, July 16 -- Right to Freedom, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing democracy and human rights worldwide, will host a memorial celebration of life honouring its Founding President, Ambassador William B. Milam, on Friday at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

The event will also be streamed live and recorded for those unable to attend in person.

Ambassador Milam, who passed away earlier this year at the age of 89, dedicated seven decades to public service, scholarship, and the advancement of democratic values around the world. Born in Bisbee, Arizona, in 1936, he graduated from Stanford University in 1959 before beginning a distinguished career as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer.

Over the course of his career, Ambassad...