Robin Meyer Obituary

Meyer, Robin

Robin Diane Meyer, 68, passed away on December 24 from gastric cancer, surrounded by her family. Robin was a retired Foreign Service Officer, who was grateful for the opportunity to serve her country at U.S. diplomatic missions in Brazil, Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Ecuador, as well as the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in New York. At the State Department, Robin led offices focused on the United Nations and Central Africa. Robin received numerous awards for her work. In 1996, following her expulsion from Cuba by the Cuban government, a Washington Post editorial praised her "personal courage and fortitude" in her contacts with Cuban human right activists. Before joining the Foreign Service, Robin worked at the Department of Justice on the resettlement of Cubans and Haitians who arrived during the 1980 Mariel boatlift and at the Department of Commerce on steel trade issues. Following her retirement after 34 years with the Foreign Service, Robin volunteered as a mediator at a community mediation center and with voter protection organizations. Robin received her bachelor's degree from Grinnell College and master's degrees from Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs and the U.S. Naval War College. Robin is survived by her beloved siblings, sisters June Meyer and Lindy Meyer, and brother and sister-in-law Harris Meyer and Deborah Mihm, as well as her niece and nephew, Scarlet Levy and Oliver Levy. Graveside service Monday, 1:00pm at Menorah Gardens Cemetery, (Section A) 2630 S. 17th Ave., Broadview, IL. In lieu of flowers donations to the Conflict Resolution Center of Montgomery County, (CRCMC) 4805 Edgemoor Lane, 2nd floor, Bethesda, MD 20814 www.crcmc.org would be appreciated. Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals – Skokie Chapel, 847.229.8822, www.cjfinfo.com

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