Correction: Afghanistan-Diplomat Killed Story - ABC News In a story April 8 about an American diplomat killed in a terrorist attack in Afghanistan, The Associated Press misspelled the last name of one of her co-workers at the U.S. embassy in Kabul. The co-worker's last name is spelled Sharifi. Father: Slain diplomat died doing what she loved Father: Young US diplomat killed in Afghanistan terrorist attack died doing what she loved CHICAGO (AP) - The family of an American diplomat who was among those killed in a terrorist attack in southern Afghanistan has taken solace in knowing she died doing what she loved. Anne Smedinghoff, the first American diplomat to die on the job since last year's attack in Benghazi, Libya, was one of five Americans killed Saturday in a suicide car bombing while they were delivering textbooks to school children. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. The 25-year-old suburban Chicago woman was remembered as having a quiet ambition and displayed a love of global affairs from an early age. She joined the U.S. Foreign Service straight out of college and volunteered for missions in perilous locations worldwide. It was a great adventure for her ... She loved it," her father, Tom Smedinghoff, told The Associated Press on Sunday. She was tailor-made for this job. Anne Smedinghoff grew up in River Forest, Ill. - an upscale suburb about 10 miles west of Chicago - the daughter of an attorney and the second of four children. She attended the highly selective Fenwick High School, followed by Johns Hopkins University, where she majored in international studies and became a key organizer of the university's annual Foreign Affairs Symposium in 2008. The event draws high-profile speakers from around the world. Speaking in a telephone interview Monday from the Afghan capital of Kabul, Solmaz Sharifi said her desk was next to Smedinghoff's at the embassy, where they both worked as assistant information officers. Working frequently with Western and Afghan journalists, the two became close friends, Sharifi said. "What I admired most was her energy and enthusiasm and an unwavering commitment to the work she was doing," Sharifi said. And it really did have an impact. One of Smedinghoff's favorite projects was working with the Afghan women's soccer team and helping it gain greater acceptance inside Afghanistan. To ensure she would better interact with the Afghan players, Smedinghoff even practiced her own soccer skills on her days off, Sharifi said. "She was young but she almost seemed like a seasoned foreign diplomat," Sharifi added. Smedinghoff's remains arrived at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Monday afternoon for an official ceremony, according to State Department, which also said the family had asked that the ceremony be private. The family was expected to attend along with Undersecretary of State Patrick Kennedy, Ambassador David Pearce and other officials. While a student in Baltimore, Smedinghoff worked part time for Sam Hopkins, an attorney near campus. He described her as ambitious "but in a wonderfully quiet, modest way." Her first assignment for the foreign service was in Caracas, Venezuela, and she volunteered for the Afghanistan assignment after that. Her father said family members would tease her about signing up for a less dangerous location, maybe London or Paris.