The Foreign Service Journal, May 2015

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | MAY 2015 67 Mrs. Turner’s honor to the Brentwood Library Foundation ( www.ccclib.org/ friends/bre.html). n Theodore “Ted” Stark Wilkinson III , 80, a retired FSO, died on Jan. 25 in Washington, D.C. (See the Appreciation, “A True Gentleman: Theodore S. Wilkin- son III, in the April FSJ .) Mr. Wilkinson was born in Washing- ton, D.C., on Aug. 27, 1934, to Admiral Theodore Wilkinson and Catherine HarlowWilkinson. He received a B.A. in political science from Yale University and served as an officer in the U.S. Navy. He later earned a master’s degree in international relations fromThe George Washington University. Mr. Wilkinson joined the Foreign Ser- vice in 1961. During 35 years in the For- eign Service, he had diplomatic assign- ments in Latin America and Europe. He served as an intelligence research analyst at the Department of State from 1966 to 1968, when he was detailed to the Armed Forces Staff College for a semes- ter, and then to the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. In 1970, he was posted to Brussels as a political-military officer at the U.S. Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. From 1976 through 1978, Mr. Wilkin- son was a desk officer for Tunisia and Morocco, and from 1978 to 1980 he dealt with multilateral issues, including the Law of the Sea Treaty, as a political officer at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in New York. He was posted to Mexico City in 1981 and transferred to Tegucigalpa as political counselor in 1984. From 1986 to 1989, Mr. Wilkinson worked on multilateral environmental and scientific affairs at State, and in 1991 he returned to Mexico City as political minister-counselor. His last overseas posting, also as political minister-coun- selor, was to Brasilia in 1994. Mr. Wilkinson continued to contrib- ute his expertise on Latin America by teaching, writing and consulting after his retirement. As an arms control expert, he served on U.S. delegations to interna- tional disarmament conferences. Mr. Wilkinson was elected president of AFSA in 1989, serving until 1991, and served as chairman of The Foreign Service Journal Editorial Board from 2005 to 2011. When off duty, Mr. Wilkinson pursued his passions for racquet sports, bridge, chess and backgammon as an active member of the Chevy Chase and Metro- politan Clubs. Mr. Wilkinson is survived by his wife, Xenia Vunovic Wilkinson, also a retired FSO; children from his first marriage to Rosalie Ford Wilkinson, Rebecca and Jennifer; grandchildren: Maxwell and Madeline Rose Wilkinson and Christo- pher and Ian Schiffgens; and sister, Joan Susannah Sadler. Donations in his memory may be made toThe Senior Living Foundation of the American Foreign Service, The Chesa- peake Bay Foundation or The Diplomacy Center Foundation. n You Are Our Eyes & Ears! 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 provided good service to you — a hotel, insurance company, auto dealership, or other concern. A referral from our readers is the best entrée! Ed Miltenberger Advertising & Circulation Manager Tel: (202) 944-5507 Email: miltenberger@afsa.org