List of US Foreign Service Officers (Ret.) Endorsing Sen. Obama

The following list is compiled from a Declaration of Support for Senator Obama sent around the retired Foreign Service community. The people on this list represent thousands upon thousands of years of service in embassies and consulates around the world, in all manners of service to this great nation. There are bound to be any number who served their country in multiple capacities, some of which will never see the light of day. They were good at their jobs, and served honorably to represent the United States in all manners of peace and conflict. These are the diplomats, ambassadors, and foreign service professionals that followed in the steps of John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson. Of those in the government that understand the tensions and dealings with foreign powers and various incendiary elements in the world, these are the cream of the crop.

Abbott, Luisa	Jones, Ambassador George F. (Ret.)
Abbott, Wilson Lynn	Jones, Ralph T.
Adair, Marshall	Keene, Douglas R.
Ahlgren, Charles S.	Keiswetter, Allen
Apsler, Ruby	Kemper, Joseph M.
Arndt, Richard T.	Kendall, Harry
Arnold, Terrell	Kiesling, John Brady
Austin, Sheldon	Kilgour, Mary C.
Ayers, Patricia Connor	King, Wayne
Aylward, Rayna	Kinzer, George
Bahl, Byron	Korff, Michael
Baker, Robert	Korky, Ann
Baldyga, Leonard	Kuchel, Ambassador Roland K. (Ret.)
Bandler, Ambassador Donald K. (Ret.)	Kushlis, Patricia
Barnes, Ambassador Shirley Elizabeth (Ret.)	Kushlis, William J.
Barnett, Elizabeth	LaGamma, Robert R.
Barry, Ambassador Robert L. (Ret.)	Lambert, Lynne
Bathrick, David D.	Lanpher, Ambassador Edward Gibson (Ret.)
Battle, Ambassador Vincent M. (Ret.)	Laroche, Dick
Bay, Janice Friesen	Latham Jr., Ernest H.
Beans, Timothy T.	Lauderdale, Ambassador, Clint (Ret.).
Beebe, James	Leidel, Ambassador Donald C. (Ret.)
Beecroft, Ambassador Robert M. (Ret.)	LeMaistre, Alice
Bennett, David C.	Lerner, Patricia J.
Benson, Raymond E.	Levin, Ambassador Burton (Ret.)
Bentley, Robert	Lewis, Ambassador Samuel (Ret.)
Berrington, Robin	Lippe, Michael
Berry, Ann R.	Loftus, Gerald
Bigge, Joan	Lundin, John
Binns, Ambassador Jack R. (Ret.)	Lundy, Walter A.
Bishop, Ambassador James K. (Ret.)	Lyon, Ambassador David L. (Ret.)
Bitondo, Ron	MacAlister, Robert J.
Blane, Dianne	MacManus, Elizabeth Keys
Blaney III, Harry C.	Magee, Ambassador Charles T. (Ret.)
Blodgett, Steve	Mahan, Val
Booth, Richard	Malloy, Edward M.
Bouton, Norman	Mally, Alec
Bova, Michele	Mandel, Pamela
Bowers, Gerard	Marks, Ambassador Edward (Ret.)
Bresler, Ralph	Martin, Thomas G.
Bridges, Ambassador Peter S. (Ret.)	Martin, Thomas M.
Broderick, Amelia Fitzjohn	Marwitz, Toni
Brungart, Robert	Matheron, Ambassador Richard C. (Ret.)
Brynn, Ambassador Edward (Ret.)	Matthews, Wade
Bumbrey, Sallybeth M.	Mattox, Henry
Bumpus, James N.	Maule, Robert W.
Burleigh, Ambassador A. Peter (Ret.)	Maushammer, Robert J.
Butler, Letitia Kelly	McCoo, Millie
Byrnes, Jill F.	McGuire, Ambassador Kevin J. (Ret.)
Byrnes, Shaun M.	McGuire, Harriet
Cahill, Ambassador Harry A. (Ret.)	McKee, Richard
Calingaert, Michael	McKniff, Joan
Carr, Robert K.	McNeil, Ambassador Frank (Ret.)
Cecil, Ambassador Charles O. (Ret.)	Meeks, Bill
Cheek, Ambassador James R. (Ret.)	Meer, S. Ahmed
Cheshes, Ambassador Martin L. (Ret.)	Miller, David Norman
Chester, George	Molldrem, Vivikka
Chester, Geraldeen	Monblatt, Steve
Chock, Alvin Keali’i	Monk, Amy
Clark, Jennifer	Monk, David B.
Clear, Taylor JESSE	Moore, Alice
Coe, Robert	Moser, Leo John
Coffey Jr., Fred A.	Mueller, Richard W.
Cohen, David	Murphy, Peter K.
Coker, Irv	Murphy, Sandy
Coles, Julius E.	Myrick, Ambassador Bismarck (Ret.)
Collins, Constance L.	Nagy, Ernest
Conly, Jonathan	Nance, William B.
Coon, Ambassador Carleton S. (Ret.)	Nethercut, Richard D.
Coon, Ambassador Jane Abell (Ret.)	Neuse, Margaret
Cooper, Ford	Norris, James
Cotter, Ambassador Michael (Ret.)	O’Connor, Thomas E.
Crigler, Ambassador Trusten Frank (Ret.)	O’Donnell, Thomas J.
