according to Dr. hol intake could cause my symptoms, and officer to be sure that only Environmental William Davis, who developed the pro¬ being politely advised that it would be in Protection Agency-approved chemicals are gram. He explained; “We find they’re my own best interests to take “the cure.” used in the approved fashion. We in the underprepared or overprepared. Either they Certain that I had no problem, that it was Office of Medical Services provide techni¬ expect everything at post to be as it is at just damage left over from the hepatitis of

March 1990 19 MEDICAL SERVICES

IS years ago, it took some salesmanship (“It will be just like a retreat”) and some threat to reach me. They had me over a bar¬ rel; “We won’t approve your clearance to your next post.” “Knowing” that I had no problem, I decided to humor them and think of it as a retreat. It took me about a week of the “retreat” to come honestly to the conclu¬ sion that I was an alcoholic. Although I may not have reached the Bowery bottom, I sure had lost a lot of friends through my aggressive behavior when drinking. A lot of 7 decided to humor them’_ the memories I had to face honestly weren’t pleasant: boorish behavior, arguments, blackouts, Mends telling me to slow down or calm down, promising myself every morning that tonight I would have a mean¬ ingful chat with my wife (but instead going straight to the gin bottle), lost week-ends, etc., etc. I don’t know exactly how the Alco¬ holics Anonymous program works, but it does work. Thoughts such as “I can’t face the rest of my life without a whiskey” were changed into “I don’t really need to think about that, except that I won’t have a whis¬ STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ambassador the latter’s retirement after over 34 years of key today.” Slowly, my attitude changed. Charles E. Redman, right, presents Certificate U.S. service, 24 of them at State in the com- But much more significant than memo¬ of Appreciation to Wallace D. McIntyre, on munications programs field. ries are the benefits and new memories I’ve gained. I’ve learned that staying away from booze helps me to utilize the better parts of my character. For the first time in my adult life I can see personal growth, and that it’s far easier to be happy. Assuredly, life doesn’t change. There is still unfairness, and frequently things don’t go my way. But if I don’t get the job I ‘Itls far easier to be happy’_ want, or get cut off in traffic, I don’t get angry or drunk about it. After over six years without a drink, I can tell you only that it keeps getting better. The good reactions to bad situations come more easily and more frequently. In many ways, it’s like belong¬ ing to an exclusive club, and many times, I actually feel sorry for those of you who are outside such a marvelous organization. (If anyone wishes further discussion with the author, he may be contacted through (202) 647-1843.) If you think you have a problem with alcohol, get in touch with the Alcohol Aware¬ ness Program, Department of State, 647-1843 or 647-8804. Regulations require that all contacts with the program be handled on the basis of strict medical con¬ OPORTO, Portugal—At award ceremony, cipal officer Peter Collins, Maria Gloria fidentiality. ■ from left: Maria Luisa Figueiroa, acting prin- Mesquita.

20 STATE Education and Training

Information management Schedule of courses at the Foreign Service Institute college is established Program April May June Length An Information Resources Manage¬ ment College, succeeding the Department Area studies of Defense Computer Institute where many Africa, sub-Sahara (AR 210) — 14 — 2 weeks State Department people have studied, will Canada (AR 129) — — 11 1 week East Asia (AR 220) — 14 — 2 weeks become the fourth college of National Latin America (AR 230) — 14 — 2 weeks Defense University. Near East and North Africa (AR 240) — 14 — 2 weeks The change “has totally transformed South Asia (AR 260) — 14 — 2 weeks the level and focus of the institute’s curricu¬ Southeast Asia (AR 270) — 14 — 2 weeks lum and faculty and has resulted in redefin¬ USSR/eastem Europe (AR 280) 9 — 11 2 weeks ing its mission and purpose,’’ said a 14 2 weeks Western Europe (AR 2^) — — January 30 news release. Language and advanced area courses The new college will offer an advanced French (LFR 100) 23 29 25 24 weeks management program in September, and it German (LGM 100) 23 — 25 24 weeks will be moved in 1992 to the university’s Italian (UT 100) 23 — 25 24 weeks Fort McNair campus. The news release said Portuguese (LPY 100) 23 — 25 24 weeks its “ability to perform think-tank and Spanish (LQB 100) 23 29 25 24 weeks applied research assignments will be further Familiarization and short-term (FAST) courses developed.’’ Bulgarian (LBU 200) 30 — 25 7 weeks It added that the school would develop Czech (LCX 200) 30 — 25 7 weeks and teach information management courses; French (metropolitan) (LFR 200) 23 — 25 8 weeks train information program managers and 23 — 25 8 weeks French (sub-Sahara) (LFR 201) their staffs and provide them technical German (LGM 200) — — 25 8 weeks assistance; train senior executives; and Hungarian (LHU 200) 30 — 25 7 weeks “facilitate information research, scholarship Icelandic (UC 200) — — 25 6 weeks Italian (UT 200) 23 — 25 8 weeks and intellectual exchange.’’ Nonvegian 23 — — 6 weeks For information, call Audrey Means, Polish (LPL 200) 30 — 25 7 weeks 475-0860. □ Portuguese (Brazilian) (LPY 200) 23 — 25 8 weeks Portuguese (European) (LPY 201) 23 — 25 8 weeks New training siot: Romanian (LRQ 200) 30 — 25 7 weeks Russian (LRU 200) 30 — 25 7 weeks European Community Serbo-Croatian (LSC 200) 30 — 25 8 weeks For the first time this year, a one-year Spanish (LQB 200) 23 25 8 weeks postgraduate training program on “Euro¬ pean Community Law and Institutions’’ was Administrative training made available to Foreign Service officers. Advanced disbursing officer course (PA 251) — 14 25 3 weeks The program, at the University of Edin¬ Appropriation law (PA 133) — 29 — 3 days burgh, will accept one economic and politi¬ Budget and financial management (PA 211) 2 14 25 27 days cal officer at the FO-1 to 3 level who wants Contracting officer representative training, for non¬ to serve in European Community member 19 3 days personal senrices contracts (PA 127) — — countries, or who is in a Department posi¬ Contracting officer training for construction tion concerned with western Europe. projects (PA 125) 10 — — 3 days Applications for the current year were Financial management center management seminar (PA 281) — — 4 3 weeks due February 23, but Marshall Atkins, General services operations (PA 221) 2 7 4 11 weeks Office of Foreign Service Career Develop¬ 23 14 11 11 weeks ment and Assignments, said; “We hope to 30 21 18 11 weeks be able to offer this training again, as exper¬ — 28 25 11 weeks tise in these matters continues to be a valu¬ Personnel management training (PA 231) 16 — 18 6 weeks able asset to the Foreign Service.’’ For Property management for custodial officers information, call Victor Maffett, — 10 — 2 days (PA 135) 647-3308. □ Vendor claims, voucher examiner workshop (PA 140) — — 4 3 days Speaking, listening Consular training “Effective Speaking and Listening ConGenRosslyn basic consular course (PC 530) Continuous enrollment: 26 days Skills” will be taught in an 18-hour course Consuls: orientation program (PC 105) Continuous enrollment: 6 days at the Foreign Service Institute beginning Immigration law and visa operations Correspondence course March 5. Employees in Civil Service grades Nationality law and consular procedure Correspondence course Overseas citizens services Correspondence course 5-12 and the equivalent Foreign Service Passport examiners Correspondence course grades are eligible for this training. For —(Continued on next page) information, call 875-5370. □

March 1990 21 EDUCATION AND TRAINING

—(Continued from preceding page)

Program April May June Length

Curriculum and staff development Training of trainers (PD 510) _ 20 6 days Training program evaluation (PD 511) — 19 — 1 day Economic and commercial studies divison Orientation for overseas economics (PE 124) — — 25 2 weeks Executive development Deputy chiefs of mission - - 17 11 days EEO awareness for managers and supervisors (PT 107) — 24 — 2 days Executive media training (PT 101) 11 — 6 1 day MADRID, Spain—At telephone techniques Foreign affairs leadership seminar (PT 119) 22 — — 2 weeks course, from left; Foreign Service Insti¬ Managing change — 9 — 1 day tute instructor Virginia Taylor, telephone Performance management seminar (PT 205) 12 2 days operators Mila de Cura, Antolin Munoz, Gina Program directors’ management seminar Lacayo. (PT 106) 10 3 days Supervision for the experienced employee Senior officer program (PT 121) 5 — — 3.5 days at Aspen Institute Washington tradecraft (PT 203) — 7 — 2 weeks The program under which two senior Information management training officers will be selected to attend two-week Advance PC* 7 3 days seminars at the Aspen Institute in Colorado, — 14 — 3 days — — 1 week with their spouses, through funding from Introduction to the PC (PS 111) 30 Systems specialist training (PS 110) 21 12 weeks the Una Chapman Cox Foundation, is con¬ — 'Prerequisite: Successful completion of PC lab tinuing this year with sessions slated to begin on June 24, July 15 and 28 and Office management courses Advanced word processing (PK 103) 1 5 3 days August 12, said a Department Notice of Advanced WP Plus (PK 154) 18 15 19 1 day February 8. Civil Service clerical/secretarial (PK 104) 9 14 18 1 week “The seminars are developed to Decision processing (PK 152) 24 17 21 1 day provide senior Foreign Service officers in Drafting correspondence (PK 159) — — 18 1 week demanding positions an opportunity to Employee relations (PK 246) — 10 — 2 days address the larger issues of contemporary Glossary (PK 151) 19 16 20 1 day world society in an environment conducive Oral communication (PK 226) 2 — — 30 hours to thought and to interaction with leading Supervisory studies seminar (GS 5-9) (PK 243) 30 — 4 3 days Supervisory studies seminar (GS 10-12) (PK 245) 16 21 — 3 days citizens in other fields of activity,” the Writing effective letters and memos (PK 241) 23 — — 1 week notice said. “All Aspen Institute programs Written communication (PK 225) — 7 — 1 week ‘are designed to develop approaches to cur¬ rent issues, identify the implications of Orientation alternative approaches and propose possible Orientation for department officers (PN 105) 3 8 12 2 days — Orientation for Foreign Service officers (PG 101) 21 ““ 9 weeks policies and actions for resolving issues.’ ” Orientation for Foreign Service specialists The application deadline is March 15. (PN 106) 26 31 3 weeks For information call Marshall F. Atkins, Orientation for Soviet and East European posts 647-3308. □ (PN 111) 23 14 18 1 week Library phone number^s Overseas Briefing Center American studies/cross-cultural training (MO 101) _ 11 2 weeks Information and reference. 647-1099 Deputy chief of mission spouse seminar Interlibrary loan. 647-3037 (MQ 110) - - 25 4 days Circulation. 647-2353 Educating the Foreign Sen/ice child while posted Front desk. 647-2458 □ abroad (MQ 400) — 16 1 day To the transient life Employment planning for the mobile Foreign ^nrice spouse (MQ 103) 30 “■ 4 days Every two or three years we move on. Encouraging resilience in the Foreign Sen/ice Leaving behind connections. child (MQ 500) — 17 — 1 day Aware we’ll have to go. English-teaching seminar (MQ 107) ““ 7 1 week Going overseas (families, singles and couples) We look with urgency upon each blossom. (MQ 200) 21 12 9 1 day Sharing insights others leave unspoken. Going overseas (teens) (MQ 201) — 12 1 day Introduction to effective training skills for the —Sandra M. Taylor Foreign Service spouse (MQ 111) — — 25 1 week Secretary, Miami Regional Center □ —(Continued on Page 47)

22 State Personnel: Civil Service

Promotions GG-7 Selections under State’s Merit Promotion Program Fulton, Billie Ann, International The following persons have been selected under the Merit Promotion Program for the positions indicated: Organization Affairs Announce- Series/ Garvin, Emma, International Orga- Selectee ment No. Position title grade Bureau or office Judith Dickey 89-706 Supervisory personnel GM-201- 14 Bureau of Personnel management specialist GG-13 Kim Jones 89-734 Travel clerk GS-2132-6 Inter-American Cole-Misch, Sara Ann, Interna- Affairs Nola Libby 89-1117 Secretary GS-318-5 Bureau of Intelligence (typing) and Research Judith McNerney 89-1017 GM-13 Personnel management GM-201- 12 Bureau of Public Jacobson, Roberta Ann, Inter- specialist Affairs Joyce Nichols 89-948 Supervisory public GM-1035-I3 Bureau of Public affairs specialist Affairs GM-14 Aquilla Rogers 89-1084 Clerk (typing) GS-322-4 Diplomatic Security □ Kavaliunas, Mary E., Refugee Programs Comptroller Personnel Ettleman, Greg Forest, Diplomatic MacCragh, Adoipbo, Administra- Williams, Gail Elizabeth, Office Johnson, Ruthe B., New York Security tion. Translating Division of Comptroller Passport Agency Fenning, Patrick D., Office of Kooiman, Micaela M., Caribbean Inspector General GM-15 GS-6 Affairs Heilbron, William M., Office of Dingbaum, Stephen Dennis, Johnson, Lynettle E., Consular Linton, Tanja Marie, European Comptroller Office of Inspector General, Affairs and Canadian Affairs Jankovits, Kevin Ross, Office of Security Oversight Purvis, Patrick B., Office of Lupo, Patricia A., Diplomatic Comptroller Under Secretary for Security Kokal, John J., Intelligence and GS-3 Management Moore, Loretta, Diplomatic Research Mullican, Christina L., Dipio- Schoonover, Elizabeth, Security McRoberts, Kathleen L., matic Security Administration Terry, Brenda Sue, Office of Administration Ware, Tanya A., Consular Affairs Legal Adviser Noyer, Barbara J., Bureau of Per- Williams, Malik A., Office of GS-7 Thompson, Susan, Economic and sonnel. Office of State Comptroller Alexander, Sharon Yvette, Near Business Affairs Magazine Eastern and South Asian Williams, Gladys E., East Asian Parisek, Lisa P., Executive GS-4 Affairs and Pacific Affairs Secretariat Benczkowski, Brian A., Medical Besson, Wanda Kay, Price, Linda C., Office of Services Administration GS-9 Comptroller Goodine, Kritrina R., Office of Blacker, Dorothy J., Bureau of Brown Jr., Carlton Joe, Office of Rice, Vera O., Bureau of Dipio- Comptroller Personnel, Retirement Division Comptroller matic Security Hand, Judith C., New Orleans Brown, Stacey A., Administration, Donahue, Mildred J., Office of Ross, Erin E., Office of Legisla- Passport Agency General Services Legal Adviser tive Affairs NofTsinger, Harold D., San Fran- Capote, Ivette M., Miami Passport Dowell, Richard F., Consular GS-12 cisco Passport Agency Agency Affairs Hamner, Charlene E., Rogers, Aquilla L., Diplomatic Dent, Mary Catherine, Office of Dubose, Steven D., Diplomatic Administration Security Comptroller Security Hinson, William J., Office of Harris, Kathryn A., Diplomatic Fisher, Mary Ann, Office of the Comptroller GS-5 Security Under Secretary for Security McHale, Stephen Arch, Dipio- Boykin, Verna G., Oceans and Johnson, Cynthia A., Bureau of Assistance, Science and matic Security International Environmental Personnel, Retirement Division Technology Meszaros, Michael, Diplomatic and Scientific Affairs Maness, Annette K., Oceans and Marino, Margot U., European and Security Carter, John T., Legislative International Environmental Canadian Affairs Ponting Jr., Harry T., Intelligence Affairs and Scientific Affairs McDonald, Janet M., Office of and Research Cook, Lavera C., Administration Monblatt, Hairam Castello, Eco- Secretary Reis, Carolyn W., Office of Galloway, Terri P., Bureau of nomic and Business Affairs Mullin, Sofia R., Medical Services Comptroller Personnel Robinson, Alisa M., European and Smith Jr., Casper, Diplomatic Sanders, Trudi T., Office of Grimes-Barton, Veda H., Office Canadian Affairs Security Comptroller of Comptroller Walker, Sandra, Bureau of Zeiss, Scott E., Executive Groesbeck, Robert B., European Personnel Secretariat Novak in P.R. job and Canadian Affairs Daria 1. Novak has Joined a Hunt, Yolanda M., Miami Pass- GS-8 GS-10 public relations firm, Thomas Wilck port Agency Brennan Jr., William A., Joseph, Elsie G., Administration Associates, in Irvine, Calif., as Jackin, Kimberly A., Diplomatic Administration director of international programs. Security Brown, Carolyn Lenora, Office of GS—11 She was employed at State more Jordan 11, Charles Thomas, Euro- Comptroller Boluda, Gladys, European and than 10 years and, in her most pean and Canadian Affairs, Curry, Michael R., Executive Canadian Affairs, Soviet Union recent position, was special assist- Public Affairs Secretariat Carfagno, Diane, Office of ant for public affairs to the assistant Walker, Novella L., Diplomatic Freeman, Marlene L., Foreign Comptroller secretary for East Asian and Pacific Security Service Institute Duncan, Teresa, Administration, Affairs. □ White Jr., Leon, Office of Johnson, Mary E., Bureau of Translating Division

