HUMAN WRONGS WATCH

Human Wrongs Watch

I6 August 2016 (ICAN)* – In June Setsuko Thurlow was awarded the Arms Control Person of the Year Award and a group of us travelled to Washington DC to celebrate with her. 

Setsuko Thurlow | ICAN-International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

During this time she met with Ben Rhodes, President Barack Obama’s speech writer, who accompanied him to Hiroshima this past Spring.  Setsuko and Ben had a friendly exchange of views, during which time she ask him to hand deliver a letter to President Obama. 

Although she left the envelope open so Ben could read the contents before passing it on, he declined stating: “I want the President to be the first to read you letter and I promise to have it in his hands by late this afternoon.”