Sichan Siv, former UN Ambassador appointed by George W. Bush, joined Scott Delucia in the WTAW studio to talk about his time as ambassador, working for both Bush administrations, escaping to America from the killing fields in Cambodia, and even marrying his Texan (via Bangkok) wife.
Click below to listen to Fmr. Ambassador Sichan Siv’s interview with Scott Delucia.
Background information about Ambassador Siv from the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum:
Sichan Siv is the international bestselling author of Golden Bones, an American dream memoir. He also authored the political thriller Golden State: Love and Conflict in Hostile Lands, the poetry book Golden Words, and Golden Niner, a tribute to President George H. W. Bush.
In 2001, after unanimous confirmation by the Senate, Sichan Siv was appointed by President George W. Bush as Ambassador to the United Nations, serving until 2006. In June 2005, Ambassador Siv addressed the 60th anniversary of the U.N., in the footsteps of Presidents Truman in 1945, Eisenhower in 1955, Johnson in 1965 and Clinton in 1995.
From 1989 to 1993, Ambassador Siv served at The White House as Deputy Assistant to President George H.W. Bush and at the State Department as Deputy Assistant Secretary. He has held various positions in the private sector.
Ambassador Siv holds a master of international affairs from Columbia University. He escaped Cambodia’s killing fields in 1976 and was resettled as a refugee in Connecticut with his mother’s scarf, an empty rice bag and $2.
He is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the George H.W. Bush Award for Outstanding Public Service, DAR Americanism Medal, U.S. Army Commander’s Award and Brazilian Academy of Art, Culture and History Honors. He has been a volunteer in the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol and an honorary commander of the U.S. Air Force. He is married to the former Martha Pattillo of Pampa, Texas.