American Embassy Fire in Moscow Message to Ambassador Malcolm Toon and Embassy Staff Members.
August 27, 1977
To Ambassador Toon and the American Embassy Staff:
Your efforts and dedication to duty during the fire in the American Embassy in Moscow this week are in the highest tradition of our foreign service. My compliments to you for persevering under the most difficult conditions.
Jimmy Carter, American Embassy Fire in Moscow Message to Ambassador Malcolm Toon and Embassy Staff Members. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/244149