Avis Howard Thayer

Avis Howard Thayer

Avis Howard Thayer (born September 18, 1912 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was the daughter of George Thayer and Gertrude Wheeler and wife of Charles E. Bohlen, United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union. [cite web |title=Bohlen, Avis Howard Thayer, 1912-1981.|url= http://oasis.lib.harvard.edu/oasis/deliver/~sch00461]

The Avis Bohlen award was created and named for her in 1982. It is administered by the American Foreign Service Association and each year honors the Foreign Service dependent who has done the most to advance the interests of the United States. [cite web |title=AFSA Awards|url= http://www.afsa.org/awards/]

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