March 1990 23 I

PERSONNEL: CIVIL SERVICE

GS-13 of Coordinator for Refugee and Research Getze, Antoinette J., East Asian Boyd, David J., Diplomatic Affairs Schultz, Katherine Mary, Office and Pacific Affairs to European Security Gulden, Julianna M., Office of of Inspector General and Canadian Affairs j Suggs, Melba G., Diplomatic Coordinator for Refugee Scott, Catherine Sarah F., Office Horwitz, David R., Bureau of Per- Security Affairs of Legal Adviser sonnel to Office of Comptroller , Hieb, Laura Josefa, Seattle Pi.^s- Seeds, Frances, Administration, Johnson, Phyllis E., Bureau of WG-5 port Agency Language Services Personnel to Diplomatic I Hkks, James E., Administration, Hill, Martha F. M., Office of Shaw, Clarence E., Pre-Assign- Security 1 Domestic Fleet Operations Legal Adviser ment Training Laws, Debra G.W., Near Eastern Hira, Anil, Diplomatic Security Simons, Marie Victoria, Foreign and South Asian Affairs to Hoehn, Walter Timothy, Dipio- Service Institute, Overseas Medical Services Appointments matic Security Briefing Center Libby, Nola, Administration to Jackson, Josephine, Seattle Pass- Smith, Cora L., Office of International Narcotics Matters port Agency Comptroller McNerney, Judith A., Foreign Johnson, Geoffrey A., Office of Smith, Deshaun R., Executive Service Career Development Agency Inspector General Secretariat and Assignments to Bureau of Jones, Andrea Lynn, Diplomatic Smith, Kay M., Administration Public Affairs Security Smith, Sandra Ann, Diplomatic Monblatt, Hairam Castello, Afri- Avery, Delora K., Pre-Assignment Kim, So Yoon, Foreign Service Security can Affairs to Economic and Institute, Asian and African Sommer, Peter R., European and Business Affairs Barnett, Bettina, Bureau of Languages Canadian Affairs Price-Hargrove, Sherry D., Pre- Administration Kmetz, John C., Bureau of Per- Struck, William W., Human Assignment Training to Office Baxter, Teresa Ann, Seattle Pass- sonnel. Recruitment Rights and Humanitarian of Under Secretary for port Agency Leblanc, Diana R., Administra- Affairs Management Bourgeois, Travis Louis, New tion. General Services Tahir-Kheli, Shirin R., Interna- Purohit, Lopa U., Pre-Assignment Orleans Passport Agency Lee, Bang Ja., Seattle Passport tional Organization Affairs, Training to Economic and Brady, Gordon L., International Agency Office of Ambassador to UN Business Affairs Organization Affairs Lee, Michelle L., Pre-Assignment Thomas, Geraldine, Refugee Richter, Kim Beverly, Pre-Assign- Bronson, Ann E., Houston Pass- Training Programs ment Training to Panamanian port Agency Lehman, Kelly Ann, Office of Tritak, John Steven, Politico-Mili- Affairs Cammett, William G., Executive Inspector General tary Affairs Ross, Erin E., International Orga- Secretariat Lester, Raymond, Intelligence and Tuggle, Katasha Lynn, Medical nization Affairs to Office for Candler, Suzanne P., African Research Services Counter-Terrorism Affairs Levine, Burton L., Administration Van Fossan, Christina L., Office Swinson, Rita P., Bureau of Public Carhart, Christina L., Interna- Lieber, Donald C., Bureau of Pub- of Comptroller Affairs to Intelligence and tional Organization Affairs lie Affairs Viergutz, Carol Anne, Consular Research Casey, Lincoln E., Bureau of Lyles, Cheryl J., Economic and Affairs Taylor, Pamela E., Bureau of Per- Personnel Business Affairs Wolcott, Jackie, International sonnel to Intelligence and Cassis, George G., Office of Mayberry, Charles E., Office of Organization Affairs Research Inspector General Overseas Schools Walpole, Robert D., Intelligence Chan, Alice, Boston Passport McAuley, David, Executive and Research to Politico-Mili- Agency Secretariat Reassignments tary Affairs Cook, Daniel Lee, Politico-Military Montgomery, Otis Mark, Seattle Barnes, Sherrie Evangeline, Pre- Yu, Wen Mei, Office of Comp- Affairs Passport Agency Assignment Training to Refu- troller to Diplomatic Security Cooper, William Anthony, Inter- Nguyen, Maily Luong, Seattle gee Programs Zehnder, William C., Office of national Organization Affairs Passport Agency Butler, Darlene L., Pre-Assign- Inspector General to Bureau of Creamer, Jacquelyn L., Seattle Olmon, E. Parks, ^st Asian and ment Training to Refugee Administration Passport Agency Pacific Affairs Programs Custodk), Aurea L., Foreign Serv- Olson, Peter Murray, Office of Butler, Kimberly M., Consular ice Institute, Romance Legal Adviser Affairs to Economic and Busi- Resignations ; Languages Pleasant, Marionette Hope, New ness Affairs Allard, David J., Boston Passport Deshong, Christopher L., Office Orleans Passport Agency Camp, William Lile, Foreign Serv- Agency of Inspector General Poole, Jennifer Carleen, Bureau of ice Institute, Office of Awadallah, Dolores Hunt, Interna- Dicks, Dorothy Agnes, New Personnel, Summer Clerical Management and Administra- tional Organization Affairs Orleans Passport Agency Program tive Services to Consular Barfield, Lamanthia A., Bureau of i Dorn, Lacey Neuhaus, Administra- Prado, Armando D., Mexico Affairs Personnel tion. An in Embassies Pulupa, Alfredo N., Bureau of Davis, Dawn Faith, Pre-Assign- Benjamin, Jessie M., African Downing, Suzanne L., Bureau of Administration ment Training to Economic Affairs Administration Ramsey-Parrish, Alvertis, B., Pre- and Business Affairs Boren, Rita, Administration, Lan- j Draper, Morris, Bureau of Assignment Training Donald, Kenneth J., Pre-Assign- guage Services Personnel Rathner, Herbert, Bureau of ment Training to Economic Brown, Gloria Diane, Seattle Pass- Edmondson, Susan H., Office of Personnel and Business Affairs port Agency j Comptroller Rufenacht, Christina M., Intel- Donaldson, Tanya M., Office of Brown, Michelle Denise, Office of Faltz, Deborah Aim, Pre-Assign- ligence and Research Counter-Terrorism to Office of Comptroller 5 ment Training Sadler, Harold, Office of Comptroller Colovas, Stephen W., Legislative Garland, Barbara Jean, Dipio- Comptroller Francis, Renee’ D., Pre-Assign- Affairs | matic Security Salcedo, Jaime E., Administration ment Training to International Cooper, Wendy D., Diplomatic Goodwin-MUIs, Mattie F., Office Saunders, Renee B., Intelligence Narcotics Matters Security I

24 STATE I Cooper, William Anthony, Inter¬ Passport Agency Patrick, Jacqueline Y., Panama¬ Retirements national Organization Affairs Jaroszewski, Lenelle K., Houston nian Affairs Austin, Doris E., International Cragin, Donald H., Boston Pass¬ Passport Agency Pollard, Timbolin D., Chicago Organization Affairs port Agency Jones, Kent Albert, Economic and Passport Agency Barkanic, Louise A., Diplomatic Craig, Maurice T., Diplomatic Business Affairs Poppe, Jennifer Sue, Diplomatic Security Security Kenchelian, Mark L., Office of Security, Los Angeles Field Carter Jr., Joseph H., Executive Craig, Michael J., Diplomatic Legal Adviser Office Secretariat Security Kim, Buhyuck, Boston Passport Reed, Mary Catherine, Bureau of Ceasar, Christine, Administration, Davis, Monica A., European and Agency International Organization General Services Canadian Affairs Lado, Joseph D., inter-American Affairs Dion, Grant C., Bureau of Decain, Vincent F., Office of Affairs Rhodes, Walter, Diplomatic Personnel Under Secretary for Security Lockley, Raquel C., Office of Security Goode, William K., Diplomatic Assistance, Science and Comptroller Sauls, Barbara A., Office of Security Technology Lodge, Teri Susan, Intelligence Inspector General Harrison, Howard E., Diplomatic Dibisceglie, Joseph M., Diplomatic and Research Schneidman, Witney W., Bureau Security Security Lynch, Karen Nicole, Consular of Intelligence and Research Hester, Mignon A., Diplomatic Dishman, Patrice M., Diplomatic Affairs Sellers, Marette, Bureau of Per¬ Security Security Manley, Nancy Y., Pre-Assign¬ sonnel, Recruitment Howells, William Dean, Intel¬ Duerk, Janet D., Pre-Assignment ment Training Semakis, Florence M., Diplomatic ligence and Research Training Martinez, Deborah L., Phila¬ Security Klechko, Elizabeth D., Offlce of Earl, Ryan J., Pre-Assignment delphia Passport Agency Shields, Constance C., Consular Legal Adviser Training McKee, Kendra L., Diplomatic Affairs Mayberry, Charles E., Office of Espinosa, Sylvia A., Bureau of Security Shiplett, Myra H., Consular Overseas Schools Administration Merrigan, Sandra E., Diplomatic Affairs McCormack, Grace M., Los Fogle, Denise N. Ford, Security Angeles Passport Agency Spriggs, Brian Dewitt, Consular Administration Mikowicz, Jerome D., Bureau of Robinson, Marion F., East Asian Affairs Fox, Lois L., Pre-Assignment Personnel and Pacific Affairs Stribling, Sandy D., Los Angeles Training Mizelle, Jennifer, Pre-Assignment Saporito, Helen, International Passport Agency Gill, Ronald Eugene, Seattle Pass¬ Training Organization Affairs port Agency Moore, Michele T., Office of Suddeth, Margaret Mary, Consu¬ Slattery, Janina, Panamanian Gutierrez, Jaime A., Inter-Ameri¬ Under Secretary for lar Affairs Affairs can Affairs Management Vines, Robin Gail, Office of Swisher, Julian W., Administra¬ Holloman, Susan, Consular Affairs Murphy, Patrick William, Consu¬ Comptroller tion, Allowances Staff Hoover, Evelyn, Los Angeles Pass¬ lar Affairs Warren, Michelle Diane, Mexico Waiters, Willie D., Diplomatic port Agency Nolan, Mariana M., Family Liai¬ Zaremski, Robin D., Diplomatic Security Jackson, Charlotte Elaine, Seattle son Office Security Wallace, John, Administration ■

FOREIGN SERVICE Spat, Lois Fox, HoUie Mills, Mar Rawles, Monica Henson-Bell, Jac- Ann Sinnott, Jeff Soukup, Mar- INSTITUTE—Graduates of the ilyn Vincent, Sherri Burdette, Nola queline Budd, Patricia Evans, ianne Hata, Linda Toole clerical/secretarial class, flrst row Libby. Second row: Saundra Bat- Abigail Vasquez, Brannef Pegues. (chairwoman). (Slate Department (left to right): Ava Hall, Mimi ten. Crystal Hebbons, Brenda Third row: Leslie Hubbell, Mary photo by Lloyd McKenzie).

March 1990 25 Post of the Month: Moroni

THIS IS THE EAST AFRICAN island capital of Comoros, between the northern regions of Madagascar and Mozambique, in the Indian Ocean. U.S. Foreign Service people there are featured as part of State’s continuing series.

Ambassador Howard K. Walker, right, after presenting his credentials to President Ahmed Abdallah, left, who was assassinated shortly afterward.

Street scene in Iconi.

State March 1990 27 POST OF THE MONTH: MORONI

Showing off his sailflsh is Art Linchangco, left, with Alt Choini and Moussa AMillah, Grand Comori island view to the hills. Foreign Service nationals.

Schoolgirls, with a combination of native Josh and Mina Carlson. dress and T-shirts, on their way to class. Picnicking, from left: Donna Linchangco, Art Linchangco, Landy Carlson, Lonni Briggs,

28 STATE Charge Karl Danga, left, with Paula Berg, Foreign Service national Sultan Said Houssein An intricately carved doorway at Iconi. Bill Carlson, Lonni Briggs, and their host, at head of the table.

Embassy reception, at bottom of the swim¬ ming pool. Cloves drying in the sun.

Preparing lunch. ■ Pparp Pnrnc ^ Linchangco, on location for filming of “The his wife, Lisa Stone, and their son, Taylor; a Perfumed Cyclone.” South African actor, Kris Kristoferson and Art

March 1990 29 Personnel: Foreign Service

Appointments Douthit, David Alan, Specialist Long, Marva L., Specialist Intake ment Training Intake Longpre, Olivia Lynne, Specialist Smith, Lorraine E., Rangoon Aceto, Mia P., Rome Dwyer, Stuart A., Pre-Assignment Intake Spiritosanto, Maria E., Athens Adams, Marvin Lee, Specialist Training Lopez, Helena L., Rabat Spivey, Mary K., Specialist Intake Intake Eldwards, James Lee, Freetown Lovejoy, Helen O,, Pre-Assign¬ Spratlen, Pamela L., lYe-Assign- Alberts, Susan M., Pre-Assign¬ Ellis, Mark F., Specialist Intake ment Training ment Training ment Training Escobedo, Ferzan E., Istanbul Lynn Jr., Robert S., Diplomatic Stanford, Elaine A., Istanbul Alger, Lillian G., Shenyang Finley, Elizabeth M., Beijing Security Stephen, Anita, Buenos Aires Allen, Michael L., Paris Fogarty, Jeanette Lee, Colombo McBride, Diane E., Specialist Stock, Catherine L., Bogota Amirthanayagam, Aruna S.G., Freden, Bradley A., Pre-Assign¬ Intake Stoll, Barbara B., Baghdad Pre-Assignment Training ment Training McGunnigle, Sarah A., Cairo Stromme, Christine J., Nairobi Andre Jr,, Larry E., Pre-Assign¬ Frenzel, Gregory W., Pre-Assign¬ McKeever, Karen E., Nairobi Sullivan, Margot A., Pre-Assign¬ ment Training ment Training McQueen, Calvin L., Specialist ment Training Arewa, Olufunmilayo B., Pre- Gabbard, David William, Special¬ Intake Tong, Kurt W., Pre-Assignment Assignment Training ist Intake Merten, Susan G., Bonn Training Aronis, Barbara A., Specialist Giuliano, Joan Rae, Athens Miller, Lavay L., Specialist Intake Underwood, Jennifer S., Pre- Intake Goodrich, Ellen G., Paris Milstead, Carolyn J., Nairobi Assignment Training Asmal, Ismail G.H., Beijing Gurney, Mary E., Monrovia Milton, Deborah N., Leningrad Valencia, Elena S., Manila Avenius, April L., Santo Domingo Harger, Ruth H., Leningrad Moore, Gloria L., Specialist Intake Vondrasek, Claudia A., Kinshasa Babb, Teresa Renee, Bern Hartman, Andriena Nobuko, Munchmeyer, Katherine A., Pre- Voytko, Leo F., Santo Domingo Barlerin, Ines R., Kinshasa Bogota Assignment Training Vreeland, Susan Anne, Frankfurt Bassett, Nancy Kay, Hong Kong Nassiry, Darius, Pre-Assignment Walker, Diane Marie, Gaborone Beardsley, Nona A., Manila Hedges, Tanja L., Bonn Training Watson, Jennifer W., Pre-Assign¬ Bell, Heather D., Paris Hoch, Sally Ann, Athens Nelson, Eric G., Pre-Assignment ment Training Benson, Margaret S., Karachi Howard, John K., The Hague Training Wilson, Christina Chuan, Bernlohr, John T., Pre-Assign¬ Hudder, Gerald D., Bogota Neve, Blanca M., Specialist Intake Shenyang ment Training Humphrey, William A., Specialist Nicoloff, Emily T., Berlin Wolfe, Maria Yolanda, Buenos Bemtsen, Sharon L., Accra Intake Opbin, Jr., Joseph John, Special¬ Aires Birsner, Edward P., Pre-Assign¬ Jaberg, David E., Pre-Assignment ist Intake Woolsey Jr., Robert James, ment Training Training Pahler, Martha J., Santiago Vienna Blake, Isabella Debarroso, Pre- Jackson, Thomas Michael, Spe¬ Perez, Carlos, Bureau of Personnel Wyatt, Darrielle P., Monrovia Assignment Training cialist Intake Perry, Kimberly A., Seoul Zaremba, Diana V., Mogadishu Blank, Ann C., Pre-Assignment Jarman, Glenwood R., Diplomatic Perry, Pamela D., Pretoria Training Security Pommersheim, John M., Pre- Transfers Blau, Eunice C., Brasilia Jarrett, Kenneth Howard, Assignment Training Amerman, S. Phillips L., Moroc¬ Brandt, Deborah K., Beijing Chengdu Proctor, Thomas C., Specialist co to Near Eastern and South Brock, Carol L., Specialist Intake Jazynka, Alfred L., Pretoria Intake Asian Affairs Brougham, Kerry L., Specialist Jefferson, Patsy Rosalie, Ottawa Pruett, Nancee, Manila Arakelian, Mary, Human Rights Rea, Cindy Marie, Nairobi Intake Jennison, Randal F., Specialist and Humanitarian Affairs to Brown, Diana F., Pre-Assignment Intake Rhea, Bryan D., Specialist Intake Prague Training Jessip, Monica Marie, Freetown Riddle, Chandra Jo, Hong Kong Baker H, Darryll P., Surinam to Byrd, Judyann H., Specialist Jolly, Mary B., Specialist Intake Ritenour, Harold L., Diplomatic Inter-American Affairs Security Intake Jones, Eric A., Pre-Assignment Boland, Denise Anne, Argentina to Robinson, Joel M., Moscow Campbell, Ross Charles, Special¬ Training Intelligence and Research Rodriguez, Mary Ellen, Mexico ist Intake Jones, Terry Lynn, Sanaa Borde, Sherry E., Morocco to Rowland, George Clifton, Niamey Carter, Velma G., Oslo Joyce, Jonathan R., Moscow Near Eastern and South Asian Saksour, Ismail, Pre-Assignment Cental, Sami, New Delhi Kazacos, Stacey G., Pre-Assign¬ Affairs Chader, Erk D., Specialist Intake ment Training Training Brown, Raymond Lewis, Vene¬ Charles, B. Elaine, Dakar Keen, Norma B., Rome Samuelson, Laurel S., Leningrad zuela to Oceans and Climan, Douglas P., Pre-Assign¬ Kimberly, Cynthia L., Specialist Schafer, Medina Gale, Manama International Environmental ment Training Intake Schamber, Maria D., Specialist and Scientific Affairs Conner, Lemonia, Abidjan Koutsis, Steven C., Pre-Assign¬ Intake Burke, James J., Diplomatic Connor Jr., James E., Pre-Assign¬ ment Training Schlegel, Sharron A., Kigali Security to Bogota ment Training La Turner, Nancy L., Vienna Schweitzer, Joleen A., Pre-Assign¬ Campi, Alicia J., International Cook, Robert Dennis, Montreal, Lang, Robert, Shenyang ment Training Organization Affairs to Euro¬ Civil Aviation Mission Lawlis, Diana L., Manama Scott, Elizabeth A., Specialist pean and Canadian Affairs Cooper, Nancy J., Pre-Assignment Lawrence, Suzanne L, Pre-Assign¬ Intake Cesena, Michael Allen, Pakistan to Training ment Training Scudder, Elizabeth S., Rio de Lahore Coursey, Sharon A., Honiara, Lee, Woo C., Pre-Assignment Janeiro Chace, Thomas William, Ireland Solomon Islands Training Seckler, David W., Pre-Assign¬ to Bureau of Personnel Cowart, Michelle T., Santo Lennon, Edna Mae Berg, ment Training Clark, Gregory T., Diplomatic Domingo Monterrey Shaub, Kelli Ann, Lima Security to Bombay Dawron, Susana C., San Jose Lewison, Eileen F., Pre-Assign¬ Shockley, Lola K., Specialist Clark, Howard Dean, Foreign Delucia, Allen Joseph, Specialist ment Training Intake Service Institute to Economic Intake Linger, Maria, The Hague Shorter, Alison M., Specialist and Business Affairs Dermott, Maureen. Tunis List, Kathleen L., Pre-Assignment Intake Copenhaver, Judy J., Germany to Donahue, Mary P., Spt.ialist Training Shu, Wen-Yi, Shanghai European and Canadian Affairs Intake Lokka, Duke G., Pre-Assignment Shull, Jill B., Guangzhou Davis, Jo Ann, Liberia to Diplo¬ Doraiswamy, Lalitha, Mogadishu Training Silberberg, Jules D., Pre-Assign¬ matic Security

