The Foreign Service Journal, September 2017

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | SEPTEMBER 2017 95 based in Rome for five years in the politi- cal section. In the course of his official duties in Washington, D.C., in the late 1960s, Mr. Sherman traveled overseas frequently with President Lyndon Johnson and Vice President Hubert Humphrey. In 1981, Mr. Sherman was assigned to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in New York where he served, with ambas- sadorial rank, as deputy U.S. representa- tive on the Security Council. In 1984 he returned to Washington for a two-year assignment as deputy assistant secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific affairs. The Japanese government conferred an official decoration on Ambassador Sherman in recognition of his myriad contributions in fostering U.S.-Japan understanding and friendship. After retiring from the Foreign Service in 1986, he served for eight years as dip- lomat-in-residence at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced Interna- tional Studies, where he taught graduate students, consulted for both private and government organizations and wrote and lectured on world affairs. Colleagues cite Ambassador Sherman as the finest Japan expert of his genera- tion. Friends and family members fondly remember his breadth of interests, flaw- less memory and surpassing decency. The latter, they recall, made a profound impression on all who were privileged to know him. Amb. Sherman is survived by a daughter, Courtney Simon of New York, N.Y.; a son, Woodson Sherman of Char- lottesville, Va.; a son, John Sherman of Columbus, Ohio; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Virginia Institute of Autism, Adult Services, in Charlottesville, Va. (www. viaschool.org) . n