The Foreign Service Journal, July-August 2006

until the newly appointed ambassador arrived. He was then appointed polit- ical adviser to Gen. George Mather, Commander of the Southern Com- mand, in Panama. In 1971, Amb. Krebs was assigned to Buenos Aires as DCM. During his three-year tenure in Argentina, end- ing with the return of Peron, there was tremendous political turmoil for which he had to have constant police protection. In 1974, he was appoint- ed ambassador to Guyana. He retired in 1976, and he and his wife settled in the Sandhills area of North Carolina. Amb. Krebs continued his life of service in retirement, first training young Foreign Service officers at FSI. Later, as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow, he spent three years visiting small lib- eral arts colleges to inform students about the opportunity to live and work overseas. He served as an adjunct instructor to the Continuing Educa- tion Department at Sandhills Com- munity College, where he designed and taught three different courses. And, for 17 years, he was moderator for the “Great Decisions” course de- signed annually by the Foreign Policy Association. In Foxfire, where Amb. Krebs lived until 1999, he served as chair of the Planning and Zoning Board, and also wrote a “History of Foxfire” that was printed in booklet form for newcomers. Music was a constant interest in Amb. Krebs’ life. In college, he played the violin in the Princeton Triangle Club. Throughout his Foreign Service career, he performed solos and accom- panied voices at informal gatherings. In the Sandhills, he joined the college orchestra and the Village Chapel. He led the Moore County Chapter of the North Carolina Symphony, expanding the number of concerts from three to six per year, including a popular Thanksgiving concert. Amb. Krebs’ Rotary membership and leadership promoted unique scholarships for young golf champions from foreign countries for summer instruction at the Pinehurst Golf Club. His interest in mental illness led to membership in the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill in the early 1980s. After work with local and state groups, Amb. Krebs was ap- pointed to the Governor’s Advisory Council for Persons with Disabilities, where he served until 1997. Amb. Krebs received the Depart- J U LY- A U G U S T 2 0 0 6 / F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L 55 I N M E M O R Y