Nicholas G. Andrews ’46

Nicholas Andrews died Aug. 27, 2010, in his home in Newport Beach, Calif. His wife of 64 years, Dana Romalo Andrews, was at his side.

Nick spent his childhood in Bucharest, Romania, where his father was general manager of Standard Oil. He attended the Stowe School in Buckingham, England, and Milton Academy, arriving in Princeton in June  1942. He joined the Army in May 1943 and was stationed in Romania as an interpreter and translator with the Allied Control Commission. He was married just before returning to Princeton in 1946.

In 1950, Nick began his more than 30-year career as a diplomat. He helped shape U.S. relations with the Soviet bloc during the Cold War. Fluent in seven languages, his overseas assignments included Berlin, West Germany; Belgrade and Sarajevo in the former Yugoslavia; and two tours in Warsaw. One high point was his work translating the 1963 Washington, D.C., meeting of President John F. Kennedy with Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito.

A man of tremendous integrity, warmth, wit, and wisdom, Nick is survived by his wife, Dana; daughter Suzanna; sons Benjamin and Gregory ’83; and five grandchildren.