Sarah York

Sarah York (born 1978) is an American woman who, at age 10, became the pen pal of Manuel Noriega, the then-''de facto'' ruler of Panama. She began writing to him after her father jokingly suggested it because she liked the general's hat. The correspondence led to an invitation for York's family to visit Panama, which they accepted, seeing it as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Provided by Wikipedia