Former U.S. Ambassador Thomas D. Boyatt has been stationed in various locations across the globe, and this week his designation as a Wilson Fellow takes him to Fulton.
The renowned foreign service officer's resume includes negotiating for the release of hostages during the 1969 hijacking of TWA flight 840, serving as a U.S. ambassador to Upper Volta and Colombia, and working as the political counselor at the Embassy in Nicosia, Cyprus. Boyatt will be giving a free public lecture, "The Hundred Years War of the 20th Century" from 5:30-6:30 p.m. today at the National Churchill Museum.