This is a listing of all former Vietnam POWs that served as Ambassadors or military Attachés.
POW
Position
Country of Service
Ambassador to Mauritius 1974-1976
Ambassador to Vietnam 1997-2001
Defense and Naval Attaché to Sri Lanka 1978-1980
Naval Attaché to Mexico 1982-1985
Air Attaché to the United Kingdom 1982-1985
Air Attaché to Hungary 1978-80
Selected for service as Air Attaché to Honduras at time of death
Air Attaché to Uruguay 1976-1978, Air Attaché to Chile 1978-1979, Air Attaché to Israel 1982-1983, then Defense and Air Attaché 1983-1985
Naval Attaché to Ecuador 1983-1986
USAF – Air Attaché to China 1984-1986, Defense Attaché to China 1986-1988, Assistant Deputy Director for Attachés, Defense Intelligence Agency 1989-1990
Commander for Operations of the 32nd Tactical Fighter Squadron at Camp New Amsterdam in the Netherlands from May 1976 to March 1978, followed by studies at the Defense Language Institute and then service as Defense Air Attache to the Democratic Republic of the Congo from October 1978 to May 1982.
His final assignment was as Commander in Chief of the U.S. Air Force/Canadian Forces Officer Exchange Program in Ottawa City, Canada, from November 1982 until his retirement from the Air Force on March 1, 1986.