30 STATE Dawson, John R., Costa Rica to Affairs Diplomatic Security Jersild, Heather Lee, Leningrad Panama Kilgore, Gloria J., Austria to Schrage, Barbara Jane, Interna¬ Johnson, Heather M., Paris De Santis, Eldwine Edward, Arms Control and Disarma¬ tional Organization Affairs to Johnston, Kathleen Ann, Moscow Ecuador to Economic and ment Agency East Asian and Pacific Affairs Jones, Roberta A., Tegucigalpa Business Affairs Kohlitz, Donald J., U.S. Mission, Service, Robert E., Argentina to Kelsey, Jo Anne, Moscow De Wilde, Jan, East Asian and Berlin to Office of Legal Brasilia Kuo, Teresa Ti-Lin, Shanghai Pacific Affairs to Intelligence Adviser Sharpe, Thomas J., France to Kuykendall, Joyce E., Tokyo and Research Koch, Barbara L., Egypt to For¬ Office of Communications La Turner, Nancy L., Vienna Delisi, Scott H., Intelligence and eign Service Institute, Shinn, James W., Assignment to Lansing, Kristine R., Beijing Research to Foreign Service Functional Training Nongovernmental Organization Leahy, Rachel A., Shenyang Institute, Language Training Ledger, Charles Thomas, Somalia to Bureau of Personnel Lewis, Daris V., Diplomatic Denny, David Anthony, Bermuda to Bureau of Administration Smith, Charles S., Argentina to Security to Office of Historian Mallory, Thurron Jackson, Inter-American Affairs Loomis, Pamela Jayne, Maseru Dickson, Brian K., Inter-American Greece to San Salvador Smith, Joseph, Specialist Intake to Lowe, Mary Jean, Milan Affairs to Economic and Busi¬ Mann, Andrew Cooper, India to Budapest Maxfield, Joan S., Tegucigalpa ness Affairs Executive Secretariat Smith, Keith C., Norway to Inter- McClenny, Hilary White, Dionne, Rachelle D., Near Eastern Mastriano, Wayne T., Colombia American Affairs Belgrade and South Asian Affairs to to Diplomatic Security, San Standish Jr., Carl, Philippines to McGraw, Kimberly E., Cairo Office of Protocol Francisco Field Office East Asian and Pacific Affairs Ogbum, Thu-Hang Hoang, Seoul Dixon, Timothy J,, Peru to Diplo¬ McGhee, Janet M., Inter-Ameri¬ Thomas, Erik N., Yugoslavia to Olive, David A., East Asian and matic Security can Affairs to Office of Under European and Canadian Affairs Pacific Affairs Dorschner, Jon Peter, Intelligence Secretary for Management Tolly, John Warren, Germany to Prado, Armando D., Mexico and Research to Foreign Serv¬ McHugh, Reginald James, Inter- Diplomatic Security, New Rodriguez, Mary Ellen, Mexico ice Institute, Language American Affairs to Interna¬ York Field Office Romero, Gail Vivian H., Praia Training tional Narcotics Matters Turner, Lois E., Australia to Dip¬ Scholton, Norman F., Gaborone Dudley, Anthony A., Germany to Miller, Cornelia P. J., Burundi to lomatic Security Shambaugh, Ginger L., Cairo Bureau of Personnel Economic and Business Varner Jr., John Hopkins, Zaire Shull, Jill B., Guangzhou Eckels, Jill R., Djibouti to African Affairs, Aviation Negotiations to Diplomatic Security Sommer, Peter R., Valletta Affairs Miller, David Norman, Foreign Verrier Jr., Alfred J., Thailand to Souza, Terry Ann, Istanbul Elliott, Diana J., Conakry to Afri¬ Service Institute, Functional Diplomatic Security Stanford, Elaine A., Istanbul can Affairs Training to Lisbon Volker, Karen Eileen, United Thomas, Seyoung Oh, Seoul Emmerson, Karen L. A., Mexico Mitchell Jr., Herbert T., Bermuda Kingdom to Economic and Tracy, Rosario M., Conakry to Executive Secretariat to European and Canadian Business Affairs Urbanski, Sandra K., Vienna Eppers, Laura Ann, Canada to Affairs Wales, Jackie Cyril, Germany to Walsh, Mayra Mercedes, African Affairs Mitman, Matthias J., Honduras to Diplomatic Security Monterrey Erlandsen, Susan M., Specialist Executive Secretariat Waller, Domenica P., Saudi Ara¬ Wessels, Cynthia, Moscow Intake to Warsaw Murphy, Regina S. E., Hong bia to Moscow Fetter, David Richard, Somalia to Kong to Intelligence and Washington, Lonnie G., Saudi Retirements Economic and Business Affairs Research Arabia to Bureau of Personnel Anderson, Joan N., Bureau of Fieser, Vianna Genell, El Salvador Nichols, Mary M., Chad to Dakar Weber, Patrick H., Morocco to Personnel to Vienna O’Donnell Jr., Edward B., Pan¬ Diplon>atic Security Angelsberg, Cecilia E., Colombo Geisler, Daniel Francis, Jamaica ama to Economic and Business Wysham, Jahn Anthony, Trinidad Bacha, Jules D., Diplomatic to Economic and Business Affairs to Intelligence and Research Security Affairs O’Neal. Molly L., Foreign Service Zumwalt, James P., Yokohama Baker, John H., Beijing Gresham, Linda L., Inter-Ameri¬ Institute, Functional Training Language School to Tokyo Bennett Jr., Frank C., Bureau of can Affairs to Consular Affairs to Economic and Business Personnel Hall, Steven L., Mexico to Inter- Affairs Resignations Brenna, Delores G., Near Eastern American Affairs Oliver, Ladonna, Zimbabwe to Arnold, Catherine, Moscow and South Asian Affairs Hengel, Douglas C., Foreign Serv¬ Victoria Beckham, Ingeborg E., Specialist Bullock, Frederic D., Diplomatic ice Institute, Functional Paterson, Janet M., Belgium to Intake Security Training to Inter-American Bureau of Personnel Blatt, Benjamin Paul, Nairobi Burke, Thomas J., Special Affairs Pech, Dorothy, Denmark to Port- Bradley, Judith F., Istanbul Domestic Assignment Program Hernandez Jr., Felix, Pre-Assign¬ au-Prince Bramlett, Janice K., Madrid Calanni, Angela J., Office of ment Training to U.S. Powell, Christopher J., Burma to Brown, Diane Marie, Manama Inspector General Mission, Berlin Reykjavik Chiapella, Jennifer Taylor, Campbell, Rachel C., Rome Huot, Gregory M., Czechoslo¬ Quinville, Robin S., Germany to Leningrad Corry, Francis B., Intelligence and vakia to Diplomatic Security Human Rights and Human¬ Connor Jr., James E., Jakarta Research Jackson, Justin J., Haiti to Inter- itarian Affairs Daniell, Susan Duncan, Kinshasa Dickson, Judith A., Monterrey American Affairs Reddick, Eunice S., Executive Davis, Leslie Ann Smith, Vienna Draper, Morris, Bureau of Person¬ Johnson, Guy C., Mexico to Bonn Secretariat to Foreign Service Donovan, William Gravis, Bogota nel, Board of Examiners Kaplan, Philip S., Intelligence and Institute, Language Training Elliot, Susan M., Tegucigalpa Glad, Albert L., Office of Deputy Research to Vienna, Conven¬ Robisch, Elena E., Nigeria to Fredrick, Erika A., Rabat Special Representative for tional Arms Talks Antananarivo Grunwald, Henry A., Vienna Trade Negotiations Karmilowicz, Samuel Peter, Ger¬ Scarlis, Basil George, Office of Hamic, Christine U., Tokyo Gonz, William W., Yaounde many to Diplomatic Security, Under Secretary for Manage¬ Holbein, James Robert, Depart¬ Gwynn, John B., Bureau of San Francisco Field Office ment to Bureau of Personnel, ment of Commerce Personnel Kern, Anthony Mark, Department Policy and Coordination Holmes, Lily, Dublin Hall, James A., Santo Domingo of Labor to Inter-American Schnaible, Jim W., Guatemala to Holwill, Richard N., Quito Hall, Vina Rhue, Karachi

March 1990 31 PERSONNEL: FOREIGN SERVICE

Security ble service, at least 5 years of Beall, David Russell Career Transition Mendoza, Nicacio, Inter-American which were in the Foreign Service. Beardsley, Bruce Anthony Program Affairs (3) The spouse must have Benedick, Richard Elliot Bennett, John E. By Bill Owen Miskovish, Regina A., African applied for benefits before next Affairs June 22. Bernal, Caesar P. The author is a personnel psy¬ Morse, Adriaen M., Port au Prince If these provisions apply to Berry, Ann R. chologist with the Department. Murphy, Thomas J., Ottawa you or someone you know, the Blakemore, David L. The Bureau of Personnel’s Nance Jr., Edmund B., Regional division said, and application has Blodgett, John S. Office of Career Transition has Administrative Management not previously been made, apply Bodde Jr., William started its sixth full year of opera¬ Center, Mexico prior to June 22 to Daniel Webber, Bohlen, Avis T. tion. A record number of employees Olmon, E. Parks, East Asian and chief. Retirement Division (PER/ Boswell, Eric participated last year in the office's Pacific Affairs ER/RET), Room 1251 New State, Boyle, John A. two major programs—the 90-day Parker, William D., Diplomatic Department of State, Washington, Brazeal, Aurelia E. Job search program and the d-day Security DC 20520. (Telephone: (202) Breckon, M. Lyall retirement planning seminar. Radosh, Katherine M., Near 647-9300). □ Brodine, Charles E. Many have been waiting until Eastern and South Asian Brooks, Thomas Stanley just before retirement to rarticipate, Affairs Brown, Laurence G. and have regretted not doing so Senior performance Rathner, Herbert, Bureau of Brown, Richard C. earlier. To try to reverse this pat¬ Personnel pay awards Brynn, Edward tern, the office plans to send Richardson, Samuei R., New Members of the Senior Foreign Bullen, Pierce K. invitations to the retirement seminar Delhi Service listed below have been Burghardt Jr., Raymond F. to all State employees who ate Roland, Chandler P., Islamabad named to receive Department pay Burleigh, Albert Peter within five years of voluntary Ruh, Kenneth, Diplomatic Security awards for “outstanding” perform¬ Butcher, Duane C. retirement. Russell, Louis P., African Affairs ance from April 16, 1988, through Butcher, W. Scott A skills bank, which is a con¬ Sheppard, Frederick H., Office of April 15 last year. The 273 awards Byrne, Patricia fidential database that enables us to Foreign Service Career will range from $9,000 to $5,500. Caffrey, Robert L. match candidates with employers, Development and Assignments The pay is being awarded in Cao-Garcia, Jose was begun in 1984. It now contains Skellenger, Charles O., Executive accordance with recommendations Carney, Timothy M. more than 400 registrants. We also Secretariat of the Senior Foreign Service Per¬ Carr, Robert K. publish a “Job Leads” list, sum¬ Smith, Sandra Ann, Diplomatic formance Pay Board, which met Casey Jr., Edward A. marizing employment opportunities. Security October 31. Awards were allocated Casey, Mary Ann It’s distributed monthly to all regis¬ Solomon, Paul, Havana among four categories of officers Casse III, Marshall L. trants in the skills bank. Sorensen, John E., Jakarta who competed separately as fol¬ Chaveas, Peter R. Staff members of the office are Starr, Dennis Julian, Diplomatic lows: (a) presidential appointees, Clapp, Priscilla looking forward to a busy year, and Security regardless of class; (b) career gener¬ Clark Jr., William to meeting you in one of our pro¬ Taylor, James Edward, Intel¬ alists (political, economic, consular, Clark, Joan M. grams. If you have any questions, ligence and Research administrative officers) in classes Clark, John Eignus give us a call on 235-4240. □ Ward, John Kendall, Politico-Mil¬ FE-CM and FE-MC; (c) career gen¬ Colbert, Larry itary Affairs, Defense eralists in the same four categories Collins, James F. Haveiiuunp, Roy T., Armed Exchange Officer in class FE-OC; (d) career special¬ Condayan, John Forces Political Adviser, Nor¬ White, John M., Diplomatic ists regardless of class. Connors, Michael V. folk, Va. Security The pay board also cited senior Cook, Frances D. Hendrix, R. Phillip, Diplomatic Wrampelmeier, Brooks, Dhahran officers to the Department Senior Corry, Francis B. Security Zweifel, Sam, Medical Services □ Review Board, for consideration for Courtney, William H. Higgins, Peter T., Melbourne presidential awards. The latter Covey, James P. Jaeger, George W., Assignments Divorcee retirement board’s list of nominees will be sent Creekmore Jr., Marion V. to Nongovernmental to an interagency selection board, Crocker, Ryan Clark Organization benefits which will make recommendations Dalsimer, Anthony S. The Retirement Division is Jones, David W., Paris to the Secretary for each category Day, Terrance M. reminding Foreign Service Kline, Harold P., Paris of award. The Secretary then will Deal, Timothy E. employees and annuitants that Pub¬ Lambert, Larry R., Nouakchott recommend these nominees to the Dejarnette, Edmund T. lic Laws 100-204 and 100-238 Laubsch, Egon P., Bangkok President. Dertadian, Richard N. extended benefits to former spouses Leader, Janies E., Foreign Service The performance pay Desantillana, Gerald of those who were divorced from Institute, Center for the Study recipients: Dion, Jerrold Mark members of the Foreign Service of Foreign Affairs Abramowitz, Morton I. Dittmer, Clark M. prior to February 15, 1981 (the Lee, Faith A., Cairo Acquavella, Joseph F. Dobbins Jr., James F. effective date of the Foreign Service Levis, William A., Bureau of Adams Jr., Alvin P. Duncan, Robert B. Act of 1980). The division said Administration Adams, John H. Dunkerley, Craig G. that, to be eligible for a benefit Lupo, Jr., John T., Diplomatic Aldis, John W. Dworken Jr., Morton R. under this provision, the former Security Anderson, Laurence Desaix Egan Jr., Wesley W. spouse must meet all of the follow¬ Lynch, Donald J., Bureau of Baas, Marc Allen Eggertsen, Paul Fred ing conditions: Administration Baker, John H. Escudero, Stanley T. (1) The spouse must not have Lynch, Helen M., Consular Affairs Balabanis, G. Paul Evans, David Meredith remarried prior to age 55. Lyne, Stephen R., African Affairs Baquet III, Charles R. Ewing, Raymond C. Magee, Dorothy L., Paris (2) She or he must have been Barry, Robert L. Farley, Vincent J. McMann, Catherine, Family married to the participant in the Bartholomew, Reginald Felder, Robert C. Liaison Office Foreign Service Retirement System Basora, Adrian Anthony Flower III, Ludlow McPoland, John F., Diplomatic during at least 10 years of credita¬ Bay, Janice F. Forbord, Thomas Austin

32 STATE Freeman, Charles W. Lehovich, Vladimir Sherman Jr., George F. French, Kenneth A. Leonard, John P. Shirley, Katherine H. Share your idea with Fry, Jr., Samuel Edwin Levitsky, Meivyn Simons Jr., Thomas W. us; together, we can Fugit, Edward F. Lissfelt, Mark C. Sipprelle, Dudley G. Funseth, Robert L. Lowe Jr., George M. Skol, Michael M. make a difference! Gamble, Roger R. Lyman, Princeton Smayda, William A. Take a good look arouno Geisel, Harold W. Lyon, David L. Smith Jr., Dane F. you. Do you see areas within or Gelber, Herbert Donald MacCullum, Robert A. Smith, N. Shaw outside your office in need of a Getzinger, Richard Willis Mack, James F. Smith, Raymond F. simpler, more efficient way of Gilmore, Harry J. Mahoney, Michael M. Smith, Richard J. doing things? Would it save Gnehm Jr., Edward W. Malott, John R. Smith, Rufus Grant material, paperwork, time or Goelz, Louis P. Manderscheid, Gerald E. Southwick, E. Michael money? Do you have an idea on Goff, Paul A. Mark, Jim D. Steiner, Steven E. how to improve operations or Grahl, Larry C. Marks, Edward Stewart, John Todd sen/ices and reduce costs, no Greenlee, David N. Marsh, William H. Sullivan, Joseph G. matter how large or small the Grey Jr., Robert T. Mason, Dwight N. Swift, Elizabeth A. savings? Gribbin III, Robert E. Mast, Charles A. Swing, William L. You have the power to get Griffin, George G.B. Matteson, Lois Jean Tarrant, James B. involved and make some GrifTith, Wayne G. McGuire, Kevin J. Taylor HI, Philip B. changes. There are opportunities Grove Jr., Brandon H. McLaughlin, Joseph D. Taylor, Lawrence P. for improvement at all levels of Grundy, Paul H. McLean, J. Phillip Theros, Patrick N. government. By using your skills Hackett, Anne M. Melrose Jr., Joseph H. Thomas 11, Charles H. and abilities, you can take Hancock, Michael L. Milam, William B. Todman, Terence A. advantage of these opportunities Hare, Paul J. Miles, Richard M. Tomsen, Peter in the form of rewards and Harrison, Roger G. Montgomery, Robert J. Valk, Thomas H. recognition as a participant in the Harter, Dennis G. Morley, Robert B. Vershbow, Alexander R. Department’s Suggestion Pro¬ Hassett, Frederick H. Mount, Day Olin Vogelgesang, Sandra Louise gram, and in better government Hawes, John H. Mueller, Richard W. Von Arx III, Emil as a taxpayer. Hecklinger, Richard E. Murphy, Richard W. Walker Jr., Edward S. What’s In It for you Hicks, Irvin Myers Jr., Robert P. Ward, James L. Did you know that the Gov¬ Hill, M. Charles Negroponte, John D. Watson, Alexander F. ernment will give cash awards Hirsch, John L. Newton, David G. Wauchope, Keith L. for your adopted ideas, based on Hobbs, David L. Ogden, Richard M. Wendt, E. Allan the amount of tangible (actual Hollingsworth Jr., Hugh B. Olmon, E. Parks Westmore, Donald B. dollar savings in time, material, Holmes, Genta Hawkins Pastorino, Robert Stephen Weston, Thomas Gary equipment or other resources) or Holmes, Henry A. Pendleton Jr., Miles S. Whitney, Peter D. intangible (not measurable in dol¬ Holmes, John W. Penfold, John H. Widenhouse, Thomas M. lar figures) benefits? Homme, Robert O. Perito, Robert M. Wilcox Jr., Philip C. In addition to the cash Howard, Richard B. Pope II, Laurence Wilkinson, Edward H. award, a congratulatory letter will Hubbard, Thomas C. Preset, Joseph A. Wilkinson, M. James be presented to you and a copy Hughes, Arthur H. Pryce, William T. Willems, Leonard F. placed in your performance Imus, Richard H. Quainton, Anthony C.E. Williams, James Alan folder. Your picture and an article Johnson, Darryl N. Quinn, Kenneth M. Williams, Richard H. on your suggestion could appear Johnson, Mark Rabens, Ronald Bei\jamin Williamson, Larry C. in State. Jones, A. Elizabeth Richardson, Karl S. Wilson, David S. Jones, Douglas Hugh Ridgway, Rozanne L. Wilson, Richard L. What to do Jones, Harry E. Rigamer, Elmore F. Winder, Joseph A.B. All you need to do is to send Jones, M. Gordon Roberts, David A. Winter, Andrew J. you idea to the Suggestion Pro¬ Joyce, John M. Roberts, Esther P. Wisner II, Frank G. gram coordinator, PER/CSP/ Kamman, Curtis W. Robinson, Max Newton Wolf, John Stem ERPM, Room 2429 N.S. These Keene, Douglas R. Rollins, Arthur J. Wollemborg, Leo R. guidelines will help you submit Keiswetter, Allen L. Rope, William Frederick Woods, Ronald E. your suggestion; Kemp, Larae Washington Rose, Gerald S. Zweifel, Sam ■ —Concentrate on what you Kennedy, Patrick Francis Rosenthal, James D. know best, either within or out¬ Killion, Dalton V. Roy, J. Stapleton side your work area. Killough, T. Patrick Russell, Lawrence D. Your phone calls; —Clearly describe the Kirby Jr., William A. Russell, Theodore E. they cost money situation. Kornblum, John C. Ryan Jr., Robert J. Many federal employees —State the solution. Kreuser, Edward Ryerson, William E. believe that Government tele¬ —If necessary, attach Kursch, Donald B. Salmon Jr., Charles B. phone service is free; they're illustrations or figures for better La Porta, Alphonse F. Sampas, Dorothy M. wrong. Government-long-distance understanding. Lackey, James B. Scassa, Eugene L. service is not covered by a flat —Cost-saving ideas should Lake, Joseph Edward Schaffer, Howard B. rate. Individual calls are billed Include estimated savings and Langan, Douglas Schaffer, Teresita just as they are to a home how you arrived at this figure. Lanpher, Edward Gibson Scheer, Stuart C. phone. So those who use their —If you need help, call Larson, Alan P. Schoeb, Donald R. office phones to make personal 647-6972. Lavorel, Warren A. Schulz, Herbert W. long-distance calls are adding to Don't wait. Send in your Ledogar, Stephen J. Seitz, Raymond G.H. State’s phone bills. □_ suggestion today! □ Ledsky, Nelson C. Serwer, Daniel P._ March 1990 33 Honors and Awards

HONG KONG—Regina S.E. Murphy, consu¬ lar oflicer, is presented Meritorious Honor Award by consul general Donald M. Anderson.

