1970's Government and Politics | Yellow Ribbon: The Secret Journal of Bruce Laingen

Diary

By: L. Bruce Laingen

Date: 1992

Source: Laingen, L. Bruce. Yellow Ribbon: The Secret Journal of Bruce Laingen. Washington: Brassey's, 1992, 11, 12–13, 45, 126–127, 266–267.

About the Author: Lowell Bruce Laingen (1922–) pursued a distinguished career as a diplomat that took him to Germany, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, among many other countries. After serving as the U.S. Ambassador to Malta from 1977–1979, Laingen became the chargé d' affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran, where he was responsible for many of the day-to-day operations of the outpost. On November 4, 1979, Laingen became one of the fifty-two Americans held hostage by the revolutionary government of Iran that had just ousted longtime dictator Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlevi. After a 444-day captivity, Laingen returned to the United States and continued his public service career for...