72 SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2026 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL In 1978 Mr. Kux was posted to Ankara as political counselor. In 1981 he was appointed deputy assistant secretary of State in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research. There he chaired the interagency “Active Measures Working Group,” spearheading U.S. efforts to expose Soviet “active measures” and disinformation. From 1986 to 1989, he served as U.S. ambassador to Côte d’Ivoire. Upon returning to Washington, while a scholar-in-residence at the National Defense University, Ambassador Kux authored Estranged Democracies (Sage Publications, 1994), a definitive history of U.S.-India relations. He later served as director of the Center for the Study of Foreign Affairs at the Foreign Service Institute, retiring from the U.S. Foreign Service in 1994 with the rank of Career Minister. During his career, Ambassador Kux served in the leadership of the American Foreign Service Association and the Senior Foreign Service Association. In retirement, Amb. Kux remained a leading voice in South Asian affairs. As a fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center, he wrote his second seminal work, Disenchanted Allies (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001), chronicling U.S.-Pakistan relations. His books remain standard texts for diplomats and scholars worldwide. In 2003 DACOR awarded him the prestigious Foreign Service Cup for his significant post-retirement contributions to the field. An avid traveler and respected commentator, Amb. Kux was a regular presence on South Asian television and radio. He and his wife, Marie Thuan Kux, whom he married in 1987, continued their travels across South Asia, where they maintained deep friendships, and Vietnam well into his late 80s. Amb. Kux is survived by his wife, Marie; daughter Leslie; son, Brian; stepdaughter, Juliette; stepson, Jean; and eight grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his daughter Sally in 2014. n Carl H. Leonard, 77, a retired member of the Senior Foreign Service with the U.S. Agency for International Development, died peacefully of complications from multiple myeloma at INOVA Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Va., on May 8, 2026. Born in Chicago, Ill., on November 4, 1948, to Carl Leonard and Shirley Ann Jones Leonard, Mr. Leonard spent his early years in Clarendon Hills, Ill., and attended high school in Hinsdale, Ill. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude, from Vanderbilt University with a BA degree in economics and, at Vanderbilt, fell in love with his future spouse, Glynne Clair Borden. After completing an MA degree at the University of Wisconsin in Ibero-American studies, he began his career with USAID in 1971. Early assignments included Washington, D.C. (1971–1973 and 1979–1983), Bolivia (1973–1975), and Peru (1975– 1979). During the 1983–1984 academic year, he was a Princeton University MidCareer Fellow in Public Affairs, and an assignment as the USAID deputy director in Honduras (1984–1988) followed. Over the next 10 years, Mr. Leonard led large missions as the USAID Mission Director in Costa Rica (1988–1990), Bolivia (1990–1995), and El Salvador (1995–1997). He returned to Washington, D.C., in 1997 to serve as the senior deputy assistant administrator in the Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, and in 2000 as acting assistant administrator there. Mr. Leonard retired from USAID in 2001 after a distinguished 30-year career that included two Presidential Awards and a Distinguished Career Achievement Award. The latter award noted: “In recognition of an extraordinary and illustrious 30-year career with USAID in which Mr. Leonard demonstrated exceptional vision, leadership, direction, and management of the Agency’s programs and staff including the current [2001] Plan Colombia Program, El Salvador Peace, and Bolivia Alternative Development. His lasting contributions, tremendous achievements and significant impact upon U.S. foreign policy objectives in the LAC region have been carried out with rare diplomatic distinction.” Mr. Leonard joined ACDI/VOCA in 2001 and was selected as president and CEO in 2005, a position he held until his full retirement in January 2014. Under his leadership, the organization achieved a sound financial foundation; grew sustainably; and brought expanded economic opportunities for farmers, rural communities, enterprises, and small businesses around the world. In retirement, Mr. Leonard actively pursued his keen interests in travel, fly fishing, and genealogy research, writing family history, and spending time with family and friends. He is remembered fondly for his kindness, integrity, resolve, humanitarianism, leadership skills, and sense of humor. Mr. Leonard is survived by his wife of 53 years, Glynne Borden Leonard; son Curtis Owen (and spouse, Michelle Melara) Leonard; granddaughters, Maggie Carolina Leonard and Ruby Raquel Leonard; daughter, Emily Leonard (and spouse, Suliman) Ayubi; sister, Sharon Leonard (and spouse, Theodore ) Eisenstat; brother Charles Curtis (and spouse, Susan Smith) Leonard; brother-in-law, Stephen Borden; and numerous nieces and nephews.
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