CALCUTTA, India—Consul general Ronald D. Lorton, right, presents group Meritorious Honor Award to members of the political sec¬ Edmund Atkins, Richard Williams, Keith tion, from left: Sanjay P. Nanda, Nakib SAO PAULO, Brazil—At award ceremony, Smith. Ahmed, Alaknanda Ray. from left: Mike Vugrinovich, Gary Grobe,

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34 State Honors and Awards

Superior Honor Awards Hazzard, Carol Lynn, FP-05, Hamilton Ratner, Steven R., GM-13, Washington* Hebert, Louis C., FP-Ol, Brassels* Scholton, Martha, FP-04, Gaborone (December) Hilley, George J., FP-04, Bmssels* Schwar, Harriet D., GS-13, Washington* Bader, Jefferey A., FOl-1, Washington* Holland, Harry J., FP-08, Brussels* Scott, Kyle R., FO-02, Geneva Bierman, Everett E., FA-NC, New Guinea James, Marilyn R., FP-AA, Brussels* Selby, Jamison M., ES-00, Washington* Boeke, Jennifer, GS-14, Geneva* Keil, Rodolfo F., FP-04, Brassels* Smith, Louis J., GS-13, Washington* Burns, William J., FO-02, Washington Kornblum, John C., FE-MC, Brassels* Taufen, Glenda S., FP-06, Rio de Janeiro Bushnell, Prudence, FO-OI, Washington LaForce, Ann C., FP-07, Brassels* Tedford, Terri Lee, FP-05, Addis Ababa Castrodale, Richard, FE-OC, Geneva* Lawson, Catherine M., FP-06, Brassels* Turk, Lynn J., FO^I, Seoul* Crist, Janet L., FO-02, Nicaragua Leary, Eulah H., FP-08, Brassels* Valus, Kim M., GS-05, Washington Eastman, Penny, ES-00, Geneva* Linton, E. Mark, FO-OI, Brassels* Widenhouse, Stephen M., FP-08, Khartoum Eckes, Marie E., FP-Ol, Washington MacLeod, Carol J., FP-05, Brassels* Woodruff, Freddie R., FP-03, Addis Ababa Everett, David, FO-04, Geneva Malinowski, Michael E., FO-OI, Peshawar Wright, Paul J., FP-07, Egypt Foote, Gordon, FP-03, Geneva* McGinnis Jr., Joseph, FO-03, Brassels* Zuraw, Thomas J., FP-04, Addis Ababa □ Green, William, FO-04, Geneva* Mears Jr., Thomas W., FO-02, Brassels* Meritorious Honor Awards Howells, William D., ES-04, Washington Munoz, Arnold N., FO-02, Brassels* Johnson, Thomas A., FE-OC, Geneva* Murray, Griffith C., FP-07, Brassels* (January) Kurtz, Peter, GS-15, Washington Myers, Martin H., ^-03, Brassels* Ang, Melvin T. L., FP-04, Shenyang Lippe, Stuart, FO-01, Geneva* Rimas, Algirdas J., FO-OI, Dublin Berry, Katherine P., FP-08, ftris Marsh, William H., FE-OC, Geneva* Rogers, Christopher J, FP-08, Brassels* Brisolari, Robert, FP-05, Washington McDevitt, Peter, FO-03, Geneva* Rosenblatt, Josiah B., FO-02, Brassels* Budzinski, Anna, GG-09, Washington* Mithoefer, William C,, FO-01, Geneva* Sargent, William P., FP-08, Brassels* Callard, Robert A.. PO-02, Wellington Nahas, Albert, FO-02, Geneva* Shelly, Christine D., FO-02, Brassels* Daly, Anne L., FP-06, Manila Nichols, Philip V.K., GM-IS, Washington Smith, Rebecca J., FP-06, Brassels* Danaher, Scott, PO-02, Lagos Patterson, Anne, FO-01, Geneva* Tadie, Eugene P., FO-03, Brassels* Davis, Sarah A., FP-07, Brassels* Petrone, Joseph C., FE-MC, Geneva* Thomas, Consuella A., FP-BB, Brassels* Dumentat, Audrey B., FP-08, Brassels* Pomper, Joseph M., FO-03, Geneva* Thyden, James E., FO-OI, Washington Gerlach, Grazyna, GG-07, Washington* Ponticelli, Charlotte, GM-IS, Geneva* Tibbets-Macisso, Lynda, FP-04, Brassels* Gotoh, Kay E., FP-06, Brassels* Price, Leila P., GS-09, Washington Zapka, Audree, FP-08, Brassels* □ Green Sr., John W., FP-05, Brassels* Primosch, William, FO-OI, Washington* Haefner, Joseph F., FP-05, Brassels* Rogers, Georgia A., GM-14, Washington* Meritorious Honor Awards Hillery, George J., FP-04, Brassels* Ryan, Delores, FO-05, Geneva* (December) Hoeft, Kenneth J., FP-05, Brassels* Schwartz, Deborah R., FO-02, Washington* Holland, Harry J., FP-08, Brassels* Scott, Kyle R., FO-03, Geneva* Adams, Linda K., FP-07, Khartoum Jones, Mark, FP-05, Beirut Stirling, Gordon, FO-03, Geneva* Adams, Richard J., FO-04, Addis Ababa Lackmann, Margareta E., FP-08, Vienna Thyden, James E., FO-OI, Washington Argoff, H. David, GG-15, Washington Laforce, Ann C., FP-07, Brassels* Valladares, Armando, AD-00, Geneva* Bass 11, John R., FP-05, N’Djamena Lesnak, Thomas P., FP-05, Washington Waldrop, Neal, FO-03, Geneva* Bullock, Charles, FP-07, Freetown Litwinski, Victor, GG-ll, Washington* Walters, Vernon, AD-00, Geneva* Caldwell, Mark W., FP-04, N'Djamena Marchant, Monte R., FP-05, Lagos Welty, Dean L., FO-OI, New Guinea Carpendale, Andrew M., GM-14, Washington McMahan, Mark, FP-04, San Jose Murphy, John G., FP-04, Kinshasa Westner, Frances, GS-15, Geneva* Chew, Roberta L., FO-03, Washington* Murphy, Regina S. E., FP-05, Hong Kong Williams, Richard L,, FA-MC, Washington* Clark Jr., William, FE-MC, Washington* Murray, Griffith C., FP-07, Brassels* Williamson, Richard, EX-04, Geneva* Danforth, Kathleen, FP-02, Canberra Myers, Martin H., FP-03, Brassels* Wisecarver Jr., Charles, FP-03, Washington Debusk, Loretta H., FP-03, Munich l^z, Ewa, GG-09, Washington* Zweiben, Beverly, GM-15, Geneva* □ Dunlop, Thomas P., FE-OC, Washington* Edwards, Naomi S., FP-04, Freetown IVdersen, Jean C., FP-06, Washington Fetter, David R., FP-04, Mogadishu Putney, Rufus D., FE-OC, Washington Superior Honor Awards Folta, Anne A., FP-07, Khartoum Quiram, Douglas P., FP-05, Lagos (January) Gibson, Wilbur G., FP-04, Vientiane Riddle, John R,, FO-02, Washington Baskey, Jocelyn E., FP-07, Brussels* Guerra, John F., FP-05, Addis Ababa Rogers, Christopher J., FP-08, Brassels* Biggers, Randall V,, FO-04, Istanbul Hankins, Dennis B., FO-04, Khartoum Rohrlkh, Riul E., FP-04, Kinshasa Carter-Tripp, H. Marsh, FO-02, Brussels* Hoffer, Patricia A., FP-06, Monrovia Rooney, John F., FP-05, Washington Channell, John W. S., FO-02, Brussels* Hoffer, Richard, FP-04, Monrovia Ruddkk, Terrence L., GS-14, Washington Charlton, John F., FP-02, Brussels* Howard, Edward B., FP-04, Bangkok Sadknvska, Krystyna, GG-09, Washington* Davis, Sarah, FP-07, Brussels* Jackson, Charlotte M,, FP-06, Geneva Sargent, William P., FP-08, Brassels* Dodge, Kathleen M., FP-09, Brussels* Keefer, Edward C., GS-13, Washington* Schiveley, Lynn R., FP-04, Copenhagen Dumentat, Audrey B., FP-08, Brussels* Koenig, John M., FO-03, Washington Scott, Jean W., FP/AA, Munich Sligh, Amelia C., FP-07, Moscow Eddins, Keith A., FO-03, Brussels* Lawing, Helen M., FP-06, Banjul Smith, Krystyna, GG-09, Washington* Emery, Carol J., FP-08, Brussels* Lipman, Miriam H., FP-07, Moscow Tello, John L., FP-02, Washington Fowler, Jessica M., FP-04, Brussels* Mabon, David W., GM-15, Washington* Urbanski, Sandra K., FP-06, Vienna Gaiani, Richard L,, FP-03, Brussels* Mack, John L., FP-02, Washington Varner Jr., John H., FP-05, Kinshasa Gannon, Richard M., FP-Ol, Brussels* Mackie, Nancy J., FO-02, Bogota Wolanczyk, Krystyna, GG-ll, Washington* Goton, Kay E., FP-06, Brussels* McWhirter, Janies A., FP-02, Beirut Young, fobecca, ^-05, Kinshasa Greene Jr., John W., FP-05, Brussels* Merrill, John, GM-13, Washington* Zawistowski Jr., Leo, FP-03, Washington Muse, Anthony, FP-03, Washington Grey Jr., Robert T., FE-OC, Brussels* *—Denotes group award. B Haefner, Joseph F., FP-05, Brussels* Niblock Jr., Thomas, FO-03, Washington Buy U.S. savings bonds through the Harrington-Aydin, Noel, FP-08, Brussels* O’Brien, Timothy W., FP-04, Addis Ababa Payroll Savings Plan, n_ Hartwick, Douglas A., FO-OI, New Delhi Przystup, James J., GM-15, Washington*

March 1990 35 Bureau Notes

The Seventh Floor Secretary’s Office SECRETARY BAKER traveled to Moscow and Prague for bilateral meetings, and to Ottawa for the Often skies conference, February 5-14. Accompanying him and serving as members of his advance/plane teams were special assistants to the Secretary KAREN GROOMES CASTLE- MAN and CARON JACKSON; staff assistant ARDIS JOHNSON; deputy executive secretary JAMES COLLINS; PATRICK F. KENNEDY, executive director. Executive Secretariat; Secre¬ tariat Staff officer ALEX ARVIZU and line assistant CONSTANCE CORRIGAN (Moscow advance team); MARILYN WYATT and line assistant CINDY TRODDEN (Prague advance team); JUDY GARBER and line assistant GERALDINE DOUGLASS (Ottawa advance); PAUL SUTPHIN (plane team); computer special¬ ist JOHN BENTEL; the assistant secretary for public affairs, MARGARET TUTWILER, and her deputy, KIM HOGGARD; the counselor for the Department, ROBERT ZOELLICK; DENNIS ROSS, director. Policy Planning Staff, and his personal assistant, HELEN ELLIS; RICHARD BURT, chief negotiator for arms reduction nego¬ tiations in Geneva (Moscow); the under secretary for security assistance, science and technology, PROTOCOL—Chief of protocol Joseph REGINALD BARTHOLOMEW (Moscow); the Verner Reed, right, and the Bruneian ambas¬ assistant secretary for European and Canadian sador to the United States, Mohammad Suni, affairs, RAYMOND SEITZ; the assistant secre¬ sign a lease through which Brunei acquired a tary for politico-military affairs, RICHARD lot at the International Center, Washington, CLARKE (Moscow); the assistant secretary for for construction of a new Bruneian chancery. humanitarian affairs, RICHARD SHIFTER (Moscow); JAMES WCXJLSEY, U.S. represent¬ CASTLEMAN coordinated the reception. ative for the conventional forces negotiations in The prime minister of Portugal and the pres¬ Europe (Moscow); RONALD LEHMAN, direc¬ ident of Yemen were official visitors to the tor, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency United States during January. Assisting (Moscow); the assistant secretary of defense, WILLIAM F. BLACK, assistant chief of pro¬ PAUL WOLFOWITZ, and his deputy, STEP¬ tocol for visits, were JOHN LA PENTA, HEN HADLEY (Moscow); National Security PATRICK DALY and TANYA TURNER- Council member ROBERT GATES (Moscow) SANDERS ... Additionally, three heads of gov¬ and member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ernment and seven foreign ministers visited HOWARD GRAVES (Moscow). □ Washington in a private capacity. AGNES WAR- FIELD, RANDY BUMGARDNER, MARLENE Office of the Deputy Secretary TERRELL-KANE and DANIEL GROWENY GEORGE SEAY, a recent graduate of the coordinated activities for the visiting officials. University of Texas, has joined the deputy secre¬ SEVENTH FLOOR—Deputy Secretary Law¬ JESSIE JOHNSON and LILA BRENT also tary’s staff as staff assistant ... JUDITH rence Eagleburger presents Foreign Affairs assisted with the visits ... Associate chief of MOORE, formerly of the Bureau of European Award for Public ^rvice, the highest honor protocol RICHARD GOOKIN accompanied the and Canadian Affairs’ Soviet affairs staff, has the Department bestows on noncareer diplo¬ president of Yemen to New York and San Fran¬ joined the deputy secretary’s staff as secretary to mats, to Frank Shakespeare, right, for his cisco ... The Secretary hosted luncheons for the his senior adviser, KENNETH JUSTER. □ work as ambassador to the Holy See, president of Yemen, the president-elect of Brazil 1986-89. and the British secretary of state for foreign and Office of the Under Secretary commonwealth affairs. APRIL GUICE, KIM for Political Affairs of the Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian MIDDLETON and NANCY THOMPSON of the The under secretary for political affairs, Affairs; and SANDRA CHARLES, National Ceremonial Division organized the events ... ROBERT M. KIMMITT, traveled to Riyadh, Security Council staff member. □ GEORGIA GUHIN has left that division, and Islamabad, Peshawar and New Delhi, January SHELLY DIONNE has joined the Diplomatic 13-20, for bilateral meetings. Accompanying him Protocol Office and Consular Liaison Staff. □ were the special assistant to the under secretary, Protocol chief JOSEPH VERNER REED MICHAEL MALINOWSKI; WILLIAM accompanied the diplomatic corps to Capitol Hill Administration BURNS, deputy director. Policy Planning Staff; to attend the President’s state of the union PETER BURLEIGH, Bureau of Intelligence and address. Prior to the address, the Diplomatic Front Office Research; TERESITA SCHAFFER (New Delhi), Corps attended a reception at Blair House. The Assistant Secretary ARTHUR W. FORT, PETER TOMSEN (Riyadh and Peshawar) and general manager of Blair House, BENEDICTE accompanied by Bureau of Inter-American THOMAS GREENE (Islamabad and Peshawar) VALENTINER, and assistant manager SAMUEL Affairs executive director EUGENE SCASSA

36 State LANGUAGE SERVICES—Go/imi Tunik (far director Many Obst (far right), with a group Department of Defense, during an interpret¬ left), Dimitry Zarechnak (left of flag) and from the onsite inspection agency of the ing course at the Department.

and Mr. Fort’s special assistant, ALEX met Ambassador-designate EVERETT BRKjGS Office of Language Services: FRANCES KIRKPATRICK, traveled in late February to sev¬ of Lisbon, to discuss maintenance, housing and SEEDS has joined the staff as interpreter for Jap¬ eral Latin American posts, for an orieniation on fire/safety-related problems, and possible future anese ... ADRIENNE CLARK-OTT traveled to post administrative operations in the region. They construction of a U.S. Information Service Germany for the military exercises ... LILLIAN visited Panama, San Salvador, Tegucigalpa, San library/general service office warehouse on the NIGAGLIONI traveled to Bolivia and Peru, with Jose, Bogota, Lima, La Paz and the Miami chancery compound. □ a planning group on the Andean drug sum¬ Regional Center and Despatch Agency. Mr. Fort mit ... She also interpreted for a customs course hosted an offsite conference for several bureau Office of the Procurement Executive in Ecuador ... PETER AFANASENKO went to managers, February 8-10, to identify bureau Following the eastern European/Yugoslavia Vienna for the Conference on Security-Building goals and strengthen working relationships. □ administrative conference in Bonn in late Janu¬ Measures ... WILLIAM HOPKINS traveled to ary, CHRIS SAGER traveled to London, where Moscow for U.S.-Soviet maritime cargo Foreign Buildings Operations he was involved in a workshop on construction talks ... ELIZA BURNHAM interpreted in Deputy assistant secretary RICHARD N. and architectural/engineering services contract¬ Santa Fe for a North Atlantic Assembly subgroup DERTADIAN provided a briefing for Ambas¬ ing, as well as personal and nonpersonal services meeting ... DIMITRY ZARECHNAK went to sador-designate DEANE R. HINTON of Panama, contracts ... GREGORY MAYBERRY joined New York to assist in the testing of Polish, Hun¬ in which office building/aimex lease agreements, the Domestic Compliance and Policy Review garian and Greek candidates ... ZAKI ASLAN office space requirements and residence Division in January, as a senior contract special¬ and two contractors supported the Yemen state rehabilitation were discussed ... Mr. Dertadian ist. He was a member of the Office of Acquisi¬ visit ... STEPHANIE VAN REIGERSBERG traveled to Panama with Under Secretary for tion staff. □ accompanied VICE PRESIDENT QUAYLE on Management IVAN SELIN and Assistant Secre¬ his trip to Honduras, Panama and tary for Diplomatic Security SHELDON J. Office of Operations Jamaica ... The Geneva Field Office reopened KRYS, to address new real property and opera¬ Facilities Management and Support Serv¬ on January 22 and was in full operation by Janu¬ tional requirements ... Mr. Dertadian met with ices: General Services: The Technical Serv¬ ary 29 ... Director HARRY OBST, Mr. Ambassador-designate EDMUND T. DEJAR- ices Branch designed and constructed the exhibits Zarechnak, GALINA TUNIK and Mr. NETTE of Dar es Salaam, to review the post’s for the president of Yemen and for the Depart¬ Afanasenko conducted a five-day training course real property holdings; no problem areas were ment health fair. in consecutive interpreting, for instructors and noted ... The director of program execution, Overseas Schools: The American School interpreters of the onsite inspection agency of the BRYCE M. GERLACH, led a Department team of San Salvador has reopened, with 9S% of the Department of Defense. to Baghdad, to negotiate Iraqi compensation for student body and most teachers return¬ Supply and Transportation; Commissary U.S. mission properties expropriated by that gov¬ ing ... Overseas Schools Advisory Council and Recreation Staff: RAVI SIKAND, commis¬ ernment in 1972 ... Mr. Gerlach briefed firms and other U.S. corporations and founda¬ sary affairs director, has entered into negotiations Ambassador-designate ERIC JAVITTS of Car¬ tions have donated “a generous amount in the to offer training classes to commissary person¬ acas, on the new office building space plans, form of grants for 31 educational projects, ena¬ nel ... ELIZABETH WEBER, who has been presently at the architectural and engineering bling the schools to maintain a high quality of designated program manager, and DONNA VAN design state ... The director of program plan¬ education for American children living abroad,” DYKE will be traveling to Germany to continue ning and post support, RICHARD J. SHINNICK, the office reported. negotiations ... “Substantial progress” was

