Alan D. Berlind ’56

Al died Jan. 15, 2025, in Nicosia, Cyprus.

He followed two brothers, Bruce ’47 and Roger ’52, to Princeton after attending Woodmere Academy in New York, where he was newspaper editor and played multiple sports. At Princeton, he joined Quadrangle, majored in sociology, acted in Theatre Intime, and played interclub basketball and football.

After three years in the Army, Al joined the Foreign Service, which led to duty in many countries including Greece, Ghana, Belgium, and Sudan, and at the State Department. Highlights included positions as chargé d’ affaires in Khartoum, director of the Office of the Law of the Sea, and counselor at the U.S. Mission to NATO. Along the way he attended the Columbia University’s European Institute, earned an M.S. in education from the University of Southern California, and was awarded the Department of State’s Superior Honor Award three times. Truly, a life in the nation’s service and in the service of humanity.

In retirement, Al taught at colleges in Athens and Thessalonica before he and his wife, Adriana Louiza Ierodiaconou, settled first in France, where they enjoyed exploring with their canal boat, and later on Cyprus.

Al is survived by Adriana and children Samuel, Jennifer, Amelia, Marika ’94, Andreas ’95, and Michael.