August 21, 2009

Kenneth Bacon '66, reporter, refugee advocate

Kenneth Bacon ‘66, whose career included work as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, as a spokesman for the Pentagon during the Clinton White House, and as president of Refugees International, has died of cancer at the age of 64.

“Most Americans remember Ken as the unflappable civilian voice of the Department of Defense,” Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said in a statement. “But for millions of the world’s most vulnerable people - refugees and other victims of conflict - Ken was an invaluable source of hope, inspiration and support.”

Brian Meacham '97 | August 21, 2009 10:39 AM | Alumni

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