THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | JULY-AUGUST 2026 69 Mr. Borich then returned to Taipei and the American Institute in Taiwan (1982–1986). In 1988 Mr. Borich was assigned to Mogadishu as deputy chief of mission/ chargé d’affaires. When civil war erupted in 1990, Mr. Borich, along with other U.S. and foreign diplomats, was evacuated in Operation Eastern Exit. Back at State, he served as director of the Taiwan Coordination Staff in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs at State. In 1994 he returned to Shanghai, serving as consul general at a consulate that had grown significantly in size since he had helped open it. After a 25-year career, Mr. Borich retired in 1997 to the Seattle area. There he became executive director and president of the Washington State China Relations Council, serving from 1997 to 2013. Mr. Borich was fluent in Mandarin, loved music, and was a passionate cribbage player. Family members recall that from an early age, Mr. Borich chafed at confinement, whether in a crib, a playpen, or a fenced yard—it was a restlessness that foreshadowed his adult travels around the world. Mr. Borich was predeceased by his parents, Joe and Elaine Borich. Grateful for having shared his life are his wife, Hsiao-Hui; children, Grace Borich, Stephanie Smith (and spouse, Brad), and J. Zachary Borich (and spouse, Christie); former wife, Beverly Christiana; grandchildren, RaeAnne Smith, Brett Smith, Danielle Smith, and Jackson Borich; siblings Clare Becker, Marty Baxter, and Timothy Borich (and spouse, Jeanette); and a host of other relatives and friends. n Edwin Gharst Corr, 91, a retired Foreign Service officer and three-time ambassador, died on February 11, 2026, at his home in Norman, Okla. On August 6, 1934, Mr. Corr was born in Edmond, Okla., to E.L. Corr and Rowena Gharst Corr. He went to the University of Oklahoma (OU) on Navy ROTC and wrestling scholarships. Under Coach Port Robertson, he made the OU team at 130 lb. for two years. Also at OU, he met his wife, Susanne, in a history class. They married in 1957. Upon graduation, he entered the Marine Corps, attaining the rank of captain. He also wrestled for the All Marine Team, winning fourth place in the National Amateur Athletic Union Tournament in 1959. In 1960 he returned to OU to earn a master’s degree in history. While there, daughters Michelle and Jennifer were born. Mr. Corr joined the Foreign Service in 1961. His first assignment was to Mexico, where a third daughter, Phoebe, was born. He took a leave of absence in 1963 to serve for two years as a staff member for the Peace Corps in Cali and then went to Austin, Texas, for a year of Latin American studies, gaining a second master’s degree. In 1969 the family moved to Washington, D.C., where Mr. Corr was Panama desk officer at State and helped set up the Inter-American Foundation. He then went to Thailand as mission coordinator, followed by Ecuador as counselor for political affairs, then deputy chief of mission, and finally, when the ambassador departed, chargé d’affaires. In 1978 Mr. Corr returned to State as deputy assistant secretary for international narcotics matters. In 1980 President Jimmy Carter appointed him U.S. ambassador to Peru. And in late 1981, President Ronald Reagan named him U.S. ambassador to Bolivia, where he served for four years. In 1985 Reagan asked him to go to El Salvador, where a civil war was underway. Amb. Corr’s final posting was as diplomat in residence at the University of Oklahoma. In 1990 he retired from the Foreign Service but continued at OU, where he helped establish international programs and the Energy Institute of the Americas. He also published articles and books on foreign policy and was always willing to speak to groups on the subjects he loved. Amb. Corr lived a life of deep Christian faith, his family recalls. Wherever he served, he was involved in a local Englishspeaking church, often teaching teenagers. Family members also recall that one of his many honors after returning to Oklahoma was induction into the Oklahoma Wrestling Hall of Fame for his accomplishments off the mat. Amb. Corr was preceded in death by his parents, younger brother Bill, and sister Jean Anne. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Susanne; daughters, Michelle (and spouse, David) Jones, Jennifer Ladd, and Phoebe Morales; grandchildren, Nathan (and spouse, Zulema) Ladd, Jessica Ladd, Rebeka Morales, and Austin Morales; great-grandsons, Robert and Elijah Ladd; twin brother, Dr. Bert Corr; niece, Cindy (and spouse, Don) Harrison, and nephews, Ed (and spouse, Debbie) Corr, Jim (and spouse, Kathy) Cochrane, and Bill (and spouse, Carol) Cochrane; and brother-in-law, Miguel Gomez. n Frank Jonathan Finver, 70, a retired Senior Foreign Service officer, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his wife and three children, at his home in Colorado on March 2, 2026, due to complications from Parkinson’s disease. Mr. Finver was born on July 21, 1955, in Glen Cove, N.Y., to parents Eleanor and Lester. In 1960 the family, including older sister Julie, relocated to Chevy Chase, Md.
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