I used to think that with a name like that, cousin Tony would really go far in life. Not only does he have a marvelous name, but a wonderful soul. Like his father, Tony is kind, gentle and humble about his achievements, which, as you'll see...are many. Some photos from the past.

He was born in Sacramento, when Uncle Earl and Aunt Letha lived in Placerville. They moved to Concord in 1953 when he was three years old. We remember that cute little  boy running around at our wedding. Tony grew up in Concord where he attended public schools and graduated  in 1968. The following is his official biography:

"Earl Anthony Wayne was nominated by President Bush to be Ambassador of the United States to Argentina on April 4, 2006. His nomination was sent to the U.S. Senate for approval on April 5, and the Senate confirmed his nomination on July 28, 2006.

Mr. Wayne's most recent assignment in the Department of State was as Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs (EB), from June 2000 until June 2006. In that position, he oversaw work on international finance, development and debt policy, post-conflict economic assistance, economic sanctions, international energy policy, combating the financing of terrorism, trade and investment policy, international telecommunications policy, international transportation policies, and support for U.S. businesses overseas.

As Assistant Secretary, Mr. Wayne played a leading role in organizing major international donor and reconstruction conferences, as well as in providing economic policy advice to affected governments. Under his leadership, the bureau guided efforts to place scores of terrorists and terrorist financiers under UN sanctions and to build international coalitions to staunch the flow of money to terrorists in all regions of the world. EB also played a leadership role in arranging major debt relief and economic reform packages for key partner countries such as Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Jordan, Israel, Egypt and Turkey. The bureau contributed significantly to formulating and implementing international energy policy and addressing particular energy investment issues and projects, including in the Western Hemisphere.

During Mr. Wayne’s tenure, the EB team concluded market liberalizing economic and commercial agreements, supported successful trade negotiations, helped scores of US companies engage in international commerce, resolved overseas investment disputes, concluded open skies agreements with a wide range of countries, including throughout the Western Hemisphere, and negotiated other international agreements benefiting our transportation, high-tech and communications industries, including in the Western Hemisphere with FTA agreements with Chile, Peru, Central America, and others. Mr. Wayne and EB played a key role in forging U.S. development policy during these years, including the establishment of the Millennium Challenge Corporation. As Assistant Secretary, Mr. Wayne played a lead coordinating role for reconstruction assistance to countries hit by the December 2004 Asian tsunami and in coordinating the international response to the October 2005 earthquake in Pakistan. As Interim Under Secretary for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs in 2005, Mr. Wayne served as the Foreign Affairs Sous-Sherpa, helping prepare the Gleneagles G-8 Summit in July 2005.

Mr. Wayne served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the bureau of European Affairs (EUR) from 1997 until spring 2000 and as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe and Canada from 1996 to 1997. Mr. Wayne's portfolio included relations with the European Union, the OECD, the G-8, regional economic issues, global issues, Nazi restitution issues, bureau management issues, and from 1996 to 1998, U.S.-Canadian relations. In EUR, Mr. Wayne was responsible for organizing two U.S.-EU Summits each year, many high-level visits, and a major Summit in 1999 to launch regional cooperation in Southeast Europe following the crisis in Kosovo.

Mr. Wayne was Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Mission to the European Union from July 1993 until July 1996. He played a key role in negotiating the New Transatlantic Agenda between the U.S. and the EU. From June 1991 to June 1993, Mr. Wayne was Director for Western European Affairs at the National Security Council (NSC). From 1989 to 1991, Mr. Wayne was Director for Regional Affairs for the U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Counter-Terrorism, formulating and implementing counter-terrorism policy cooperation during the first Iraq war and the fall of the Iron Curtain. From 1987 to 1989, Mr. Wayne took a leave of absence from the Foreign Service and worked as the National Security Correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor. From 1984 to 1987, Mr. Wayne served as First Secretary at the embassy in Paris. Mr. Wayne was Special Assistant to Secretaries of State Haig and Shultz from 1981 to 1983. During the tenure of Secretary of State Muskie, he served as a member of the State Department's Executive Secretariat. Earlier, Mr. Wayne was posted as a political officer in Embassy Rabat, Morocco, and as an analyst of Chinese domestic and foreign policies in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research. He joined the Foreign Service in 1975.

Mr. Wayne became a Career Minister in the Foreign Service in 2002. In 2005, he received the Department of State’s Distinguished Honor Award, as well as a Presidential Meritorious Service Award. He was recognized with a Presidential Distinguished Service Award in 2001 and has received other State Department honors and performance awards. Mr. Wayne has graduate degrees from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government (MPA), Princeton University (MA), and Stanford University (MA). Mr. Wayne’s undergraduate degree (BA) is from the University of California, Berkeley." Released on September 6, 2006.

2005 - 2009

A family gathering at Chip and Adrienne's October, 2005