Ambassador Kampelman
In order to fulfill his WWII draft obligation, Max Kampelman volunteered for the infamous Minnesota Starvation Experiment where for one year he was subjected to extreme starvation. He served as Ambassador and head of the U.S. Delegation to the Negotiations with the Soviet Union on Nuclear and Space Arms in Geneva. President Clinton awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the U.S. State Department presented him with the Democracy Service Medal in recognition of his lifetime achievement in advancing the principles of freedom, human rights, and democracy.