THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2025 105 participating in anti-Vietnam and other political and countercultural movements. In 1972 Mr. Parker graduated from Duke with a degree in history. He moved to San Francisco and enrolled in the University of San Francisco Law School in 1977. Following law school, he became a member of the State Bar of California and worked for Common Cause. He then went to Washington, D.C., where he worked as an attorney adviser with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In 1981 Mr. Parker joined the Foreign Service. During nearly 33 years of service, he was posted to Haiti, Jamaica, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Mexico, Germany, Israel, Guyana, and Canada, as well as assignments in Washington, D.C. Overseas, Mr. Parker served as labor attaché and deputy in the political section in Lagos, Nigeria; monitored elections in Haiti, Jamaica, and Guyana; and held consular positions in Haiti, Jamaica, and the Netherlands. He was deputy chief of mission in Georgetown, Guyana (2000-2002), visa section chief in Mexico City (2003-2005), consular section chief in Frankfurt (2005-2008), consul general in Tel Aviv (2008-2011), and principal officer/consul general in Montreal (2011-2014). In Washington, Mr. Parker’s assignments included special assistant in the Bureau of Oceans, Environment, and Science; Zimbabwe desk officer; and supervisor of consular services for American citizens abroad. In 2014 Mr. Parker retired from the Foreign Service with the rank of Minister Counselor. Moving to Jamaica, he renewed his work in the fields of immigration law and consular practice. He also farmed coconuts and was an active member of the local Chamber of Commerce in his adopted hometown of Black River, St. Elizabeth. Mr. Parker’s life was guided by his dedication to social justice, and throughout his career, he sought to be attentive to the needs of those less fortunate. He was beloved by his many friends around the world, with whom he maintained close ties throughout his life. He will be missed very much. Mr. Parker is survived by his wife, Sheryn; daughter Arielle; son Clay; grandsons Asher and Kai; granddaughter Eden; mother Caroline; and siblings Fred and Suzy. n Harrison Brown Sherwood, 92, a retired Foreign Service officer, died June 17, 2025, in Longstanton, Cambridgeshire, U.K. Born in St. Paul, Minn., on January 5, 1933, and raised in St. Cloud, Minn., Mr. Sherwood was the third of four children born to Harrison Sr. and Lorna Sherwood. He enjoyed an idyllic childhood of duck hunting with his beloved father and playing basketball at St. Cloud Tech. In 1954 Mr. Sherwood graduated from Macalester College with a bachelor’s degree in political science. He was then drafted into the U.S. Army, where he served primarily in Germany, reaching the rank of technical specialist. Upon completion of service, and having acquired a taste for living overseas, he returned to academia, earning his master’s degree in international relations in 1958 from the University of Minnesota, with the aim of pursuing government service abroad. Mr. Sherwood’s federal government career began with an appointment to the International Cooperation Agency in 1958 and the U.S. Foreign Service in 1960. He served in Colombia, Finland, Sweden, Chile, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, and Mexico. He spoke six languages and worked primarily in the commercial section at U.S. embassies, ending his career with the Foreign Commercial Service. Mr. Sherwood was especially proud of having served as chief steward of a labor union in the State Department in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He filed grievances based on the department’s violations of its own written regulations, procedures, and policy statements. Among the cases he handled was the EEO complaint filed in 1968 by the women’s rights pioneer FSO Alison Palmer, the first of its kind at State. Upon retirement in 1993, Mr. Sherwood moved to Longstanton, where he enjoyed English village life and sang in the Cambridge Philharmonic choir. A lifelong athlete and long-distance runner, Mr. Sherwood participated in marathons in many of the countries where he lived. In Finland, he developed an interest in cross-country skiing, eventually competing in many distance races in Europe, starting with the 90-km Vasaloppet in Sweden. He was still jogging around his neighborhood in Longstanton at age 90 until a broken hip limited his ability. Mr. Sherwood was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Zosel Sherwood, and second wife, Karin Willamowski Sherwood. He is survived by six children: Harrison, Nora, Robert, Colin, Lorna, and Henry, as well as three grandchildren, Emily, Chase, and Nissa. A memorial service to celebrate Mr. Sherwood’s life is being planned for May 2026 in Boston, Mass. Donations may be made to Arthur Rank Hospice, a charity close to his heart. n Robert Hayes “Bob” Seibold, 81, a retired Foreign Service officer, passed away on February 1, 2025, in Sharon,
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