March 1990

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reported in the establishment of a joint Depart¬ Argus newspapers, February 2, as a result of ing and Urban Development deputy under ment of Defense/State nonappropriated funded President F.W. de KLERK’s reform speech to secretary for intergovernmental affairs, KEN support office in Germany. TTie fiefense Depart¬ parliament in Cape Town, South Africa ... On BLACKWELL, on apartheid, in connection with ment organizations which operate through nonap¬ February 1, Mr. Cohen appeared on the Cable Mr. Blackwell’s role as adviser to the U.S. dele¬ propriated funds are providing space and News Network ... On January 8 he briefed the gation to the UN Human Rights Commis¬ personnel support in anticipation of selling more National War College on U.S./Africa policy. He sion ... Prior to the National Prayer Breakfast, goods to African and Middle Eastern post asso¬ participated in USIA’s “Anglophone Worldnet,” Mr. Clark met with Kenyan F*resident DANIEL ciations. Once all logistical requirements have January 12 ... He traveled to Africa and ARAP MOI and General BANTU HOLOMISA, been finalized, a formal memorandum of under¬ Europe, January 19-30, meeting with government chairman of the Transkei military coun¬ standing will be negotiated. □ officials and notables in Pretoria, Luanda and cil ... Mr. Clark participated in a Cable News London ... He held discussions with the Soviets Network interview on February 2 ... On Janu¬ in London ... On January 18 he met with ary 17 he participated in the USIA’s “Fran¬ African Affairs JESSE JACKSON, before Mr. Jackson’s visit to cophone Worldnet.” South Africa. On January 26 deputy assistant secretary Office of the Assistant Secretary; Office of the Deputy Assistant Secre¬ KEVIN CALLWOOD participated in “Model Assistant Secretary HERMAN J. COHEN par¬ tary: Senior deputy assistant secretary WAR¬ United Nations IX” at Bethune-Cookman Col¬ ticipated in interviews on the McNeil-Lehrer REN CLARK JR. met with the Black Leadership lege, Daytona Beach, Fla. He spoke on the elec¬ show, “Night Line,” BBC, Radio South Africa, Forum, January 16, and with Jesse Jackson, Jan¬ tions in Namibia, which he witnessed as a South African Broadcasting Corp. and with uary 18 ... On January 30 he briefed the Hous¬ member of the presidential observer delega-

LAGOS, Nigeria—Regional security officer Robert J. Franks, left, receives Meritorious Honor Award from deputy chief of mission John M. Yates. MBABANE, Swaziland—John Benton, sup¬ port communications officer, receives Meritorious Honor Award from Ambassador Mary Ryan.

tion ... Deputy assistant secretary IRVIN HICKS represented the bureau, January 26, at the funeral service for RUTH WASHINGTON in Westchester, N.Y. She was the U.S. ambassador to The Gambia ... Mr. Hicks attended the meet¬ ing of the judicial council of the National Bar Association, in Nassau, January 31-February 4 ... He spoke at Savannah State College, Savannah, GA., February 5, in celebration of Black History Month ... He met with President JIMMY CARTER at the Carter Center, Atlanta, February 6, to discuss East Africa. Economic Policy Staff: GARY D. De VIGHT, commercial coordinator, represented the Department at the commercial officers conference in Riyadh, February 5-7 ... DANE F. SMITH JR., office director, traveled to Khartoum, Addis, Kinshasa, Brazzaville, Lubumbashi, Lusaka and Nairobi, January 26-February 11, to MOMBASA, Kenya—Consul Stephen Nathaniel Mudukitsa and Sebastian Nderi. assess structural adjustment programs, the status Eisenbraun presents safe-driving awards to of economic reform and for consultations. □

38 State Consular Affairs

On January 29 MARY A. RYAN, former ambassador to Swaziland, arrived to take up her position as the principal deputy assistant secretary for consular affairs. Overseas Citizens Services: On January 18-19 BONNIE F. PAIGE, chief, Latin America and Caribbean Division, Citizens Emergency Center, represented the bureau at a Mexican in¬ country consular conference ... She provided consultations on consular matters to the U.S. interests section in Havana, January 21-24 ... FRANCIA SALAS has joined the Inter-American Services Division, and TIMO¬ THY M. WIESNET the Near Eastern and South Asian Services Division ... Mr. Wiesnet is from the Field Coordination Staff in Passport Services. Visa Services: From January 19-23 DEAN DIZIKES, chief. Post Liaison Division, partici¬ pated in an in-country consular conference in Poland ... He visited Bonn, West Germany, to discuss the nonimmigrant visa waiver pilot pro¬ gram ... The Visa Office welcomed RACHEL WRIGHT and MICHAEL MESZAROS to the ROME, ITALY—At consular management Robinson (Beying). Second row: Nicholas staff. roundtable, front row, left to right: Nora Ricciuti (El Salvador), Ted Cubbison (Bogota), Passport Services: JOSEPH TUFO, Dempsey (Rome), Penny McMur*ry Michael Metrinko (Tel Aviv), Barry Kefauver acceptance agents coordinator, and Dl’NCAN (Monrovia), Jean Louis (Karachi), Assistant (executive director). Max Robinson (Moscow), MAITLAND, fraud program coordinator, both of Secretary Elizabeth Tamposi, Michele Truitt Norbert Krieg (London), Harry Cobum (dep¬ the Boston agency, conducted two training ses¬ (fraud prevention programs), Marilyn Poven- uty assistant secretary for passport services), sions in January in Providence. The seminars mire (Policy and Coordination Staff), Dee Bruce Beardsley (Manila). covered fraud awareness and citizenship and acceptance procedures, and were attended by 75 the students information on obtaining a U.S. assumed duties as deputy assistant secretary for passport acceptance agents from 30 post offices passport and on living abroad ... On January 22 resource management, on January 16. in the Providence region ... GRACE McCOR- EDWARD J. GAFFNEY, processing supervisor, Countermeasures and Counterintelligence: MACK has retired from the Los Angeles agency and FLORENCE W. NEARY, senior examiner, GREG BUJAC has been named deputy assistant as lead data transcriber after 10 years of service both at the Seattle agency, attended a seminar on secretary for countermeasures and counterin¬ there ... On January 11 BARBARA BROPHY, identification of letter bombs ... On January 30, telligence. acceptance agents coordinator at the Los Angeles STEVEN J. MULLEN, antifraud program coor¬ Overseas Security Advisory Council: Mr. agency, made a presentation to Los Angeles high dinator at the Seattle agency, conducted a train¬ Krys, Mr. Dittmer, and council executive secre¬ school students on Civil Service and Foreign ing seminar on fraud, for new passport tary RALPH LAURELLO attended the winter Service careers with the Department of State ... examiners. meeting of the council in Los Angeles, January She visited the San Bernadino post office, to Executive Director’s Office: TRAVIS 29-February 1. provide training and assistance to passport FERRIS, Systems Applications Staff, traveled to Information Services: The deputy assistant acceptance agents at that office ... In February Santo Domingo in January to review operation of secretary for information services, ROBERT K. the Los Angeles agency and its regional accept¬ the machine-readable visa pilot program, CARR; the director of domestic operations, ance facilities began participating in the “Lock- installed last October. □ LEROY W. DONAHUE JR.; and the director of box Depository” system for rapid deposit of planning, BRUCE MORRISON, visited main¬ passport fees through Mellon Bank, Pitts¬ Diplomatic Security frame computer manufacturers Hitachi Data Sys¬ burgh ... On January 18 the San Francisco tems and Amdahl in Sunnyvale, Calif., from agency received a Bronze Award from the Com¬ Office of the Assistant Secretary: Assistant January 28-30. bined Federal Campaign in the San Francisco Secretary SHELDON J. KRYS accompanied Office of Protection: Special agents MIKE Bay area for the agency's participation in the Under Secretary for Management IVAN SELIN VAN BUSKIRK (Protective Liaison Division) campaign ... The Seattle agency welcomed as on a factfinding trip to Panama, January 24-26 and CHARLES MCCARTY, JEFF RINER, new employees: JOSEPHINE JACKSON, BANG ... Mr. Krys addressed the winter meeting of the TOM DAGON and ED LIDDLE (Washington J. LEE, SETH ARMSTRONG, TERESA A. Oversea Security Advisory Council, January 31, Field Office) provided a security escort for BAXTER, JACQUELYN L. CREAMER, in Los Angeles ... ROY HIGGINS has been ambassadors who attended the President's state of LAURS J. HIEB, MARK MONTGOMERY and assigned as a special assistant to Mr. Krys. the union address to Congress, January 31. The MAILY L. NGUYEN ... On January 16 Diplomatic Security Service: Director special agents, with the assistance at Blair House SUSAN SHORT, acceptance agents coordinator CLARK M. DITTMER led an interagency team of the Domestic Facilities Division's DON at the Seattle agency, conducted a training course to Bogota, to assess the threat to the post and BLAKE, escorted the ambassadors to Capitol for travel agents at Edmonds Community Col¬ measures for the safety of dependents. He was Hill, from Blair House and back. lege. The course covered passport acceptance accompanied by the Diplomatic Security director Los Angeles Field Office: DOUG ROSEN- procedures and how travel agents can assist their of operations for Latin America, STEVE STEIN has been selected as the new special clients in obtaining a passport ... On January 20 CRAIGO; Threat analysis analyst JACKIE agent-in-charge. she addressed an orientation class for Rotary JONES; and representatives of other foreign Systems Operations: The following informa¬ Club exchange students who will be studying affairs agencies. tion management systems operations personnel abroad in the 1990-91 school year. She provided Resource Management: RALPH FRANK were on consultation recently: JOHN DAVIS, March 1990 39 BUREAU NOTES

Institute, February 7 ... KARL SPENCE RICHARDSON, director. Office of Korean Affairs, traveled to Honolulu for a Korea security policy review meeting, January 17-18; then to Seoul and Tokyo for consultations, January 20- February 1 ... MARK FITZPATRICK, same office, spoke on U.S. policy toward North Korea at a February 2 conference at Stanford Univer¬ sity, hosted by the Center for International Security and .\rms Control ... Desk officer BOB TANSEY, Office of Pacific Island Affairs, spoke on January 31 to 100 students at Central High School in Prince George’s County, Md., on “Diplomacy and Oppiortunities for Foreign Serv¬ ice Careers.” □ Economic and Business Affairs_ Assistant Secretary EUGENE J. McALLIS- TER traveled to Pakistan, January 23-24, to chair the U.S.-Pakistan economic subcommission meetings. Discussions were held on trade and investment ... On January 18 he spoke to the Rule of Law Committee in Washington ... He accompanied SECRETARY BAKER to Moscow, ROME, Italy—Support communications Holmes for his performance during his first February 6-9, where he participated in discus¬ officer Jerry Hamilton, left, receives Mer- tour in this European capital, sions on economic issues. itorious Honor Award from charge John W. Deputy assistant secretary-designate CHARLES ANGEVINE took part in U.S.-United Accra; RICHARD HOFFER, Tunis; ROBERT before the House Foreign Affairs Asian subcom¬ Kingdom aviation negotiations, January 11, in KING, Prague; MICHAEL MEYERS, Nicosia; mittee, January 30. Washington. RON KIRKPATRICK also partici¬ ALBERTO RODREGUEZ, Bangui; HARRY DAVID WALKER, acting director for pated ... On January 12-16 Mr. Angevine trav¬ OLTON, Paris; RAYMOND AHRING, regional affairs, was a member of the U.S. dele¬ eled to Seoul, Korea, to meet with officials Tegucigalpa; STEVE WILSON, Madrid; PAUL gation to the steering committee of the interna¬ regarding shipbuilding subsidies ... While in WRIGHT, Tel Aviv; CARMEN BEVACQUA tional conference on Indochinese refugees, in Seoul, on January 15, he met with South Korean and GARY KOELSCH, Washington; WEN¬ Geneva, January 23-24 ... He briefed the East civil aviation officials on bilateral issues ... He DELL REEVES, Miami; ROBERT JOHNSON, Asia area studies seminar at the Foreign Service then traveled to Tokyo, Japan, January 17-19, to Colombo; HOWARD KEEGAN, Abu Dhabi; ARNOLD OLIVO, Conakry; JAY CLIFTON, Frankfurt; JOSEPH ZEMAN, Cairo; HARRY HALL, London; JERRY HAMILTON, Addis Ababa; BRUCE WARREN, Bonn; CHANDRA SMITH and RICHARD BLAKELY, Wash¬ ington; JON MARTINO, Cape Town; RODNEY PAINTER, Dublin; LONNIE WASHINGTON, Jeddah; GLENN COCKERILL, Bangkok; GRE¬ GORY DAVIS, Amman; CHRISTOPHER POWELL, Reykjavik; DONALD BECKER, Berlin; and JOSEPH LOGUIDICE, Wash¬ ington. □ East Asian and Pacific Affairs Assistant Secretary RICHARD H. SOL¬ OMON traveled to Paris, January 13-17, for a meeting of representatives of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council. They dis¬ cussed an enhanced role for the United Nations in a Cambodian settlement. He was accompanied by the director of the Office of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, CHARLES H. TWINING, and spe¬ cial assistant MATTHEW P. DALEY ... Deputy assistant secretary DAVID F. LAMBERTSON traveled to Manila, Singapore, Jakarta, Kuala CANBERRA, Australia—At award cere¬ Henry Cartwright, Tony Freebody, Archie Lumpur and Bangkok, for consultations with host mony, from left: John Thomson, Regina Hely, Ross. governments, January 16-27 ... He appeared Kate Danforth, Ambassador Melvin Sembler,

40 STATE Finance and Management Policy_ On January 17 chief financial officer JILL E. KENT participated as a panel speaker at a joint conference of the President’s Council on Integrity and Efficiency, the Chief Financial Officers Council and the President’s Council on Management Improvement. On January 7-23 RILEY RANKIN, Finan¬ cial Management, traveled to .Mexico to direct post-implementation Financial Management Sys¬ tem training for the Regional Administrative Management Center ... JEANNE TOPKA, Financial Management, traveled to Brasilia, Jan¬ uary 21-26, to conducted a cashiering conference with the Bureau of Inter-American Affairs ... From January 24-29 JUDY ROUSE and ED LUKSIC, Financial Management, traveled to Ottawa to review with the Treasury Department the new pilot Foreign Service national U.S. dis¬ bursing officers program. On December 31 HOWARD HOLLAND, Financial Management, retired after 44 years of Government service. □

Foreign Service Institute ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS— Award from deputy assistant secretary EUGENE BRUNS, chairman for Southeast Harvey J. Winter, right, director. Office of William B. Milam for his work on the Berne Asia area studies, lectured, January 23, at the Business Practices, receives Superior Honor convention for literary and artistic works. Defense Institute for Security and Management, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Oh., on great meet with maritime officials regarding shipbuild¬ the gas committee of the Economic Commission power relations in Southeast Asia ... ANNE ing subsidies ... Special negotiator JAMES for Europe, January 15-18, where there was a IMAMURA, chairwoman of Asian studies, gave TARRANT negotiated on aviation issues with distancing of eastern European countries from the inaugural lecture on January 28 for the Japan- Australia, January 23-24, in Honolulu, and with Soviet gas suppliers. The U.S. delegation was American Society of Washington’s Japanese film Canada, January 31-February I, in Ottawa ... approached by members of the Russian delega¬ series ... BARRY WELLS, director of curricu¬ ROBERT STERN, deputy director. Office of tion, who claim to be searching for guidance in lum and staff development. School of Profes¬ Aviation Negotiations, chaired consultations with restructuring their gas industry. sional Studies, and FREDERICA BURNETT, Poland, December 19-20, in Washington ... The In December and January the AFL-CIO education specialist, conducted a two-day offsite deputy director of maritime and land transport, sponsored a visit to the United States by several meeting in mid-January for the assistant secretary JOE RICHARDSON, attended the negotiations in dissident Russian miners representing their fellow for consular affairs, ELIZABETH TAMPOSI, Moscow on a bilateral maritime agreement, Janu¬ workers in the Donbas and Kutzbas coal fields. and her senior staff. ary 22-25 ... PAUL WISGERHOF, director. Coal and gas officer Anske and interagency MADELINE EHRMAN, director of re¬ Office of Aviation Negotiations, chaired civil experts participated in a four-hour, wide-ranging search. evaluation and development. School of aviation negotiations with Saudi Arabia, January exchange of views with the miners. Language Studies, spoke on her research on lan¬ 7-9, in Jeddah, and with Turkey, January 11-12, On January 16 LARRY W. ROEDER JR., guage-learning styles and strategies, at a joint in Ankara. Office of East-West Trade, testified before a meeting of the Association for Applied Linguis¬ On January 30 WILLIAM C. RAMSAY, panel on the future design and implementation of tics and the Linguistic Society of America ... deputy assistant secretary for energy, resources U.S. national security export controls, a body of The Office of Management Training welcomed and food policy, attended a meeting of the north¬ the National Academy of Sciences. Mr. Roeder SHEILA URMAN as education specialist in Jan¬ east gas markets utility group, in New York. He was there as the Department’s expert on multi¬ uary ... LINDA T(X)LE, deputy coordinator and discussed plans and developments in the liquefied lateral chemical and biological weapons export chairwoman of the Foreign Service and Civil natural gas trade ... Also on February 2, he controls. His testimony was in conjunction with a Service secretarial courses, has departed. □ briefed members of the Council on Foreign Rela¬ study mandated by Congress on the adequacy of tions in New York, before their corporate trip to the export administration system in safeguarding Inspector General’s Office the gulf, on energy developments in the area and national security while maintaining U.S. interna¬ downstream. tional competitiveness and western technological At an award ceremony on January 19, From January 23-31, under the auspices of preeminence. Following the National Academy JAMES K. BLUBAUGH and JOHN C. PAYNE the Executive Council on Foreign Diplomats, of Sciences meeting, Mr. Roeder briefed JEAN- received Senior Executive Service performance STEPHEN GALLOGLY traveled to Chicago, DANIEL GERBER (Swiss minister for economic awards, and SANTA W. PARKER received a Los Angles, San Francisco, Houston and Dallas, affairs) and his delegation on the subject. Superior Honor Award. Length-of-service certifi¬ to discuss energy issues with oil company execu¬ People: Recent arrivals: EDWARD B. cates went to ROBERT E. BARBOUR, and WAL¬ tives. Meetings were held with a wide range of O’DONNELL, MICHAEL VARGA, HAIRAM TER J. SILVA for 40 years’ service; CECIL S. companies, and centered on prospects for U.S. NONBLATT, Planning and Economic Analysis RICHARDSON, 35 years; ALAN W. BEREN- energy firms in the Soviet Union. Staff; GEORGE KENNEY, Office of Energy SON, 25 years; FREDERICK R. GEDRICH, RALPH ANSKE, Energy Consumer-Coun¬ Consumer-Country Affairs; JEROME TUR- PETER C. KOECHLEY, EDWARD W. try Affairs Office, attended the 36th session of TOLA, Textiles Division. □ LINHART, M. MILTON MacDONALD,

