The Foreign Service Journal, January-February 2022

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2022 87 government to serve as a commissioner in 1999. The British and Irish governments jointly appointed him to the commission on July 3, 1999. He worked with the commission in Dublin and Belfast to facilitate the dis- posal of paramilitary arms from both sides of the Northern Ireland conflict. In 2007 Mr. Sens was made a Commander of the British Empire for his services connected to the peace process in Northern Ireland. Mr. Sens moved with his wife to Cleve- land Park in 2002. He enjoyed reading, cooking, gardening, French wine, classical music and traveling. His last overseas trip was with his son on holiday to Corsica in 2019. He was successfully treated for cancer in 2020. He is survived by his wife, Sharon; his son, Drew; his sister, Alexandra; and many nieces and nephews. n Robert Edward Service, 84, a retired Foreign Service officer and former ambassador, died on Sept. 2, 2021, in Washington, D.C., of COVID-19 pneumo- nia, despite being fully vaccinated. Mr. Service was born on Feb. 16, 1937, in Peiping (now Beijing), China, where his father, China hand John S. Service, served at the U.S. embassy. He was evacu- ated during the war years and grew up in Berkeley, Washington, D.C., New York City, New Zealand, India and England. He received a bachelor’s degree in eco- nomics fromOberlin College, a master’s degree in public affairs from Princeton University and another one in Latin Amer- ican studies from Stanford University. He also studied at the National War College. Following six months in the Army Reserve, Mr. Service joined the Foreign Service in January 1961. Overseas diplo- matic posts included Nicaragua, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Spain and Argentina. He served as U.S. ambassador to