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by Michael Schneider Richard Birn passed away this past spring, after a rich career in public diplomacy and 61 years of marriage. Richard and I served in the same Junior Officer Class, sworn in October 20, 1962, the day President Kennedy announced the blockade on Cuba and nuclear confrontation with the USSR. Needless to say, tensions were high. At first that day we were quite upset that Edward R. Murrow would not swear us in. […] Robert J. Korengold by Miller Crouch When I met Bud Korengold at USIS Paris in the early 1990s, he was one of the most well-known senior Foreign Service officers in the U.S. Information Agency. He was known especially for his singular success directing large press operations at some of our most important European posts. Political appointees trusted him and sought his advice, and he always gave his best in return. They and colleagues […] |