Peter L. Pond
The Reverend Peter Lawrence Pond (1933–2000) was a New England clergyman, activist and philanthropist who worked with Cambodian orphans on the Thai-Cambodian border. He was Executive Director of the Providence-based Cambodian Crisis Committee and was a co-founder of the Thai Friends Relief Foundation as well as the Inter-Religious Mission for Peace in Cambodia.
Read more about Peter L. Pond: Early Career, Foundation of The Puerto Rican Peace Corps (later VESPRA), Work With Cambodian Refugees, Attempted Murder, The Controversial Man
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