
In Memoriam -- Larry Colbert (T-4)
1940 - Feb 4, 2022
Larry Colbert was
born in Glouster, Ohio, and earned his bachelor’s degree in history and
political science from Ohio University. After graduating from the University
of Missouri with a master’s degree in European history, Colbert served as a
Volunteer in Turkey 1964–66. Afterward, he joined the Foreign Service, where
he met his wife, Christina. For his first post, Colbert was a refugee
advisor in Da Nang, Vietnam, where he witnessed the Tet Offensive from the
roof of his apartment. During his assignment in Oran, Algeria — where he had
been promoted to a one-officer position — Colbert decided to focus on the
consular side and became head of the consular section at his next post in
Dublin, Ireland. He returned to the State Department in Washington, D.C., as
the director of visa operations and attended National War College,
graduating in 1987. Colbert spent 14 years as consul general in locations
from Tijuana and Madrid to Ciudad Juarez and Paris. Colbert retired in 2001
but continued working as an inspector with the State Department’s Office of
the Inspector General, conducting audits on U.S. consulates and embassies
for several years.
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