March 1990 41 r

BUREAU NOTES

ROBERT E. PONZO, THOMAS R. TARLA and RICHARD J. TIERNEY, 20 years; and CLIFTON L. BROWN JR., MARK L. HOLLOMON and ROBIN WALDO, 10 years. Office of Audits: CHRISTOPHER L. DESHONG, formerly of the Tennessee Valley Authority, has joined the staff of the Property Man¬ agement and Procurement Division. Office of Security Oversight: The Audits Division issued a report, “Construction Security Certification.” ... I^THY SCHULTZ, formerly with Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspec¬ tor General, joined the division. Office of Inspections: Inspections of Yemen, Qatar, Oman and the United Arab Emirates, as well as Belize, Honduras and Guatemala, planned originally for this quarter, have been rescheduled because of travel restrictions, pending congres¬ sional action on the authorization bill. The action permitted an inspection of the Bureau of African Affairs earlier than planned. Other inspections being conducted this quarter include Mauritius, Comoros Islands, Madagascar, Seychelles and Somalia, headed by ARTHUR TIENKEN; Sene¬ gal, Cape Verde, Mauritania and Mali, under DAVID ZWEIFEL; Sudan, Ethiopia and Uganda, under FRED RONDON; and Egypt, under a team headed by senior inspector GORDON STREEB. □

Inter-American Affairs

Assistant Secretary BERNARD W. ARON¬ SON attended PRESIDENT BUSH’s meeting with Brazilian President-elect FERNANDO COLLOR DE MELLO, and attended the lunche¬ on hosted by SECRETARY BAKER for the pres¬ ident-elect at Blair House, January 26 ... Mr. Aronson was a member of the U.S. delegation, headed by VICE PRESIDENT QUAYLE, at the inauguration of Honduran President RAFAEL LEONARDO CALLEJAS, January 27 ... On January 28 he accompanied the vice president to Panama for meetings with President GUILLERMO ENDARA and other members of the new government, on the U.S. economic recovery assistance package ... On January 29 he accompanied the vice president to Jamaica for discussions with Prime Minister MICHAEL Thomas Wang computer system. Others, from right: MANLEY, on bilateral and regional issues ... BOGOTA, Colombia—Ambassador Sebastian Moya, Kimberly Kaestner, Javier Mr. Aronson attended a White House ceremony, E. McNamara, right. Joins the information Dossman. January 31, honoring former Vista volunteers and systems staff at inauguration of the 7310 swearing in new volunteers; he had served as a volunteer in Appalachia, 1969-70 ... Deputy first part of December, to take an assignment to and remained an additional day to discuss plans assistant secretary MICHAEL KOZAK briefed Panama ... PATRICIA BROE received a Mer¬ for a subsequent bilateral agreement ... Mr. Lev¬ 75 Washington representatives of nongovernmen¬ itorious Honor Award in January from Mr. itsky traveled to Vienna, January 24-31, to attend tal organizations, January 31, on U.S.-Panama Aronson. □ UN major donors and Commission on Narcotic relations. Drugs meetings. KEITH C. SMITH, director. Office of Office of Transnational Issues: DIANNE Southern Cone Affairs, accompanied Senator H. GRAHAM also attended the UN donors meet¬ ROBERT DOLE (R.-Kan.) in December on a International Narcotics ings in Vienna, and stayed on through February 4 trip to South America. They visited Bolivia, Matters to prepare for the February 20-23 UN General Argentina, Paraguay, Venezuela and Trinidad ... Assembly special session on narcotics, which JAIME GUTIERREZ, intern in the office, Assistant Secretary MELVYN LEVITSKY SECRETARY BAKER was scheduled to attend resigned at the end of December ... JOEL was in Panama, January 9-10. He met with the ... Air Division operations officer DAVID CASSMAN, Chile desk officer, traveled to San¬ Panamanian president and vice president and, on RANKIN attended the helicopter international tiago in December for the elections of Chile’s January 10, signed a countemarcotics cooperation convention in Dallas, February 3-6, to inspect new president ... ALEXANDER MARGULIES agreement with Panama ... Program officer JIM state-of-the-art technical developments within the departed the Office of Southern Cone Affairs, the McHUGH accompanied the assistant secretary. international helicopter manufacturers community

42 State dui*' tech andmunitionsitems.Priortothat,hewas Customs liaisontothebureau.Heisfrom OLIVIERI hasbeenassignedastheU.S. bureau. □ Human ResourcesDivisionintheNearEast replaced DANCHAU,whowasdeputychief. mer AIDliaisonofficerJOHNCHAMPAGNE assistant customsattacheinRome,Italy...For¬ toms enforcementprogramforexportofhigh- the Exoduscommandcenter.isaCus¬ Customs headquarters,wherehewasmanagerof Peru’s upperHuallagavalley. facilities andoperations,includingavisitto Peru, January29-February4,toinspectairwing Technical Specialized AgencyAffairs...BER¬ from theBureauofPersonneltoOffice of ... ANDREWG.THOMASvisitedBoliviaand participated inapaneldiscussionforapprox¬ TICELLI, director.PolicyandPlanningStaff, JOHN WOLFtraveledtoMoscow,Londonand consulted withtheU.S.observertothatorganiza¬ of theUNCommissionforHumanRightsand Affairs paratory commissionforthatmeeting,February ary 29-February1...Shealsoservedon the Commission onNarcoticDrugsinVienna,Janu¬ of theU.S.delegationtomeetingUN Geneva, January15-24.LEEANN observer delegateatthemeetingofexecutive Foit'ign PolicyAssociationandtheStateDepart- D. FOX,managingdirector,UNSystemAdmin¬ was presentedaspartoftheWomenandPublic Foreign ServiceInstitute.Thediscussion,on imately 60collegestudents,sponsoredbythe Security CouncilinaNewGlobalEnvironment.” Institute ofInternationalAffairs,“TheUN pated inaseminarorganizedbytheFinnish Helsinki forconsultations.InHelsinki,hepartici¬ tion ...Principaldeputyassistantsecretary tion, ScientificandCulturalOrganization, She metinPariswithofficialsoftheUNEduca¬ met withthehighcommissionerforrefugees... to Geneva,wheresheattendedopeningsessions assistant secretaryJACKIEWOLCOTTtraveled the SecurityCouncilonCambodia...Deputy to themeetingoffivepermanentmembers traveled toParisco-chairtheU.S.delegation International Organization March 1990 43 February 20-23,andtothemeetingof pre¬ special sessiononnarcoticdrugs,inNew York, U.S. delegationtotheUNGeneralAssembly’s HOWDERSHELL, sameoffice,wasamember board oftheWorldHealthOrganizationin and transportationprograms,servedasan meiit_NEIL A.BOYER,directorforhealth shire, Durham,N.H.,andcosponsoredbythe Nations, atameetingon“GreatDecisions: istration, spokeonJanuary27theUnited Policy WashingtonSeminarfor1990...JOHN “Women atWorkintheDepartmentofState,” 12-14. 1990” hostedbytheUniversityofNewHamp¬ Senior specialagentRICCARDOJ. People: JO-ANNL.HUNTERtransferred On January10CHARLOTTEM.PON- Assistant SecretaryJOHNR.BOLTON class ofnewForeignServiceofficers,February operations, STEPHENDELROSSO,addressed a deputy assistantsecretaryfortheHouse,replac¬ 6 ...STEVENK.BERRYhasbeenappointed of TechnicalSpecializedAgencyAffairstoCape humanitarian affairs.□ assistant secretaryforinternationalsocialand of Commerce. the AfghanCoordinatingUnittoDepartment MARY C.REEDtransferredfromtheOfficeof Verde, viatheForeignServiceInstitute... NICE A.POWELLtransferredfromtheOffice 6, onexecutive-congressionalrelations ... private sector...Thedirectoroflegislative spoke attheExecutiveCouncilonForeignDiplo¬ International Organization AffairstoLegislative ERIN ROSShastransferredfromtheBureau of ing STEPHENCOLOVAS,whohasjoined the mation: AWashingtonRoadMap,”February mats briefing,on“AmericanForeignPolicyFor¬ Claims andInvestmentDisputes,traveledto COLE, attorney-advisers.OfficeofInternational OSBORNE, specialassistants...Healsotrav¬ ernment officials;andtoParis,forotherdiscus¬ tions withgovernmentandembassyofficials;to traveled toTheHague,fordiscussionsonthe Department ofVeteransAffairsasthedeputy extradition agreements. Soviet maritimeboundarynegotiations... and ScientificAffairs,traveledtoMoscowfor Office ofOceans,InternationalEnvironmental the universitystudygrouponUN eled toTheHague,participateindiscussions CARLSON, attorney-adviser,sameoffice,trav¬ the lawofnavalwarfare. eled toProvidence,attendthesymposiumon Affairs, andROBERTW.CLARKEJOHN RASHKOW, assistantlegaladviserforUN SCHAUBEL, seniorstaffassistant;BRUCEC. YOUNG, deputylegaladviser;PATSYB. sions. AccompanyinghimwereMICHAELK. Berlin, forconsultationswithmissionandgov¬ U.S./Iran ClaimsTribunal:toBonn,forconsulta¬ THA HILL,specialassistanttothelegaladviser, Legislative Affairs_ QUEEN ...PETEROLSONreturnedfollowing of Management...DepartingwereAYESHA and PAULABARTON,attorney-adviser.Office Santa CruzandBogota,forAndeansummit Law EnforcementandLitigation,traveledto ROBIN JOFRANK,attorney-adviser.Officeof reform ...SUSANBINIAZ,attorney-adviser. Rashkow traveledtoNewYork,participatein before theIran/U.S.ClaimsTribunal...Mr. Patterson AirForceBase...MARYHELEN Dayton, O.,tomeetwithpersonnelatWright- Legal Adviser’sOffice_ a tourwithAIDinPretoria.□ FENNELL andMOIREMACDONALD I JACKIE WOLCOTTtransferredfromthe Assistant SecretaryJANETG.MULLINS Legal adviserABRAHAMD.SOFAER People: JoiningtheBureauwereMAR¬ MICHAEL J.DENNISandJUDITHK. joined theofficeasinterns.□ the OfficeofForeignBuildingstoLegislative Affairs, wheresheistheadministrativeof¬ jan, Monrovia.Accra,Lagos,Douala,Yaounde, VANSCHAICK andJULIEVINYARDhave Affairs, whereheistravelassistant...MARK ficer ...JOHNCARTERhastransferredfrom GOFF, traveledtoParis,Dakar,Bamako,Abid¬ dures. □ cine consultant,attendedaworldwideconference January Dr.MARTINWOLFE,tropicalmedi¬ on posthealthcareissueswhileshewasinthe care programs,traveledtoKarachi,Dhaka, evaluate postmedicalresources...Dr.EMIL Kinshasa andBrazzaville,toassisthealthcare meet staffandreviewposthealthcareproce¬ nurse CAROLMERMELSTEIN,Helsinki,vis¬ for theholidays...Inmid-Januarycontract the NewYear,whileshewasinUnitedStates Ouagadougou, consultedinWashingtonearly and guidancecounselorsfromtheregion... present apaperonsubstanceabusetoteachers South AsiaInternationalSchoolsAssociation,to Athens, undertheauspicesofNearEast tary formentalhealthservices,traveledto on malaria,inHonolulu...InlateJanuary,Dr. United Statesduringtheholidays...Inearly tioner inPrague,consultedbrieflyWashington professionals ...JANEWHITE,nursepracti¬ to consultwithpostmanagementandhealthcare VON ARX,assistantmedicaldirectorforhealth professionals andpostmanagement,aswellto ited theOfficeofMedicalServicesforadayto BARBARA MAHONEY,nursepractitionerin ELMORE RIGAMER,assistantmedicalsecre¬ Bangkok, Rangoon,Jakarta,SydneyandSuva, Medical Services_ 9 triptotheMiddleEast,meetwithambas¬ onward assignment.□ Observers AffairsinearlyJanuary.Hereplaces of RegionalandMultinationalForce and Jerusalem ...Mr.Woerzthencontinuedonto relating tosecurity,refugees,andmanagement sadors andembassystaffstodiscussmatters ment, IVANSELIN,onaDecember26-January accompanied theundersecretaryformanage¬ WALTER MAYOaspolitical-militaryofficer. tries ...ANDREWLIEPMANjoinedtheOffice preparing totravelthosetwocoun¬ United ArabEmirates,briefedSenatestaffers RAGSDALE, countryofficerforOmanand the spring ...Onthesameday,MARGUERITAD. National WarCollegewhowillvisitKuwaitthis sula Affairs,spokeonJanuary8tostudentsatthe ington. Nicosia andDamascusbeforereturningtoWash¬ Kuwait, Manama,Cairo,TelAvivand issues. TheyvisitedAmman,Baghdad,Basra, South AsianAffairs_ Mr. Mayoleftfortraininginconnectionwith his Near Easternand In January,themedicaldirector.Dr.PAUL GORDON GRAY,OfficeofArabianPenin¬ BERNARD J.WOERZ,executivedirector, BUREAU NOTES

seeks to curb illegal salmon fishing in the North Oceans and International Pacific in particular. GEORGE HERRFURTH, Environmental and Office of Fisheries Affairs, and officials from the Department of Commerce and U.S. Coast Guard Scientific Affairs_ attended the talks ...R. TUCKER SCULLY, Assistant Secretary FREDERICK director. Office of Oceans Affairs, and ROBERT BERNTHAL traveled to Colorado Springs, SMITH, same office, participated in discussions Colo., January 18-19, to address the fourth on the U.S.-Soviet maritime boundary, in annual Congressional and Scientific Forum on Moscow, January 15-19 ... RAY ARNAUDO, Global Change. The forum, organized by the head of the Division of Polar Affairs, attended Office for Interdisciplinary Earth Sciences, the third session of the working group on Arctic developed this program to promote interaction international relations, in Murmansk and among congressional staff members, agency rep¬ Moscow, January 21-27. International Arctic resentatives and leaders of scientific programs environment cooperation was discussed. addressing global environmental change. MARTIN PROCHNIK, U.S. executive sec¬ SARYOZEK, Soviet Union—Political officer CHUCK CECIL, Office of Ecology, Health, retary for the China-U.S. science and technology Carey Cavanaugh, a Soviet officer and the and Natural Resources, attended a workshop in agreement, met with his counterpart, HUANG chief of the arms control unit, Eileen A. Mal¬ Washington, January 23-26. This was the last in XING, January 9-10. Each of the 29 protocols loy, at Embassy Moscow, as they witness the a series of four workshops leading up to the under the umbrella science and technology agree¬ elimination of the last Soviet short-range mis¬ Economic Commission for Europe ministerial ment were reviewed, and discussions were held siles under the intermediate-range nuclear conference on “sustainable development,” which on steps necessary to move forward on negotia¬ forces treaty. will be in Bergen, Norway, in May ... tion of the intellectual property rights annex to ANDREW SENS, director. Office of Environ¬ the agreement ... BERNARD F. OPPEL, She worked formerly in the Office of Security mental Protection, led U.S. delegations to a Office of Cooperative Science and Technology Assistance and Sales, and served overseas in monitoring committee meeting, a meeting of Programs, participated on the U.S. delegation Dhahran and Tel Aviv ... PETER G. TINSLEY which met with the Hungarians in Budapest, Jan¬ plenipotentiaries of the Cartagena convention and attended the strategic trade experts meeting in uary 22-24, to plan the establishment of a an intergovernmental meeting of the Caribbean Paris, January 8-12. regional environmental center for central and environment program, in Kingston, Jamaica, Jan¬ Office of Defense Relations and Security eastern Europe ... While in Budapest, he led a uary 10-18. Mr. Sens joined representatives of 12 Assistance: CRAIG DAVIDSON met in New other governments in signing a regional protocol group of U.S. experts in discussions with the York, January 26, with Israel’s defense procure¬ on specially-protected areas and wild¬ Hungarians on implementation of the cooperative ment mission, receiving a briefing and tour of the life ... NANCY FOSTER, director. Office of science and technology agreement with Hung¬ facility. Protected Resources, National Oceanographic ary. □ Office of International Security Opera¬ and Atmospheric Administration, served as alter¬ tions: Commander GAIL DADY and Lieuten¬ nate U.S. representative. Among the delegation ant Colonel FRANK RAY have joined the office. members were JOAN DONOGHUE, Legal Politico-Military Affairs Colonel JIM EAST is office director. Adviser’s Office; MARK WILLIS, Office of Assistant Secretary RICHARD A. CLARKE Office of Strategic and Theater Pol¬ Ecology, Health, and Natural Resources; and addressed the National War College class of icy: KENT BROWN, principal deputy director, NICHOLAS MacNEIL, Office of Environmental 1990, on January 22, on the interagency process traveled to Key Biscayne in early January, to par¬ Protection ... RICHARD E. BENEDICK, on and the bureau’s role in it ... Deputy assistant ticipate in an arms control roundtable sponsored detail as senior fellow at the World Wildlife secretary ELIZABETH VERVILLE met with by the University of Miami ... MARY Fund/Conservation Foundation, addressed the Soviet deputy foreign minister VIKTOR KAR¬ STUCKEY, secretary to the office director, left Morrison Colloquium at Stanford University, POV, January 18, in Moscow, to discuss chemi¬ the office, January 26, for a position in the Office January 10, on “Population, Environment and cal weapons and missile proliferation ... CHAT of Counter-Terrorism ... PETER SCHOET- Economic Development.” ... On January 15-19 BLAKEMAN and JIM LEWIS served as political TLE, deputy office director, was a member of the he participated in the Global Forum on Environ¬ advisers to General MAXWELL THURMAN in U.S. delegation in Budapest, January 29-Febru- ment and Development, in Moscow, and in meet¬ Panama following military operations there ... ary 2, to attend the preparatory conference for the ings with scientists at the Soviet Space Research EDWARD IFFT spoke at the Stanford University Ottawa open skies conference ... PATRICIA Institute ... On January 24 he addressed U.S. Center for International Security and Arms Con¬ HANSCOM and DAVID APPLETON traveled to Catholic bishops in Washington on environment trol, on the nuclear and space talks, January Brussels in January, for meetings of the Nato and ethics. 16 ... He then participated in a workshop on high-level task force on conventional forces in The week of January 8, FRANCIS M. strategic modernization and the strategic arms Europe, and aoaitional meetings related to KINNELLY and CHRISTIAN KESSLER, Office reduction talks. developing the Nato position on conventional of Nuclear Technology and Safeguards, and Office of Weapons Proliferation Pol¬ forces in Europe verification ... BENNETT CARLTON THORNE, Office of Nuclear Export icy: MICHAEL WEINGARTEN left for a tem¬ RAMBERG delivered a presentation on “Sig¬ Control, participated in bilateral consultations in porary assignment to Geneva, January 6, to naling in an International Crisis,” at a negotia¬ Moscow on nuclear nonproliferation and Interna¬ represent State on the U.S. delegation to the con¬ tions seminar at Johns Hopkins School for tional Atomic Energy Agency matters. ference on disarmament ... ROBERT DUBOSE Advanced International Studies, January On January 18 LARRY L. SNEAD, director participated in the conference on disarmament 19 ... THOMAS DOWLING returned to of fisheries affairs, headed an interagency delega¬ talks, November 6-December 16 ... FRED Geneva, January 15, for the resumption of the tion that met in Washington with Canadian fish¬ VOGEL addressed the Cincinnati World Affairs nuclear-testing talks with the Soviet Union. He is eries officials, led by ROBERT APPELBAUM, Council, on chemical weapons policy. serving as acting deputy head of the U.S. delega¬ director general of the Department of Fisheries Office of Defense Trade Policy: SCOTT tion to the negotiations ... STUART SEL- and Oceans’ international directorate. The Cana¬ MILLER joined the office as deputy director, DOWITZ went to Geneva, January 22, to serve dians provided detailed comments on a draft January 8. He previously served as special assist¬ as a State adviser on the U.S. delegation to the North Pacific salmon convention that has been ant to the director of the Arms Control and Disar¬ strategic arms reductions talks ... In mid-Janu¬ the subject of U.S.-Soviet discussions over the mament Agency, and most recently worked in the ary THOMAS FARR visited Warren Air Force past year. The convention would promote conser¬ private sector ... BARBARA KIRKPATRICK Base, Wyo., to consult with Air Force officials vation and management of salmon in general, and EISENBEISS has joined the office as a secretary. on strategic arms reduction verification issues. □

