Existing comment:
The Reykjavik Summit
is dedicated in memory of
Ambassador L. Nicholas
and Mrs. Nancy Ruwe
For their contribution to
freedom, democracy, and world peace.
From http://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/04/obituaries/l-nicholas-ruwe-ex-ambassador-56-assisted-presidents.html
L. Nicholas Ruwe, Ex-Ambassador, 56; Assisted Presidents
By ALFONSO A. NARVAEZ
Published: May 04, 1990
L. Nicholas Ruwe, a former United States Ambassador to Iceland and a Republican Party stalwart, died of cancer on Wednesday at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. He was 56 years old and lived in Washington.
Mr. Ruwe served as Ambassador to Iceland from 1985 to October 1989 and helped settle disputes involving shipping and whaling. He was also responsible for the operation of the 1986 summit meeting between President Ronald Reagan and Mikhail S. Gorbachev, the Soviet leader.
Upon his departure, the Government of Iceland awarded Mr. Ruwe its highest honor, the Order of the Falcon, with a star and a cross.
Aide to Presidents:
Mr. Ruwe (pronounced ROO-wee) was a senior staff member and a consultant to President Reagan's election campaigns. From 1980 to 1984, he was chief of staff in New York for former President Richard M. Nixon.
He was assistant chief of protocol at the State Department from 1969 to 1975 and was responsible for the state funerals of former Presidents Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower. |