But. throughout his tenure as our Ambassador there. he has borne the enormous additional burden of dealing with the waves of humanity fleeing there from tyranny. oppression. and even genocide in Cambodia. Laos. and Vietnam. The Ambassador has handied this matter with enormous compassion and his personal involvement in the plight of refugees has saved thousands of lives and brought relief from hunger and illness for scores of thousands more. At the same time he has dealt on a level of fairness and responsibility toward the legitimate concerns of Thailand that has won dramatic cooperation from the Royal Government. Ambassador Abramowitz received the 1980 Presidents Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service in recognition of his work in the Foreign Service: CITATION Presented to Ambassador Morton Abramowitz for his outstanding contributions to the Indochina relief effort and to the search for peace and stability in Southeast Asia.
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