hy ▁as ▁a ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁Com mod ore . ▁He ▁served ▁a ▁four - year ▁term ▁as ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Security ▁Education ▁Board , ▁appointed ▁by ▁President ▁Bill ▁Cl inton ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁▁▁ ▁Sund l un ▁was ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁Democratic ▁National ▁Convention ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁Constitution al ▁Convention ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Prov idence ▁School ▁Board ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁And ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁until ▁his ▁death , ▁Sund l un ▁had ▁been ▁teaching ▁political ▁science ▁and ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁history ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁as ▁Governor ▁in ▁Res idence . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Sund l un ▁maintained ▁a ▁residence ▁at ▁Sal am ander ▁Farm , ▁a ▁ ▁estate ▁in ▁The ▁Pla ins , ▁Virginia , ▁which ▁he ▁named ▁after ▁his ▁w art ime ▁identity ▁with ▁the ▁French ▁Under ground . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁he ▁lived ▁in ▁Jam est own , ▁Rh ode ▁Island , ▁with ▁his ▁fifth ▁wife , ▁Susan ,