George S. Vest, a long-serving U.S. diplomat who helped lay the groundwork for the Helsinki accords with the Soviet Union in the 1970s and later was the State Department’s chief of recruiting and training, died Aug. 24 at his home in Bethesda, Md. He was 102.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
George S. Vest, long-serving Foreign Service officer and Cold War diplomat, dies at 102
By Matt Schudel
August 26, 2021 at 8:40 p.m. EDT