The Foreign Service Journal, November 2014

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | NOVEMBER 2014 87 After military service, he earned a master’s degree in Latin American affairs at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies inWashington, D.C. Mr. Rubenstein worked for four years with CARE, an international humanitarian organization. He then worked for a major labor union in the paper industry. After a proposal by mail, Mr. Ruben- steinmarried his wife, Estelle Rose, in 1960. Continuing to seek out opportunities in the international field, Mr. Rubenstein was selected to go to Ecuador as a representa- tive of the United States labor movement. A three-month contract developed into a two-year assignment with the U.S. Agency for International Development. During this time, he ran a labor leader- ship training program and drafted some of the first written labor agreements in the history of Ecuador. After his assignment with USAID, Mr. Rubenstein transferred to the Department of State and worked as a labor attaché at Embassy Lima. He then served inMontevideo as a labor officer and in Santiago de Cali as consul before returning toWashington, D.C., where he served as executive secre- tary of the Employee Management Labor Relations Committee. In 1967, Mr. Rubenstein was posted to Managua as deputy chief of mission. Tours in Tel Aviv, Mexico City and Guadalajara followed. Mr. Rubenstein’s last assignment was inWashington, D.C., where he served as coordinator for U.S.-Mexican border affairs. Mr. Rubenstein retired from the Foreign Service in 1993, and he and his wife settled in Florida. He fulfilled his lifetime dreamof traveling the world, visiting more than 50 countries in retirement. Mr. Rubinstein is survived by his wife of 54 years, Estelle, of Plantation, Fla.; children Ellen Bauer (and husband, Jere), Lisa Rubenstein (and husband, Ashu) and Michael Rubenstein (and wife, Cheryl); and grandchildren Jere III, Isabel, Maya, Malaika, Ruby, Lily and Audrey. Memorial contributions may bemade to the American Labor Museum, 83 Nor- wood Street, Haledon NJ 07508. n JosephMonroe Segars, 75, a retired Foreign Service officer and former ambas- sador, died on July 20 in Lakewood Ranch, Fla. Mr. Segars was born on Nov. 6, 1938, in Hartsville, S.C. He was raised by his moth- er’s sister and her husband, Walter and Francis Hines, after his parents migrated to Philadelphia in search of better jobs. He rejoined his parents in 1956 and earned a B.S. in education fromCheyney University of Pennsylvania. He taught sixth grade in the Gary, Ind., public school systemuntil 1967. At the urging of a family friend, Mr. Segars joined the Foreign Service in 1970 and was the first African-American FSO assigned to Vienna, where he served until 1973. In 1974, he was assigned to the State Department’s West African Affairs Depart- ment as a desk officer for Liberia and Sierra Leone. Two years later, he became one of the first African-Americans to be assigned to war-torn South Africa. His arrival as consul general in Johannesburg coincided with the outbreak of unrest in Soweto. Mr. Segars went on to serve as consul general in Jamaica and Nigeria. From1986 until 1989, he was deputy chief of mission in Tanzania, where he lobbied successfully to win the country’s understanding and support for U.S. efforts to resolvemajor South African conflicts. He participated in the State Depart- ment’s 34th annual Senior Seminar, and in 1993 he was appointed ambassador to the Republic of Cabo Verde, where he remained until his retirement in 1996. Following retirement, he served as a consultant on U.S. relations with Africa. He was an activemember and former trea- surer of the Association of Black American Ambassadors. In recent years, he served as chairman of the annual golf tournament for the Asso- ciation for the Study of African-American Life and History. He was amember of Omega Psi Phi and the recipient of several awards for his Foreign Service contributions. In 1997, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Southeastern University. Amb. Segars is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, of Lakewood Ranch, and their son, Brian. n Anne “Nancy”Woodberry Sher- man , 83, wife of retired FSOGeorge F. Sher- man, died peacefully on Aug. 29 at Chelsea Retirement Community in Chelsea, Mich., after a long illness. Mrs. Sherman was born on Oct. 11, 1930, in Boston, Mass., to Ronald and Elsie (Carney) Woodberry. On June 8, 1957, shemarried George Sherman inWaban, Mass. From1964 to 1967, duringMr. Sherman’s career as a for- eign correspondent, the couple was based in London. After her husband joined the Foreign Service in 1981, Mrs. Sherman accompa- nied himon overseas assignments. From 1981 to 1984, and then from1987 to 1991, the couple was posted to India, first in Kolkata and later in NewDelhi. Their assignment in Egypt, whenMr. Sherman served as political counselor, lasted from1984 to 1987. A caring wife andmother, Mrs. Sher- man enjoyed traveling, cooking, gardening, hiking, reading, teaching and volunteering in the community. She had lived in Chelsea