The Foreign Service Journal, March 2004

key role in creating the school’s Arabic-English program. He was a collector of Middle Eastern carpets, an expert swimmer and diver, an avid gardener at his home in Washington, and an ener- getic farmer on his West Virginia property. Survivors include his wife of 38 years, Marjorie Marilley Ransom of Washington; three daughters, Eliza- beth Ransom of Washington, Kath- erine Ransom-Silliman of Falls Church, Va., and Sarah Ransom of New York; a brother, Clifford Ransom II of Baltimore; and two grandsons. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in Amb. Ransom’s memory to the Arabic program at the Rock Creek International School. J. Robert Schaetzel , 86, career State Department officer and for- mer ambassador, died of pneumonia Nov. 7 at his home in Bethesda, Md. Born in Holtville, Calif., Amb. Schaetzel graduated from Pomona College and moved to Washington in 1942 as an analyst with the Bureau of the Budget. He joined the State Department in 1945 as a special assis- tant in the Office of International Trade Policy, later moving to the Office of the Special Assistant for Disarmament and Atomic Energy and the office of the under secretary of State for Economic Affairs. In 1962 he became deputy assistant secretary of State for Atlantic affairs. As U.S. ambassador to the Euro- pean economic communities from 1966 to 1972, Mr. Schaetzel worked to strengthen U.S.-European rela- tions. Based in Brussels, he repre- sented U.S. interests in negotiations with the European Iron and Steel Community, the European Economic Commission and the Euroatom Supply Agency. During this time he developed a reputation as a sharp- tongued diplomat who sought to draw M A R C H 2 0 0 4 / F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L 67 I N M E M O R Y Interim Accommodations for Corporate and Government Markets Apartments, Townhouses & Single Family Homes “FOR THE EXECUTIVE ON THE MOVE” finder5@IX.netcom.com Locations throughout Northern Virginia and D.C. Units fully furnished, equipped and accessorized Many “Walk to Metro” locations Pet Friendly 5105-L Backlick Road, Annandale, Virginia Tel: (703) 354-4070 Fax: (703) 642-3619 Executive Lodging Alternatives