was killed on a Refugees International mission in Albania in 1999. In 1995, Rosenblatt traveled to Chechnya in a fruitless search for the missing humanitarian Fred Cuny. Cuny's body was never found. Awards and honors In 1975, Rosenblatt received the William R. Rivkin award from the American Foreign Service Association for his work rescuing Vietnamese refugees. In 1981, Rosenblatt received the Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant from the Royal Government of Thailand for his refugee work. In 1982-1983, Rosenblatt was selected for a sabbatical leave by the Una Chapman Cox Foundation. He devoted his sabbatical to assisting Indochinese refugees. The 1990 made-for-television movie, "Last Flight Out" had a character named "Larry Rose" based on Rosenblatt. The movie dramatized Rosenblatt's visit to Saigon in April 1975. In 2009, Rosenblatt received the Julia Taft award for "outstanding contributions to the humanitarian and development community." In 2010, Rosenblatt was declared an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters by Concordia University. The award recognized his work with the indigenous people of Southeastern Asia, especially Hmong refugees in Thailand. Publications Rosenblatt, Lionel A. and Thompson, Larry (1995), "Humanitarian Emergencies: Ten Steps to Save Lives and Resources," SAIS Review, Vol. 15, No. 2, p. 91-109. Rosenblatt, Lionel and Thompson, Larry (1998), "The Door of Opportunity: Creating a Permanent Peacekeeping Force," World Policy Journal, Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 36–42. References External links 1943 births Living people Harvard University alumni 20th-century American diplomats Experts on refugees American humanitarians United States Foreign Service personnel American human rights activists American people of the Vietnam War Stanford Law School alumni