Cronk, Ambassador Edwin (Ret.)	O’Farrell, Paul
Crumpton, Sandra Ann	O’Neill, Rosemary D.
Curran, Robert T “Ted”	Oakley, Ambassador Robert P. (Ret.)
Curtin, Leslie B.	Oakley, Phyllis
Cutler, Ambassador Walter L. (Ret.)	Oglesby, Donna Marie
Cutter, Curtis	Olds, Suzanne
Czuczka, George	Orley, Ray
Dameron, Ambassador William H. (Ret.)	Palma, Carole
Darkins, William C.	Parker, Donald
Davidson, Duane	Parker, Norma J.
Davnie, William F.	Patterson, Sue
Dawson, James W.	Peasley, Carol
De Pree, Ambassador Willard A. (Ret.)	Peck, Ambassador Edward L. (Ret.) Darryl Penner
Dembro (née Mercurio), Sharon	Perrin, Patricia E.
Dembro, Mark	Perry, Ambassador Jack R. (Ret.)
Dembski, Sandy	Piet, David
Demitz, Sherwood H.	Pomeroy, Thomas Alexander
DiPaolo, Donna M.	Pope, Ambassador Laurence (Ret.)
Doggett, Clinton	Powers, Robert A.
Dolan, Daniel	Precht, Henry
DuBose, Robert	Presgrove, Barbara A.
Duline, Charlene C.	Rackmales, Robert
Dunford, Ambassador David J. (Ret.)	Ransom, Marjorie
Easum, Ambassador Donald B. (Ret.)	Reeber, Mary K.
Ehmer, Paul	Reinhardt, Ambassador John E. (Ret.)
Ehrman, James	Richmond, Yale
Eicher, Peter	Rose, Victoria
Eisenbraun, Stephen	Ross, Sherman
Elam-Thomas, Ambassador Harriet (Ret.)	Rucker, Robert L.
Ely, Michael E. C.	Ryan, Henry B.
Engle, Ambassador Gregory W. (Ret.)	Sandoval, Barbara
Fairchild, Albert E.	Savage, John
Farley, Vincent	Schacknies, Rosina
Farrand, Ambassador Robert W. (Ret.)	Schaffer, Ambassador Howard B. (Ret.)
Ferch, Ambassador John A. (Ret.)	Schertz, Mary Lou Kate
Fernandez, Aurelius	Schiff, Stanley
Finberg, Donald	Schoonover, Ambassador Brenda (Ret.)
Fischer, Ambassador David (Ret.)	Schwartz, Deborah R.
Flannery, Terence	Sebastian, Ambassador Peter (Ret.)
Fraenkel, Richard	Segars, Ambassador Joseph M. (Ret.)
Frederick, David	Senser, Robert A.
Fromowitz, Sam	Serwer, Daniel
Fry, Samuel	Sewell, Virginia
Gaines, William	Sharpless, Ambassador Mattie R. (Ret.)
Garon, John	Sheinbaum, Gilbert
Garon, Patricia	Sinding, Monica Knorr
Gary, Phil	Sinding, Steven W.
Gary, Viviann	Singer, Derek
Gerlach, Frederick H.	Smith, Ambassador Pamela H. (Ret.)
Gerson, Leslie	Smith, Paul R.
Gong, Richard D.	Spalding, Peter
Gorton, Lynn	Spiro, Joel
Gosende, Robert R.	Springer, Richard L.
Gould, Michael	St. John, John J.
Grant, Gail Milissa	Stahnke, Paul K
Gray, David L.	Stefan, Adrienne
Gray, Victoria	Stern, Robert
Gregory, Bruce	Sterner, Ambassador Michael (Ret.)
Gregory, Jerry	Stewart, Ambassador John Todd (Ret.)
Gulliksen, Gail	Streeter, Alvin
Gunning, John	Sundquist, Alexandra
Haahr, James C.	Sutton, Gerald
Hamilton, Ambassador John R. (Ret.)	Svengsouk, Thvanh
Hamilton, Donna	Swain, Diana
Hardy Jr., Howard W.	Takahashi, Lorraine
Harrod, John P.	Taylor, Ambassador Clyde D. (Ret.)
Harrop, Ambassador William (Ret.)	Tetro, Robert
Harter, John	Tompkins, Tain
Hartley, Douglas G.	Tomseth, Ambassador Victor L. (Ret.)
Hartman, Jan	Tongour, Nadia
Harvey, Gerald W.	Tonkin, Thomas
Hatton, Charla	Troy, Carl
Head, Al	Tuch, Hans N.
Heaphy, Eileen M.	Turner, Linda
Hill, Ambassador H. Kenneth (Ret.)	Usrey, Gary
Hirsch, Ambassador John L. (Ret.)	Vaughn, Arthur A.
Hoganson, Jerome	Villareal, G. Claude
Holfeld, Joyce M.	Vincent, John
Holmes, Brooke	Virden, Dick
Holmes, John W.	Von den Steinen, Erwin
Hornblow, Michael	Weinland, Helen
Houlahan, J. Michael	Wells, Sharon
Howard, Barbara D	Wheeler, Evelyn
Huggins-Williams, Nedra	White, Robin L.
Hughes, David	Wilder, Carol
Humphreys, Liam Jackson	Williams, Albert N.
Hutcheson, James W.	Williams, Ambassador Richard (Ret.)
Huxtable, John A.	Williams, Nicholas
Illing, Robert	Wilson, Dwight
Irving, Ambassador Frederick (Ret.)	Wolcott, Peter
Jacobs, Morris E.	Wood, Susan
Johnson, Ambassador Darryl N. (Ret.)	Wozniak, Robert
Johnson, Charles N.	Wright, Jr., Lacy A.
Johnson, Joe B.	Zelle, Susan W.

The length of this list is impressive, but moreso is the great service these men and women have performed for this great nation.

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