The Foreign Service Journal, July-August 2010

water treatment facility in Fallujah. Originally scheduled towork in Iraq for 11 months following his placement there in 2007, hedecided to stay longer tohelpwith Iraq in its reconstruction efforts. Earlier, Barnich servedas general coun- sel to the governor of Illinois andchairman of the IllinoisCommerceCommission, and was the co-founder of New Paradigm Resources Group, Inc. His friend of 25 years, Phil O’Connor, who also served with him in Iraq, recalls a time inBaghdada coupleof years agowhen a newly arrived officer was asked why she came to Iraq, and she stumbled a bit, not wanting to sound overly noble. Says O’Connor: “Terry stopped her and said, ‘From now on, if someone asks you why youwent off to Iraq, you tell them: I heard America was in a tight spot over there, so I saddled up and rode to the sound of the guns.’ That was very much his attitude.” VICTORIA J. DELONG Victoria J.DeLong, 57, a27-year veteran of theForeignServicewhoservedas the cul- tural affairs officer for Embassy Port-au- Prince,was killedwhenher home collapsed during the Jan. 12 earthquake. Posted in Haiti since February 2009, she had fallen in love with the country’s people and cul- ture and called this tour the highlight of her diplomatic career. A colleague, FSO KatherineNichols, was also serving inHaiti at the time and remembers DeLong as “courageous and warm, someone with whom one felt centered when serving in dangerous posts.” Before coming to Haiti, DeLong had served in El Salvador, Costa Rica, Papua NewGuinea,Germany,Australia,Malaysia, the Philippines, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Mauritius. DALE J. GREDLER Dale J.Gredler, 43, aForeignServiceoffi- cer at the United States Agency for InternationalDevelopment, passedawayon Jan. 17 after suffering from cardiac arrest en route from his post in Kazakhstan to receive medical treatment in the United States. He served as a Peace Corps Vol- unteer in the Philippines in the 1990s and thenworked for the Federal Emergency Management Agency be- fore transferring toUSAID in 2001. Gredler served in Jakarta, where he was in- strumental in reconstruc- tion efforts following the devastatingDecember 2004 tsunami, as well as at the USAID Central Asian Re- publicsmission inAlmaty. Braden “Buzz” Enroth, thedeputydirector for pro- curement at USAID who supervised Gredler, praisedhis dedication tohiswork: “Dale was amotivated and dedicated offi- cer who had a very bright future with USAID. He was willing to serve in what- ever capacity needed and accepted chal- lenging assignments,wherehe excelled. He will be sorelymissed by his colleagues and friends.” Barnich,DeLongandGredler all led lives defined by action and service. Their fam- ilies have asked those who choose to par- ticipate to make a charitable donation of any amount directly toone of the charities below: • In memory of Ter- rence L. Barnich, please send donations through MarivellDominguez at the Chicago office of the Catholic Charities USA (Tel: (312) 655-7000) or make a donation online at www.catholiccharities.net . • InmemoryofVictoria J. DeLong, donations should go to the Little Flower/Rosa Mina Orph- anage, whereDeLong vol- unteered. Online dona- tions canbemade through the Partners in Progress Web site (www.piphaiti.org) . There, click on “make a donation” to get to thedonations page. Where it asks “How should we use your donation?” use the drop-downmenu to specify Little Flower/ Rosa Mina. • Inmemory of Dale J. Gredler, please send donations to Assosiasi Koperasi Wanita Putroe Phang in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The street address is: Jl. Tgk Di Lhong II, Lr TgkMSaidi No. 24 A, Lhong Raya, Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 23239. Phone/Fax: (011) (62)651-26937; or e-mail Devi Puspa at dephie75@yahoo.com. ❏ A F S A N E W S J U L Y - A UGU S T 2 0 1 0 / F OR E I GN S E R V I C E J OU R N A L 73 Memorial Ceremony • Continued from page 59 unique in theU.S. government. Formore than 40 years, AFSA has been honoring individuals in theForeignServicewhohave displayed the courage tospeakout andchal- lenge the systemfromwithin. Three of the four constructive dissent categories had winners this year. Thewinner of theF. Allen“Tex”Harris Award for constructive dissent by a Foreign Service Specialist is David M. Zwach, a security engineering officer who persuadedthedepartment toapprovea spe- cialist commission certificate commensu- rate with the generalist version. TheWilliamR. RivkinAward for con- structive dissent by a mid-level Foreign Service officer has been conferred on Dr. Diana Putman for challenging the U.S. AfricaCommand’s proposed interventions in the area of sexual andgender-basedvio- lence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Finally, Kathryn A. Kiser has received the W. Averell Harriman Award for con- structive dissent by an entry-level Foreign Service officer. While stationed in the con- sular sectionofEmbassyAmman,Ms.Kiser dissented froma State Department policy that confiscates passports fromsome U.S. citizens resident in foreign countries until a security check, which can take weeks, is completed. There was no winner this year of the Christian A. Herter Award for construc- tive dissent by a Senior Foreign Service officer. Outstanding Performance Awards These awards recognize exemplary performance and extraordinary contribu- The AFSA Memorial Plaque, newly inscribedwith the names of Terrence Barnich, Victoria DeLong and Dale Gredler. AFSA Awards • Continued from page 59 Continued on page 74 MICHAEL LAIACONA