Harry Elstner Talbott Thayer was an American diplomat who served as the seventh United States Ambassador to Singapore from 1980 to 1985.
Occupation
diplomat
Citizenship
United States
Born
September 10, 1927
Died
January 21, 2017
Overview
Harry Elstner Talbott Thayer (Chinese:宋賀德, September 10, 1927 – January 21, 2017) was an American diplomat who served as the seventh United States Ambassador to Singapore from 1980 to 1985.
Early life, family and education
Thayer was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
From 1945 to 1946, Thayer served in the US Navy. He attended Yale University and graduated in 1951.
His son, Nate, was a journalist who gained recognition after he interviewed Pol Pot in 1997.