44 STATE Ambassador RICHARD BURT, head of the dele¬ nizations Affairs and the Office of the U.S. Coor¬ Public Affairs gation on nuclear and space talks, addressed the dinator for Refugee Affairs, were briefed on luncheon meeting of the Academy of Interna¬ conditions in Hong Kong camps, by members of Office of Public Programs: On January 10 tional Relations, in Kansas City, Mo., December the Women’s Commission for Refugee Women regional program officer CONSTANCE DUNA¬ 28. During his brief visit he was interviewed by and Children. Commission members included the WAY arranged a New York program for the Kansas City Times-Star ... EDWARD former assistant secretary for human rights and RICHARD SOLOMON, assistant secretary of PERKINS, director general of the Foreign Serv¬ humanitarian affairs, PATRICIA DERIAN, and state for East Asian affairs. He addressed a ice and director of personnel, traveled to Des LIV ULLMANN ... Mr. Lyman addressed the breakfast meeting of bankers and brokers from Moines, January 18-19. He addressed the dinner National Governors Association workshop in the financial district of New York, at the Council meeting of the Des Moines Committee on For¬ Washington. on Foreign Relations, where he gave an overview eign Relations. In addition, he met with repre¬ Mr. Funseth headed the U.S. delegation to of developments in Asia ... He later met with the sentatives from the Iowa Department of the comprehensive plan of action steering com¬ editorial division of the New York Times, where Economic Development and, later, with members mittee meeting on Indochinese refugees, in he discussed East Asia, China and the Cambodia of Des Moines’ black community. He also Geneva ... DOUGLAS R. HUNTER, director, meeting in Paris ... On Januarv 17 Ms. Dunaway addressed an inner city school on careers in the Office of Policy and Program Coordination; arranged for the special advisei to the deputy sec¬ Foreign Service, and met with representatives of ALLAN G. JURY, deputy refugee coordinator, retary, ROBERT L. BARRY, to visit New York, the Des Moines Register, WHO-AM and KLYF- Bangkok, Thailand; DAVID M. WALKER, where he addressed 250 members of The Down¬ FM ... The director of the Office of Regional assistant director. Office of Regional Affairs, town Association in the Wall Street area, on Political-Economic Affairs, RICHARD Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; and economic assistance to eastern Europe ... Fol¬ KAUZLARICH, addressed the dinner meeting of JEFFREY D. KOVAR, attorney-adviser. Office lowing that event, he visited with the editorial the International Affairs Council and the Com¬ of the Legal Adviser, were members of the U.S. board of the Wall Street Journal, where he dis¬ mittee on Foreign Relations, in Omaha, January delegation ... Following his return, Mr. Funseth cussed developments in the Soviet Union ... On 23 ... In addition, he was interviewed by the briefed the staff of the House Foreign Affairs January 25 Ms. Dunaway arranged for the assist¬ Omaha World-Herald, WOWT (NBC-TV), Committee on the Geneva meetings ... Mr. Fun¬ ant secretary for European affairs, RAYMOND KFAB-AM, KVNO-FM, KMTV (CBS) and seth and RICHARD C. BEER, refugee officer. G. H. SEITZ, to address a meeting in New York KETV (ABC). On January 24 he addressed Office of Refugee Admissions and Processing, of the Jewish Community Relations Council, an Omaha Rotary. attended a public hearing on the resettlement of umbrella organization for some 60 Jewish organi¬ Media liaison officer NANCY COPE has former re-education center detainees, presented zations around the country ... The same day, resigned from the Department ... JOYCE NIC¬ by the Office of Refugee Resettlement, Depart¬ Mr. Seitz met with editors of the New York HOLS has been named chief of the Regional Pro¬ ment of Health and Human Services. Times. Present for this meeting were JACK grams Division. Ms. Clapp met with the Ethiopian Com¬ ROSENTHAL, editor of the editorial page; BER¬ Office of the Executive Director: JUDITH munity Development Council, Inc., to assess the NARD GWERTZMAN, foreign editor; JOSEPH McNEARNEY has joined the bureau as a person¬ development needs of Ethiopian refugees in the LELYVELD, managing editor; WARREN nel officer. United States ... KAREN L. MCCARTHY and HOGE, assistant managing editor; and LESLIE Office of Public Diplomacy: ANTHONY A. LINDA THOMAS-GREENFIELD, program GELB, editor, op ed page ... On January 27 Ms. DAS, director, spoke to a group of 50 Fletcher officers, attended the meeting ... Ms. Moten Dunaway was conference coordinator for a School of Law and Diplomacy staff members and traveled to Geneva to attend the executive com¬ regional foreign policy conference in New students, as part of the students’ tour of Wash¬ mittee and working group meetings of the Office Hampshire, cosponsored by the World Affairs ington ... He addressed 40 Government and pri¬ of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and Council of New Hampshire, the Foreign Policy vate industry public relations officials, on how to Southeast Asia to review U.S. refugee assist¬ Association and State. The conference was on the public affairs operates at State ... On January 2 ance programs ... MARTHA L. SARDINAS, Foreign Policy Association’s “Great Decisions he addressed 320 high school juniors and seniors program officer. Office of Asian Refugee Assist¬ Issues for 1990.” The conference, in the con¬ who were part of the Congressional Youth Lead¬ ance, joined Ms. Moten in Southeast Asia ... ference center at the University of New ership Program meeting in Washington. □ The bureau hosted a debriefing of staffers from Hampshire in Durham, attracted a capacity crowd the Immigration and Refugee Subcommittee of of 250 residents of New Hampshire, and was the Senate Judiciary Committee, on their recent widely covered by the local New England media. Refugee Programs visit to Pakistan. Dis. RICHARD CRAVEN and The Washington Programs Division facili¬ JOANNE LUOTO, Office of Refugee Health, tated Deputy Secretary LAWRENCE PRINCETON N. LYMAN, bureau director, Department of Health and Human Services, EAGLEBURGER’s briefing in the Department and JEWEL S. LAFONTANT, U.S. coordinator provided a briefing on their recently-completed for a group of Soviet exchange students spon¬ for refugee affairs, hosted a daylong meeting assessment of health and medical conditions in sored by Middlebury College (Vermont) ... Spe¬ with executive directors of voluntary agencies ... refugee camps. cial briefings were also scheduled for people SARAH E. MOTEN, deputy assistant secretary ANN MORGAN, director. Office of Refu¬ from the Fletcher School of Diplomacy and for for international refugee assistance, provided an gee Training, performed semiannual monitoring international business communicators and mem¬ overview of the assistance program, and PRIS¬ of English-as-a-second-language and cultural ori¬ bers of the Maryland State Bar Association ... CILLA A. CLAPP, deputy assistant secretary for entation programs in Thailand and the Philippines Bureau of Inter-American Affairs deputy refugee admissions, described the worldwide ... NORMAN W. RUNKLES, comptroller, par¬ MICHAEL KOZAK and Bureau of Economic admissions program ... After the meeting, the ticipated in meetings in New York with voluntary and Business Affairs deputy AL LARSON dis¬ voluntary agencies representatives toured the agencies, on refugee loan collection procedures cussed political and economic developments in Washington Processing Center in Rosslyn, Va. ... ANITA L. BOTTI, acting director. Office of Panama at the monthly meeting of nongovern¬ ... Mr. Lyman, ROBERT L. FUNSETH, senior Refugee Placement, Ms. McCarthy and BETSY mental organization representatives, in the deputy assistant secretary, Ms. Clapp, Ms. A. FITZGERALD monitored voluntary agency Department ... Six Department representatives Moten and bureau staff met with and hosted a and affiliate programs in New York. attended the Foreign Service Institute’s executive lunch for JAMES N. PURCELL, director gen¬ Visiting the bureau were MORTON 1. media workshop. eral, International Organization for Migration ... ABRAMOWITZ, ambassador to Turkey; Regional program officer SUSAN MAGGIO Mr. Lyman met with the new Immigration and ROBERT G. HOUDEK, charge d’affaires, Ethi¬ arranged the following platforms for State Naturalization Service commissioner, GENE opia; MARISA S. LINO, refugee coordinator, Department officials to address the public on McNARY ... Mr. Lyman and representatives Islamabad; JAMES C. MARTIN, refugee coordi¬ national security. South Africa, Foreign Service from the refugee bureau, the Bureaus of East nator, Lilongwe; and KAY BELOR, joint volun¬ careers and the changes in eastern Europe: Asian and Pacific Affairs and International Orga¬ tary agency representative, Kuala Lumpur. ■

March 1990 45 Letters to the Editor

—(Continued from Page 1) of these processes—will we have a Foreign opposition to it was that the people of Anapestic Assignments Service based on true competency and by ebp China were defenseless: they did not have competition. Tliere was a young lady assigned to Kuwait, guns. Sincerely, Who said: “So this is to be part of my fate! 1 too deplore the violence committed Richard C. Weston I am off to a land of sand and oil. by those with guns, knives, clubs or any Legislative Affairs Where at the embassy I’ll toil. other weapon against innocent persons. The Department’s Office of Perform¬ I am so excited I can hardly wait!” □ However, a gun is merely an instrument ance Evaluation replies: Mr. Weston and should neither be glamorized nor the officers they evaluate. Mr. Selin correctly suggests that the Foreign Service decried. Maybe Mr. Sampas would like to defines this as “a complete lack of disci¬ must continue its efforts to encourage all see the people of the United States, bereft pline that’s completely unacceptable.” And rating and reviewing officers to live up to of their right to bear arms—a right as fun¬ it is. But it is also a damning indictment of their vital responsibility for preparing full, damental as the right to freedom of speecn those Foreign Service officers who, having frank and timely evaluations on the or of religion. 1 am grateful that the U.S. reached supervisory positions, assume an employees they supervise. On the other Constitution was not written by men like attitude of undisguised disdain or indif¬ hand, it is reassuring to recall the Bremer Mr. Sampas. I am truly surprised at the ference toward officers they must evaluate. report’s conclusion that “on the whole the printing of his letter by STATE. How often have Foreign Service promotion system works, ’ ’ and that all recent selection boards have reaffirmed to 1 hope that Mrs. Helen Fouche learns officers, with little input and even less the director general their belief in the how to shoot straight and well, so that she interest, developed their own list of goals integrity and efficacy of the evaluation will be able to defend herself and her fam¬ and objectives in work-requirement state¬ system. □ ily against wanton violence and terrorism ments; initiated and carried the periodic should the need ever arise to do so. More conversations about their job performance; State Department bumf power to her. encouraged their supervisors to adhere to Sincerely, Washington due dates; and suffered the faint words of Dear Editor; George C. Stavrou praise from reviewing officers who knew Could you please identify the individ¬ Foreign Service officer □ little, and cared less, about the officer in ual who authorized the installation of the question? Clearly, the up-an

46 STATE ing of the Service as a whole, as well as to —(Continued from Page 22) the achievement of the administration’s for¬ Program April May June Length eign policy goals. Among the highly- specialized skills possessed by many For¬ Security overseas seminar (MQ 911) 2 7 4 2 days eign Service secretaries are an ability to 23 21 11 2 days adapt rapidly and with little guidance (par¬ — — 18 2 days ticularly overseas) to technological change; — — 25 2 days knowledge of one or more foreign lan¬ Understanding regulations, allowances and guages: understanding of foreign political, finances in the Foreign Sen/ice context cultural, economic and social norms and (MQ 1(M) 11 _ 6 3 days conditions; understanding of administrative, Political training budgeting and office management practices Advanced political course (PP 502) _ _ 18 3 weeks acceptable in the Department and in the Executive-congressional relations (PP 204) 23 — — 1 week United States in general, as well as the Foreign affairs interdepartmental seminar usual typing, word-processing, shorthand, (PP 101) _ 14 _ 2 weeks protocol and communications knowledge Human rights reporting from abroad (PP 506) 9 14 — 1 day essential to secretarial work. Many also Human rights in the foreign policy process 10 15 _ 1 day serve as backup communicators. These (PP 507) Labor officer functions (PL 103) — — 4 8 weeks skills are prized in the private sector, where National security/arms control (PP 203) 16 — — 1 week business is becoming increasingly interna¬ Negotiating arts and skills (PP 501) — 7 — 1 week tional in scope. Political tradecraft (PP 202) — 29 25 3 weeks The Department has had an advantage Workers rights reporting (PP 504) — 21 11 2 days ■ in attracting good secretaries because we can offer overseas service, and the pos¬ sibility of service to the public and “higher goals,” rather than service to a private-sec¬ tor profit motive. Having reviewed the promotion statis¬ tics published in the January issue of State, however, I am concerned that the Foreign Service could lose our advantage in retaining the highly-skilled labor of Foreign Service secretaries. In the five grade levels into which most Foreign Service secretaries fall, FS-7 to 2, promotion rates for secre¬ taries compare unfavorably with promotion rates for almost all other specialists, but particularly with communications special¬ ists. In the FS-7 to 6 category, for example, 73% of communicators with an average time in grade of 1.3 years were promoted, while only 22% of secretaries with an aver¬ age time in class of 3.5 years were promoted. In all other rank levels, this gen¬ eral situation is repeated—secretarial MBABANE, Swaziland—At workshop of the Claffey, Liz Barnett, Sarah McGhee, Beatrice Consular Training Division, Foreign Service McKenzie, Sandra Shipshock, Sally Gober. promotion rates are much lower, and time Institute, front row, ieft to right: Arma Jane Back row: Chuck Stephan, George Frederick, in grade much longer than for communica¬ Karaer, Mr. Sampson, Betty Swope, Emily Dennis Hankins, Ken McGhee, Bruce Lowry, tors. Given the similarities in skill levels Jeffers, Denise Blackburn, Barbara Johnson, Phil Carter. between communications specialists and Tom Furey. Second row: Dan Claffey, Roz secretaries—both groups are considered valuable skilled labor in the overall U.S. labor market—it is difficult to explain the promotion rates for Foreign Service secre¬ face merits management’s priority attention rationale for the Department’s promotion taries is faster attrition, as secretaries will now, so that we avoid a skilled labor crisis policies for secretaries. The result of this be increasingly attracted to the better bene¬ (such as hospitals now face with the severe promotion system, whether or not it is fits (salaries, advancement, child care, shortage of nurses, another profession with management’s intention, is lower wages and health, education) offered in other traditionally high female participation rates) less opportunity for advancement for one economic sectors. in the next few years. category of highly trained labor—secre¬ This would represent a serious loss to Sincerely, taries (most of whom are female)—than for the Foreign Service and would make Laurie Tracy another category of skilled employee— accomplishment of our foreign affairs Fblitical officer communicators (most of whom are male). objectives that much more difficult. The American Foreign Service Association A possible consequence of low/slow unfair situation our secretarial colleagues representative ■

March 1990 47 U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Assisting U.S. computer exporters in Nigeria It was ‘a bit like show business’

