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Samantha Smith - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Samantha Reed Smith (June 29, 1972–August 25, 1985) was an American schoolgirl from Manchester, Maine who was called "America's Youngest Ambassador" in the United States and the "Goodwill Ambassador" in the Soviet Union during her lifetime. |
 | | Smith was born in Houlton, Maine, and lived there with her parents, Arthur and Jane. |
 | | Samantha Smith was mourned by about 1,000 people at her funeral in Augusta, Maine, including Vladimir Kulagin of the Soviet Embassy in Washington, who read a personal message of condolence from Mikhail Gorbachev. |
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