Pete Peterson
U.S. Congressperson
1935 –
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Who is Pete Peterson?
Douglas Brian "Pete" Peterson was a U.S. Air Force pilot who spent over six years as a prisoner of the North Vietnamese Army after his plane was shot down during the Vietnam War. He returned to Hanoi in 1997 as the first United States Ambassador to Vietnam. He was an ambassador until 2001, after which he devoted himself to philanthropic work.
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- Born
- Jun 26, 1935
Omaha - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- University of Tampa
- Employment
- Florida State University
- Lived in
- Iowa
- Omaha
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on July 23, 2013
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