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Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient Eugene Murphy Locke
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Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient Eugene Locke
EUGENE MURPHY LOCKE
Awarded by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
December 23, 1967
A distinguished citizen of Texas, he was appointed by President Johnson to be Ambassador to Pakistan in 1966. He served with enormous skill in this important post at a time of difficulties in U.S.–Pakistan relations and when relations between the two great countries of the sub-continent, both good friends of the United States, were under considerable strain. He made a significant contribution to the improvement of U.S.–Pakistan relations. His ability to grasp problems quickly, and the qualities of firmness, tact, and political insight he brought to bear on the issues with which he was confronted there led President Johnson to name him as Deputy Ambassador to the Republic of Vietnam. To this vital post Ambassador Locke has brought impressive energy, high intelligence, integrity, understanding and wisdom, qualities which have won for him the esteem and respect of his colleagues and of Vietnamese in official and unofficial circles. In this most difficult and complex situation Ambassador Locke has acted with single-minded devotion in carrying forward the crucial task in which the United States is engaged on the soil of Vietnam.
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