Peter Lawrence Pond | |
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![]() The Reverend Peter L. Pond and his adopted son Arn Chorn-Pond in 1983. | |
Born | Milford, Connecticut, United States | February 13, 1933
Died | June 20, 2000 | (aged 67)
Alma mater | Yale University, B.A. Yale Divinity School, D.D. Providence College, L.H.D. |
Occupation(s) | Director and co-founder, Inter-Religious Mission for Peace in Cambodia; Executive Director, Cambodian Crisis Committee; Co-founder, Thai Friends Relief Foundation; Founder, Volunteers in Service of Puerto Rico |
Years active | 1956-2000 |
Known for | Work with Cambodian refugees and orphans |
Spouse(s) | Shirley Mason Pond, Karen Hampton Morris |
Children | Piper Scalabrin, Anna Pond, Jintana Pond, Jenni Seri, Peter J.L. Pond, Matthew Pond, Paul Wilson, Michael Pond Wilson, Peter Wilson, Rithy Ek, Arn Chorn-Pond, Kannarom Kem, Seihak C. Pond-Mao, Saroeun Hong, Dara Pond, Soneath Pond, Kim Pond, Nicholas Pond, Dara Kong, Sarmeth Chum Pond, Wanchai BunBanlu, Sunthorn Pond-Tor and Lakhana Seri. |
Parent(s) | Joseph L. and Josephine Clark Pond |
Relatives | Edwin F. Stanton (stepfather), Pamela Goss (sister) |
The Reverend Peter Lawrence Pond (1933–2000) was a New England clergyman, activist and philanthropist who worked with Cambodian orphans on the Thai-Cambodian border. He was executive director of the Providence-based Cambodian Crisis Committee and was a co-founder of the Thai Friends Relief Foundation as well as the Inter-Religious Mission for Peace in Cambodia.