Betty Hahn Bernbaum | |
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Born | Elizabeth R. Hahn March 20, 1918 Washington, D.C. |
Died | June 20, 2003 (aged 85) Collington, Maryland |
Occupation(s) | Ambassador's wife, writer, ham radio operator |
Spouse | Maurice M. Bernbaum |
Elizabeth "Betty" Hahn Bernbaum (March 20, 1918 – June 20, 2003) was an American ambassador's wife and writer. She was called "a ball of diplomatic fire" for her embassy activities.[1] She was decorated by the President of Ecuador for her amateur radio work, and wrote a memoir, Adventures in Latin America: The Life of One Foreign Service Wife (1992).