Patterson is survived by his partner and retired-Foreign Service officer, Sheila a brother, Tom former-wife, Margo twin daughters, Meg and Beth and a granddaughter. After retirement in 2002, he continued short-term assignments for the Department, including serving as a political advisor in Yemen and covering the Far East for the Avian Influenza Task Force. An excellent linguist, Patterson spoke Spanish, Italian, French, Arabic, and Hebrew, which served him well throughout his career. He served in Italy, Lebanon, Tunisia, Kuwait, Israel, Malta, Nigeria, and Barbados. He resigned his commission in 1975 and began his diplomatic career in the Foreign Service. He continued his education in the military, earning an M.A. Air Force during the Vietnam War, serving as an electronic communications officer in Turkey and Italy. After graduating from the University of Michigan, Patterson volunteered for the U.S. He is survived by three siblings, Elizabeth, Buford, and Florence and 13 nieces and nephews.Д¬harles N. Anderson served as a board member of the Mansfield Foundation and the Pacific Century Institute and as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. In retirement, he also became an accomplished painter showcasing his work at galleries in New York City and establishing an art gallery in his hometown in Mississippi. After Anderson retired in 1997, he served as special envoy on Cambodia, diplomat-in-residence at Princeton and Rutgers universities, and senior member for Asia on the Policy Planning Council.

He joined the Foreign Service in 1962 and served in Kathmandu, six assignments in Vietnam, as chargГ© dвЂ™affaires in Hanoi, and at assignments in Taipei, Tokyo, Bangkok, and Washington where he served in various positions, including principal deputy assistant secretary for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. After receiving his bachelorвЂ™s degree from Princeton University in 1958, Anderson went on to serve two years in the U.S. Powell is survived by his wife, Alma three children, Linda, Annmarie, and Michael and four grandchildren. In his downtime, he enjoyed restoring old cars. After retiring from public service, he spent time lecturing, and served as founding chairman for the nonprofit organization AmericaвЂ™s Promise Alliance. diplomacy through reforms in the Department of StateвЂ™s organizational culture, which included an infusion of resources for personnel, information technology, security, and facilities. During his tenure as secretary, Powell was faced with a variety of international crises, and placed an emphasis on reaffirming diplomatic alliances throughout the world and working towards peace in the Middle East.

From 2001 to 2005, he served as the 65th secretary of state-the first African American to be appointed to the position. Powell retired from the military as a four-star general, Oct. In 1987, he was appointed as national security advisor to President Ronald Reagan, where he played a prominent role in reshaping the nationвЂ™s post-Vietnam military and reorientation of American forces after the end of the Cold War. When he wasnвЂ™t on active duty, he served as a military assistant to high-level government officials in Washington. at George Washington University, and shortly after, he won a prestigious White House fellowship ending up in the Office of Management and Budget. Army ranks to become the youngest and first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs from 1989вЂ“1993. He entered active duty in 1958, and after receiving a B.S. While attending the City College of New York, Powell joined the Reserve OfficersвЂ™ Training Corps.

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