Obergrafeter wrote:
Isn't Hillary part of this adventure?
Not really, she only announced that later this year (actually July 2012) TIGHAR will do the long-awaited search for Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra in the deep waters off the reef at Nikumaroro in the Republic of Kiribati. She was present when Gillespie signed the Antiquities Agreement with the Kiribati's. Nothing more than Gillespie's continuing attempt to get the media exposure for more funding. That he did with the help of Tim Mellon to the tune of $1,000,000.00 and change. Mellon since sued TIGHAR and Gillespie for fraud and misrepresentation. The suit was dismissed however, it is not know if Mellon will appeal according to his lawyer. No mention of Hillary on the TIGHAR website since.
At the State Department. L to R: Foreign Secretary of the Republic of Kiribati Tessie Lambourne; TIGHAR's Pat Thrasher, wife of Ric Gillespie; Ric Gillespie; U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; Dr. Robert Ballard; U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood.
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