Samantha Smith
![Smith visiting the [[Artek (camp)|Artek]] [[Young Pioneer camp|pioneer camp]] in 1983](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/U.S._girl_Samantha_Smith_in_Artek_cropped.jpg)
Smith attracted extensive media attention in both countries as a "Goodwill Ambassador", becoming known as '''America's Youngest Ambassador''' and subsequently participating in peacemaking activities in Japan. With the assistance of her father, Arthur (an academic), she wrote a book titled ''Journey to the Soviet Union'', which chronicled her visit to the country. She later became a child actress, hosting a child-oriented special on the 1984 United States presidential election for The Disney Channel and playing a co-starring role in the television series ''Lime Street''. Smith died at the age of 13 in 1985, onboard Bar Harbor Airlines Flight 1808, which crashed short of the runway on final approach to the Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport in Maine. Provided by Wikipedia