Peter died July 4, 2013, at Duke University Hospital from acute myeloid leukemia.
Peter grew up in Brazil speaking five languages. He moved to Miami as a teenager and came to us from Coral Gables (Fla.) High School. At Princeton he was a Woodrow Wilson School major and a member of Tower.
Peter went on to complete a master’s degree from the School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C., and Bologna, Italy, in 1966. In 1968 he received a Ph.D. in international relations from the University of Pennsylvania. He went to work for a private global-trading company, first in Brussels and then in Houston, Zurich, and London, finally ending at headquarters in New York.
In 1997, Peter moved to Chapel Hill, N.C., and taught international strategies at Duke.
Peter spent his free time serving on many boards and committees, including Big Brothers of America, the Dobbs Ferry (N.Y.) Youth Employment Service, the Festival Chamber Music Society, the Irvington (N.Y.) School District financial-advisory committee, the Princeton Schools Committee, Westchester Symphony Orchestra, and the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
He is survived by Karen, his wife of 42 years; a son; a daughter; and two grandchildren.