Kauser News Agency US
Washington – July 24, 2025
Bruce Kellogg, a respected former U.S. diplomat who served in Kabul during the 1970s, has died at the age of 82 in Washington, D.C. His passing marks the end of a life dedicated to diplomacy, cultural understanding, and cross-border unity.
Kellogg served with distinction in U.S. embassies across Afghanistan, Indonesia, and Vietnam during a pivotal era in American foreign policy. His time in Kabul in the early 1970s left a lasting impression—not just on his career, but on his heart. It was there that he met his Afghan wife and began a lifelong connection to the Afghan people and culture.
Those who knew Kellogg describe him as a humble, generous man who maintained a deep commitment to his family and to Afghanistan, even after retiring from government service. He raised three children in a home where Afghan and American values lived side by side, and he remained actively engaged with the Afghan-American community throughout his life.
“He was more than a diplomat—he was a bridge between two worlds,” said a family friend in Washington. “Bruce treated the Afghan people not as subjects of diplomacy, but as family.”
His death is being deeply mourned by his loved ones and by members of the Afghan diaspora in the United States, many of whom saw him as a symbol of compassion, understanding, and unity between East and West.
A memorial service will be held in Washington, D.C., later this week, where family, friends, former colleagues, and members of the Afghan-American community will gather to honor the life and legacy of a man who served his country with honor—and loved with his whole heart.
