On August 17, 1988, President Zia-ul-Haq died in a mysterious C-130 plane crash near Bahawalpur. Along with him, U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel, the head of the U.S. military aid mission Gen. Herbert M. Wassom, and several top Pakistani military officials also died. This incident significantly impacted both Pakistani politics and U.S.-Pakistan relations.
Who was the American Ambassador who died along with President Zia-ul-Haq, in a plane crash in 1988?
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