By Norman d. Click organized solo exhibition and also the Erst hit! Over 1,000 visitors came to the exhibi¬ Commercial counselor, Lagos limited to a few product categories. It tion, including 205 paid registrants for the would last only three days and wouldn’t be seminars. The Foreign Commercial Service ONE OF THE MORE REWARDING open to the public. Since the phones seldom in Lagos had established itself in the aspects of commercial work is that, work and the Nigerian postal system is Nigerian computer market. after we identify a market opportunity, we unreliable, our communications to prospec¬ In light of the response by the exhibi¬ can implement an action plan and, with a tive exhibitors were hand-delivered. We tors, visitors and seminar participants, 1 bit of luck, bring an entire project to fruit¬ ended with 16 participants. scheduled a repeat performance, CTO ’89, ion. There may be some risks in breaking But this was only the beginning. Next eight months later, while their memory of new ground, but there’s the satisfaction of came anxious moments about attracting ’88 was still fresh. The local agents and dis¬ accomplishment. The success of the solo serious buyers. We decided to hold a semi¬ tributors who’d been skeptical about joining exhibitions on computers and telecom¬ nar concurrently with the exhibition, while us the first time were quick to reserve space munications equipment, organized by the scheduling enough breaks for attendees to now, even at the higher fee we set. With the Foreign Commercial Service in Lagos these visit the displays. Local computer consult¬ early registration of 30 exhibitors, repre¬ last two years, brought us just that kind of ants, seeing an opportunity for free pub¬ senting 45 American companies and satisfaction. licity, agreed to present papers, and we set occupying 40 booths in the Eko Meridien We organized these events because a nominal seminar fee to cover the airfare of Ballroom, we couldn’t accommodate all changes in the Nigerian government’s pol¬ one speaker from London, and to weed out who wanted to come (they’ll have to wait icies regarding the economic role of the pri¬ mere tourists. for CTO ’90). vate sector had created new market To interest the public in this event, we You have to be prepared for the unex¬ opportunities. As local companies began to relied heavily on paid advertisements in the pected. Civil riots on opening day reduced respond to changing conditions, billboards general and business press. The first few attendance, and we faced the possibility that appeared along the roadside advertising the finest exhibition to be held in Nigeria various newly-available products. I noticed ‘We couldn’t accommodate all might play to an empty hall. Fortunately, advertisements for American computers and who wanted to come’ the riots lasted only a day, and close to peripherals. Although you wouldn’t con¬ 2,000 visitors came, including 350 paid reg¬ sider Nigeria to be a growth market for ads had to be placed several weeks before istrants for the seminar. computers, I thought that perhaps enough the event, and paid for before we’d signed Exhibitors and visitors to these events local agents and distributors were selling up the minimum of 10 exhibitors to cover commented on the professional organization computers to make possible an exhibition costs. We did a mailing to over 700 com¬ and attractive layout. Many said they were promoting American products. panies, hand-delivered by the embassy impressed with the quality and variety of It’s no simple task to identify potential drivers. products, while others admitted they’d been exhibitors, since American companies or Organizing an exhibition is a bit like unaware that many of the products on dis¬ their representatives usually don’t contact show business, with a lot of effort by many play were available on the market. The suc¬ an embassy commercial section unless people behind the scenes and a lot of anx¬ cess in sales and business leads and the they’re having a problem. We broadened iety: you don’t know until the curtain goes response from exhibitors and visitors made the participant base by adding telecom¬ up whether or not you have a hit. We had a our efforts (and anxiety) worthwhile. ■ munications and office equipment to the exhibition theme, and “CTO ’88’’ (com¬ puter, telecommunication and office equip¬ ment) was bom. We identified several potential exhibi¬ tors from our files and local business direc¬ tories. As word spread through the marketplace, the list grew to 22 exhibitors. We rented two large rooms in the Sheraton hotel, thereby making substantial financial commitments before receiving the first pay¬ ment from the exhibitors (Commerce requires that exhibitor contributions cover all event costs). The next hurdle was convincing local companies to pay in advance for an exhibi¬ tion booth. Whereas traditional fairs in Nigeria resemble country fairs exhibiting ROME, Italy—Ambassador Peter F. Secchia, entry of a U.S. multinational company into everything from food and clothes to indus¬ right, presents Superior Honor Award to H. the Italian and European market. trial equipment, ours was the first embassy- Kirkby Kessler for his contribution to the

48 STATE Obituaries

F. Paul Churchill, who had accom¬ 1965 and retired later that year. He leaves 1971. After leaving State, he advised USIA panied his son. Foreign Service officer Paul his wife. Avis Greenfield of Washington, on China issues. G. Churchill, to Embassy Riyadh, died and three children, Robert Greenfield and Mr. Jacobson was bom in Aalesund, from complications of heart surgery on Jan¬ Charlotte Ann Greenfield, both of Wash¬ Norway, on September 24, 1910. He earned uary 4. He was a retired graphic artist who ington, and Augusta Barnes of Montclair, a bachelor’s from North Park College, had accompanied his son to other postings N.J. □ where he taught briefly, and a doctorate in Belgrade, Amman and Kathmandu. His from the University of Chicago. Before his William C. Herrington, 86, a retired other survivors include a son, Jon B. tenure at State, he held positions at the Cen¬ fisheries and wildlife expert at State, died in Churchill; two daughters, Carole Churchill tral Intelligence Agency and its predecessor, Stafford Springs, Conn., on November 22. and Sara Abraham; and a sister, Rene the Office of Strategic Services. Mr. Herrington was named special Howell. □ Mr. Jacobson is survived by his sister, assistant for fisheries and wildlife, to one of Margaret Swanson of Indianapolis, and a the under secretaries, in 1951, and he took LaShawn Clarke, 4 months, daughter brother, Roland Jacobson of Chicago. Con¬ part in negotiating a number of treaties. His of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security’s tributions may be sent to North Park Col¬ position was later changed to special assist¬ Margo Clarke and her husband Richard, lege, Office of Development, 3225 W. ant to the Secretary, and he was awarded at died of sudden infant death syndrome on Foster Avenue, Chicago, Ill. 60625, where one time the personal rank of ambassador. January 25 in Washington. □ a scholarship is being established in his He retired in 1966. name. □ Paul S. Dwyer, 70, a retired Foreign Mr. Herrington was born in Harvard, Service officer who founded the Depart¬ Ill., on January 24, 1903. After graduating Laura Langdon, 91, widow of retired ment’s employee assistance program that from Stanford, he became a federal fisheries Foreign Service officer William R. counsels workers with drug and alcohol official in Cambridge, Mass., 1930-47. He Langdon, died in Winchester, Mass., last problems, died of emphysema in Miami on worked in Japan after World War II, to help November 15. May 10, State learned recently. revive the fishing industry there. Before his Ms. Langdon accompanied her hus¬ Mr. Dwyer began his career with the tenure at State, Mr. Herrington was an offi¬ Department in 1947 as a vice consul in band, who last served as consul general in cial of the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries. In Singapore in 1950, on many overseas tours, Izmir, Turkey. His next posts were San retirement, he headed the Kalmia Woodland Luis Potosi, 1950-53, and Guadalajara, including tours in Tsinan, Dairen, Corp. He leaves two sons, William A. Her¬ Montreal, Seoul, Mukden, Tokyo and 1953-1957, where he became consul. He rington of San Jose and John Herrington of served as chief of the consular section in Kunming. Oakton, Conn.; a daughter, Phyllis Her¬ While in the Far East, the Langdons Tegucigalpa, 1958-61, and consul general rington of Portland, Ore.; and six grand¬ in Merida, 1961-66. He returned to the began collecting Oriental art, and they children. □ Department as an educational exchange opened a shop in Wellesley, Mass., after officer, 1966-67, and then became an inter¬ Edward R. Kelley, 73, a retired For¬ Mr. Langdon left the Service in 1951. Mrs. national relations officer, 1968-69. He was eign Service officer, died December 29. Langdon established a business in Boston detailed to AID as an area development Mr. Kelley joined the Service in 1949 after her husband’s death in 1961. She officer in Saigon in 1970. After that, he was and was assigned to Frankfurt the following tended her shop until she was 91. assigned to the Office of Medical Services, year as an administrative officer. He was Ms. Langdon leaves three daughters, where he set up the employee assistance posted in Pusan, 1952-54. He worked as an Ann Magill of Washington, Louise van Agt program. He retired in 1974. organization and methods examiner and of Boston, and Ruth Inglis of London; eight Mr. Dwyer was born in Toledo on post management officer in the Bureau of grandchildren; and 10 great-grand¬ September 21, 1919. After graduating from European Affairs, 1955-57. His next assign¬ children. □ Purdue in 1941, he served in World War II ments were as administrative officer in as a Navy lieutenant. Mr. Dwyer was a 30- Budapest, 1957; Warsaw, 1957-59; Paris, Barbara Leab Laura, 65, a Foreign year member of Alcoholics Anonymous, 1960-61; Benghazi, 1%2; Tripoli, 1963-64; Service secretary stationed in Kathmandu, who began the first Alcoholics Anonymous and Rangoon, 1965-67. He last served in died in Alaska on December 17. Ms. Laura, group in Tegucigalpa. He leaves three the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs who began her Department career in 1985 daughters, Patricia Staub, Katheryne Man- before retiring in 1968. in Tunis, had also worked for the Navy, rigue and Cecilia Baldacci; two sons, Timo¬ A native of New York, Mr. Kelley 1942-44, the Army, 1949-50, the War thy and Paul Dwyer Jr.; a sister, Ann received a bachelor’s from Syracuse and a Department, 1950-52, and the Air Force, McCarthy of Toledo; a brother, Thomas master’s from American. He leaves his 1957-58. She also held several positions in Colo¬ Dwyer of Portland, Ore; and six grand¬ wife, Magdalen Kelley of Rockville, Md. □ children. His family suggests contributions rado Springs with the city government, the Harald W. Jacobson, 79, a retired police department and the Acom Petroleum in his name to Alcoholics Anonymous. □ Foreign Service officer, died on October 15 Co. Ms. Laura was a docent at the Colorado Robert T. Greenfield, 73, a retired in Alexandria, Va., STATE has learned. Springs Fine Arts Center for 20 years. She publications supervisor, died in Washington Mr. Jacobson began his career at the was bom in Pensacola, Fla., on August 26, on January 7. Department as chief of the China branch in 1925, and attended Virginia Intermont Col¬ Mr. Greenfield began his career with 1957. He served as a political officer in lege, Bristol, Tenn. She is survived by eight State as a messenger in 1931. After serving Hong Kong, 1957-61, and New Delhi, children. □ in the military during World War II, he 1962-64. After a tour in Washington, returned to the Department as a publications 1965-67, he returned to Hong Kong as dep¬ Marjorie E. Lindsey, 67, a retired clerk in 1946. He became a supervisor in uty principal officer in 1968. He retired in Foreign Service personnel specialist, died of

March 1990 49 OBITUARIES

cancer in Sonoma, Calif., on December 30. Place, Neb., on November 14, 1917. He omy of Communist Takeovers,’’ “Area Ms. Lindsey joined the Service in earned a bachelor’s in 1937 and a master’s Handbook for the Soviet Union” and “Area 1956. Her posts included Paris, Saigon, in 1939 from the University of Illinois. He Handbook for Albania.” Dohar, New Delhi, Beirut, Warsaw and served in the military, 1943-45, and taught Mr. Peters was born in Treske, West Berlin. She worked in the Bureau of high school math in Illinois before joining Albania, on March 15, 1906. He came to Personnel at her retirement in 1982. the Service. His survivors include his wife, this country in 1920 and received a bach¬ Ms. Lindsey was born in Fairfax, Cecile Propps, of Vienna, Va. □ elor’s in 1934 and master’s in 1936 from Calif., on January 26, 1922. During World Harvard. He taught education in Albania, War II she was employed at Hamilton Air Robert E. Peck, 76, a retired Foreign 1936-39, then returned to the United States Force Base in the communications section Service officer who was deputy assistant to assist the Office of Strategic Services and later worked for the American Tele¬ secretary for administration, died at Manor during World War II. His duties for that phone & Telegraph Co. Care Nursing Home, Arlington, January 3. agency took him into German-occupied Her survivors include her sisters, Sarah Mr. Peck began his career at the Yugoslavia and Albania. Daveler of Larkspur, Calif., Barbara Department in 1957 as chief of the Division He leaves his wife, Martha Jean Peters Thompson of Fontana, Calif., and nieces of Supply Management. of Alexandria; a daughter, Stephanie and nephews. Her family suggests contribu¬ After a tour as an execu¬ Schaeffler of Walnut Creek, Calif., a son, tions in her name be sent to the Valley of tive officer in Seoul Lawrence Peters of McLean; and four with AID, 1961-63, he the Moon Hospice, 347 Andrieux, Sonoma, grandchildren. □ Calif., 95476. □ n became a special assist¬ ant in the Office of Nancy Nicholson, 33, daughter of Saverio Paris!, 63, a retired Foreign Operations. He served retired Bureau of Diplomatic Security spe¬ Service employee, died on January 25. as deputy director, cial agent Bob Nicholson, died of pneu¬ Mr. Parisi joined the Service in 1959 1964-66. then director, monia in Chandler, Ariz., on January 7. as a communications clerk in San Jose. He 1967. After his tenure Ms. Nicholson had accompanied her parents became a communications and records as deputy assistant sec¬ on assignments to Canberra, 1982-86, and supervisor in Ciudad Trujillo in 1961. He retary, he served a final San Jose, 1986-87. □ was assigned to Tunis, 1964-66; Hamburg; Mr. Peck tour in Tokyo. He Douglas P. Rabie, 40, a communica¬ 1966-68; and Kinshasa, l%9-70, where he retired in 1970. tions electronics officer, died of a brain became a communications officer. He Mr. Peck was born in Ottumwa, lo., tumor at his parents’ home in Zillah, returned to the Office of Communications in on May 30, 1913. He received a law degree Wash., on January 24. Washington in 1970. from Southeastern and served with the Navy Mr. Rabie joined Mr. Parisi was posted to Lisbon, during World War II. Before joining the the Foreign Service in 1972-74, before serving a second tour in the Service, he worked for the old Public Build¬ 1975 and was assigned Office of Communications, 1974-76. He ings Service, U.S. Public Health Service to Accra the following was assigned to Rome, 1977-79, and Frank¬ and the Social Security Administration. In year. After a tour in furt, 1980-81, before becoming a super¬ retirement, Mr. Peck sold real estate. He Bangkok, 1980-83, he visory communications officer in Paris in leaves his wife, Dorothy Peck of McLean, was assigned to the 1982. He retired in 1983. Va.; a daughter, Jean Krisch of Ann Arbor; Office of Medical Serv¬ Mr. Parisi was bom in Massachusetts and a grandchild. □ ices, 1984-87, then to on August 15, 1926. He attended the Uni¬ Stephen Peters, 83, a retired Foreign the Beltsville Communi¬ versity of Pittsburgh. He leaves his wife, Service officer, died of cancer at Alexandria cations Center in 1988. Dorothy Parisi, of Maitland, Fla., and a Hospital, Alexandria, Va., on January 17. When he was stricken son, Joseph Parisi. □ Mr. Peters began his career at the Mr. Rabie with cancer, 200 State Herbert F. Propps, 72, a retired For¬ Department as a research analyst in 1945. employees donated 4,000 hours of annual eign Service officer, died on December 21. After working as a for¬ leave to him, chief of communications per¬ Mr. Propps joined the Service in 1947 eign affairs specialist sonnel John Whitridge said. and was assigned to Bern the following and research intelligence Mr. Rabie was born in Yakima, year. He served in London, 1949-52, before specialist, he joined the Wash., on July 14, 1949. Before joining the becoming a consular officer in Quebec, Foreign Service in Department, he served as an electronics 1953-54. He pursued graduate studies at 1957, the first Albanian- technician in the Navy aboard the U.S.S. Harvard, 1954, then was assigned to Can¬ American to do so. Mr. Manley. Mr. Rabie received a Superior berra as an economic officer, 1955-57. He Peters was assigned to Honor Award last year, delivered to him in returned to the Department as an interna¬ Trieste and Rome before Zillah by Assistant Secretary Sheldon Krys, tional economist, 1957-62. Mr. Propps retiring in 1966. He deputy assistant secretary Robert Caffrey attended the National War College, received the Depart¬ and former chief of communications l%2-63. He was assigned to the U.S. mis¬ Mr. Peters ment’s Superior Honor William Fitzpatrick. sion in Geneva, 1963-69, and detailed to A memorial service for Mr. Rabie was the White House, 1969-73. He then became After leaving State, Mr. Peters worked held in Zillah on January 30. Besides his a Foreign Service inspector, a position he as a researcher at American University and parents, Elmer and Lois Rabie, he leaves held until his retirement in 1979. a teacher in Virginia public schools. He two sisters, Betty Jo Davis, of Kirkland, Mr. Propps was born in University wrote several books, including “The Anat¬ Wash., and Mary Jane Bault of Yakima,

50 STATE remained th;re until her retirement in 1967. in New York and Washington. After that, William Curley memorial After a brief tenure as a Foreign Service she served as associate counsel for the New Three birch trees were planted at the employee, she returned to the Civil Service York State Commission for Human Rights consulate general in Frankfurt on September and became a section chief in 1955. She and commissioner for that state’s Workers’ 1 in honor of diplomatic courier William served as consular affairs officer, 1959-63, Compensation Board. She became appeals Curley, who died from cancer at the age of and visa examiner, 1963-67. board chairwoman for the U.S. Department 49 last January. The birches, donated by the A native of Arkansas, Ms. Saladino of Labor’s Benefits Review Board in 1974. regional diplomatic courier division, were attended the University of Arkansas and the Ms. Washington taught at Pace University planted in a triangular pattern. Horner Conservatory of Music. Her hus¬ and Fordham, and served as U.S. magis¬ Mr. Curley served several tours in band, William Saladino, died in 1966. She trate in New York, 1979-87, as one of only Frankfurt, where he married and raised a leaves no known survivors. □ two minority women in the country to attain family. He was an active outdoorsman who that office. She was arbitrator for the New designed the wooden picnic tables scattered Ruth V. Washington, 67, who was Jersey Mediation Board and an attorney in about Frankfurt’s Siedlung. A tribute to Mr. sworn in as ambassador to Gambia only last private practice before accepting her post in Curley in the consulate’s newsletter noted: December, was killed January 20 in an auto Gambia. “Bill was an ecologist before the word was accident in Greenburgh, N.Y. Her car was A native of Buffalo, she earned a bach¬ popularized. It is therefore fitting that we struck head-on by a elor’s from Hunter in 1944 and a law degree remember Bill with trees” □ 21-year-old woman from New York University in 1947. She who was charged received the Martin Luther King Drum Wash.; a brother, Ronald Rabie of Los with driving while Beater for Justice Award in 1985 and was Alamos, N.M.; and two daughters. Ivy and intoxicated. Ms. honored several times for her civic work in Aleia Rabie of Dumfries, Va. Donations Washington was due New York state. may be sent to St. Elizabeth’s Medical Cen¬ to leave for Gambia Director general Edward Perkins, ter, Home Health Care and Hospice, 110 the week of her Gambian Ambassador Gusman Sallah and South 9th Ave., Yakima, Wash. 98902. □ death. New York Supreme Court Justice Bruce She began her Wright were among those who paid tribute Mary P. Saladino, 77, a retired visa career as a probation to her at a memorial service in White Plains examiner, died in Fayetteville, Ark., on on January 26. Ms. Washington leaves two Ms. Washington December 21. m 1945, then served sisters, Leonora Lark of Queens, N.Y., and Ms. Saladino began her career at the on the state parole board. In the mid- Bernice Jackson of Richmondville, N.Y., Department as a clerk in 1939. She began 1950’s, Ms. Washington became an and two brothers, James and Bernard Wash¬ working for the visa section in 1941 and attorney for the U.S. Department of Labor ington, both of Buffalo. ■

ROME, Italy—U.S. Marines form an honor matic representative to Italy and the Papal Watson, Mark Leiding, Michael Ball. guard at gravestone of the first U.S. dipio- States. Left to right: William Jones, James

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