Lionel Rosenblatt, whose advocacy for refugees began with derring-do in Vietnam, dies at 82

BANGKOK (AP) — Lionel Rosenblatt, who as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer carried out an unauthorized evacuation of hundreds of Vietnamese citizens before the 1975 fall of Saigon, has died at age 82. The episode set off a career as a high-profile advocate for refugee rights. Rosenblatt was president...

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