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THE ARCHIVE OF AMBASSADOR KENNETH M. QUINN
FROM THE MISSISSIPPI TO THE MEKONG
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Articles Featuring Ambassador Quinn

During Ambassador Quinn's career, he has, at various times, been involved in events and issues that have received significant attention in the press or in books or articles. These range from searching for live American prisoners of war in Vietnam, to an espionage case, to the evacuation of Saigon as the Vietnam War was coming to an end. Other reports and stories relate to efforts to build the World Food Prize into the "Nobel Prize for Food and Agriculture" that our founder Dr. Norman Borlaug envisioned. With the hope that they may provide insights into the various issues in which he was involved, an array of such articles are listed below. 

September 13, 1967 Amb. Kenneth Quinn

An article written by Grace Dannheiser about Ambassador Quinn beginning his Foreign Service career. The article details the process he...

December 13, 1970 Amb. Kenneth Quinn

An article written by Bill Caldwell telling the story of a "last light" mission in Vietnam during the war. Ambassador...

May 18, 1978 Amb. Kenneth Quinn

This article references a testimony given by Ambassador Quinn during the trial of David Truong and Ronald Humphrey, two men...

December 2, 1979 Amb. Kenneth Quinn

This article by Robert Hullihan discusses Ambassador Quinn and his impact working as one of Governor Ray's aides in Iowa....

May 26, 1982 Amb. Kenneth Quinn

An article from the Des Moines Register about Governor Ray and his wife Billie traveling to Europe in an effort...

May 16, 1985 Amb. Kenneth Quinn

This article from the New York Times discusses the officers working in both the State Department and the Foreign Service...

July 18, 1991 Amb. Kenneth Quinn

An article in The New York Times about a photograph that supposedly showed three American flyers that went missing in...

July 27, 1991 Amb. Kenneth Quinn

In this article, Ambassador Quinn provides comment on the controversy surrounding actions of the United States Government to find surviving...

July 27, 1991 Amb. Kenneth Quinn

In this article, Ambassador Quinn is discussed as working in Vietnam to resolve cases of American Serviceman missing and his...

June 12, 1995 Amb. Kenneth Quinn

This press release from the office of the Press Secretary detailing President Clinton naming Kenneth Quinn as the Ambassador to...
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