The Foreign Service Journal, January 2012

72 F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L / N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 1 patronized the ballet. He particularly enjoyed the 19th-century ballet classics. After his retirement, Mr. Kiang planned to do some traveling, but that was not to be. He was diagnosed with lung cancer in the spring of 2005, al- though he had never smoked in his life. Later that year, he underwent lung sur- gery, chemotherapy and radiation treat- ment. The cancer went into remission, and Mr. Kiang was able to return to EAP/TC and EAP/EP as a When Ac- tually Employed annuitant. The disease recurred in the fall of 2007, but after several months of treat- ment he was able to return to EAP/TC on a part-time basis. Eventually, how- ever, the cancer began to overwhelm his defenses. Throughout his illness, Mr. Kiang was greatly appreciative of the kindness of all of his friends, who went out of their way to make his remaining time more comfortable and fulfilled. Howard H. Lange, 73 , a retired Foreign Service officer, died on Sept. 15 of prostate cancer in Arlington, Va. Born Nov. 4, 1937, in Nebraska, Mr. Lange received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska in 1959. After serving in the U.S. Air Force for eight years and attaining the rank of captain, Mr. Lange entered graduate school at the University of Washington, where he received his master’s degree in Asian studies in 1969. That same year, he entered the For- eign Service. Mr. Lange’s first assign- ment was with the Civil Operations and Rural Development Support program in Vietnam, where he served for a year in the old imperial capital of Hue, fol- lowed by a year in the embassy’s politi- cal section in Saigon. Other overseas postings followed in the Philippines, Taiwan, China, Poland and Malta. As deputy chief of mission in Malta, Mr. Lange was closely involved with the 1989 summit between President George H.W. Bush and General Secre- tary Mikhail Gorbachev. In Washing- ton, Mr. Lange served in the Office of Intellectual Property and the Office of Taiwan Coordination. He concluded his career as director of the Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs. After retiring in 1998, Mr. Lange continued to work part-time in the de- partment’s Freedom of Information Office. One of his ancestors, William Dawes, made the famous 1775 ride with Paul Revere, and Mr. Lange was active in the Descendants of the WilliamDawes Who Rode Association, eventually becoming its president. He also had an interest in antique maps and the history of cartography, serving as president of the Washington Map Society from 2008 to 2010. Mr. Lange is survived by his wife, Bach Ha, of Arglington, Va.; his son Brian of Chicago, Ill.; and his sister Virginia Mackay of Bainbridge Island, Wash. Andrew J. Schwartz, 88 , a retired FSO with the United States Informa- tion Agency, died on Oct. 20 at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Fairfax, Va., of com- plications from Parkinson’s disease. Born in New Arad, Hungary (now Romania), Mr. Schwartz arrived in the U.S. with his parents when he was about a year old. He received a doc- torate in international relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplo- macy at Tufts University, and subse- quently taught political science at Susquehanna University and Sweet Briar College. Prior to joining the Foreign Serv- ice, he was also a Fulbright Scholar in Finland, where he met his future wife, Ingrid. In 1961 Mr. Schwartz joined the U.S. Information Agency. During a 27-year career, he served overseas as a cultural affairs officer in Costa Rica, the Philippines, Bolivia, Venezuela and Guatemala, in addition to tours in Washington, D.C. Dr. Schwartz is survived by his wife of 55 years, Ingrid, of Annandale, Va.; two sons, Eric Schwartz of Richmond, Va., and Michael Schwartz of Alexan- dria, Va.; two grandchildren; and his sisters, Terry Otero of Florida and Su- sanne Sienkiewicz of New York. I N M E M O R Y Dear Readers: In order to produce a high- quality product, the FSJ depends on the revenue it earns from advertising. You can help with this. Please let us know the names of companies that have provide d good service to you — a hotel, insurance company, auto dealership, or other concern. A referral from our readers is the best entrée! You Are Our Eyes & Ears! Ed Miltenberger Advertising & Circulation Manager Tel: (202) 944-5507 E-mail: miltenberger@afsa.org