Considered the first person to report on the 1974 Cambodian genocide.
[1] Grew up in Dubuque, IA. Wife: Le Son (three children)
Son: Davin (b. 1976)
Daughter: Shandon (b. 1981)
Daughter: Kelly (b. 1984)
High School: Wahlert Catholic High School, Dubuque, IA
University: BA, Loras College
University: MA Political Science, Marquette University
University: PhD Government & Politics, University of Maryland
World Food Prize Foundation President (2000-)
US Ambassador to Cambodia (1996-99)
US State Department Deputy Asst. Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (1990-94)
US State Department Deputy Chief of Mission, Manila, Philippines (1988?-90)
US State Department Narcotics Counselor, US mission to the UN, Vienna, Austria (past)
Iowa State Official Staff of Gov. Robert D. Ray, Indochinese Refugee Resettlement Program (1978-79)
US Official Member, US-Russia POW/MIA Commission (past)
US Official Chairman, Inter-agency Task Force on POW/MIAs (four years)
US National Security Council Staff (past)
US State Department Rural Development Officer, Vietnam (1967-73)