Peter Whitney ’65

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Pete died Feb. 9, 2012, from a stroke following cardiovascular surgery.

He came to Princeton from Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, N.Y. He majored in history and co-chaired the Intercollegiate Conference on Latin American Affairs. He pitched freshman baseball, played freshman soccer, and ate at Tower Club.

After graduation, Pete spent a year in Brazil on a Fulbright. He earned master’s degrees from Vanderbilt (economics) and Harvard (public affairs) and was a graduate of the National War College.

Pete was a career Foreign Service officer, serving in Portugal, Japan, Brazil, Chile, Jamaica, Argentina (where he founded the Princeton Club), and Washington. After retirement, he taught economics and international trade at Duke, American University, the University of Denver, and the National Foreign Affairs Training Institute. He was a senior adviser on Latin America for Control Risks Group and co-authored Fundamentals of U.S. Foreign Trade Policy.

Pete’s active mind and spirit encompassed many areas. He was treasurer of the Vinifera Winegrowers Association, president of the Washington Botanical Society, a board member of the C&O Canal Association, and Little League commissioner in Annandale, Va.

The class sends sympathy to Peter’s wife of 44 years, Martha; sister Mary Whitney Hoch; daughter Martha Savanna Whitney; son Tyson Peter Whitney; and granddaughters Eva Maria and Marta Mireia Whitney.

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