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Colonel David D. Barrett (1892 - 1977)

Photo: Colonel Barrett with Mao ZedongDean Barrett (August 6, 1892 – February 3, 1977) was an American soldier, a diplomat, and an old Army China hand. Barrett served more than 35 years in the U.S. Arm...

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Colonel David D. Barrett (1892 - 1977)

Photo: Colonel Barrett with Mao ZedongDean Barrett (August 6, 1892 – February 3, 1977) was an American soldier, a diplomat, and an old Army China hand. Barrett served more than 35 years in the U.S. Arm...

8/13/2017

Theodore Harold White MP (1915 - 1986)

Theodore H. White, Author, Dead at 71 May 16, 1986Theodore H. White, the owl-faced, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and historian who dramatically changed the look of American political reporting wit...

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Theodore Harold White MP (1915 - 1986)

Theodore H. White, Author, Dead at 71 May 16, 1986Theodore H. White, the owl-faced, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and historian who dramatically changed the look of American political reporting wit...

5/11/2017

Helen Foster Snow (1907 - 1997)

"Peg", "Nym Wales"

Helen Foster Snow was an American journalist who reported from China in the 1930s under the name Nym Wales on the developing Chinese Civil War, the Korean independence movement and the Second Sino-Japa...

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Helen Foster Snow (1907 - 1997)

"Peg", "Nym Wales"

Helen Foster Snow was an American journalist who reported from China in the 1930s under the name Nym Wales on the developing Chinese Civil War, the Korean independence movement and the Second Sino-Japa...

4/17/2017

John Fremont Melby (1913 - 1992)

Fremont Melby (July 1, 1913 – December 18, 1992) was a United States diplomat, who served in Russia from 1943 to 1945 and in China from 1945 to 1948. He held other positions with the Department of Stat...

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John Fremont Melby (1913 - 1992)

Fremont Melby (July 1, 1913 – December 18, 1992) was a United States diplomat, who served in Russia from 1943 to 1945 and in China from 1945 to 1948. He held other positions with the Department of Stat...

3/20/2015

Edgar Snow (1905 - 1972)

Edgar Parks Snow was an American journalist known for his books and articles on Communism in China and the Chinese Communist revolution. He was the first Western journalist to give a full account of th...

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Edgar Snow (1905 - 1972)

Edgar Parks Snow was an American journalist known for his books and articles on Communism in China and the Chinese Communist revolution. He was the first Western journalist to give a full account of th...

3/20/2015

John King Fairbank (1907 - 1991)

King Fairbank (Chinese: 費正清; pinyin: Fèi Zhèngqīng; 24 May 1907 – 14 September 1991), was a prominent American academic and historian of China.Education and early careerFairbank was born in Huron, Sout...

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John King Fairbank (1907 - 1991)

King Fairbank (Chinese: 費正清; pinyin: Fèi Zhèngqīng; 24 May 1907 – 14 September 1991), was a prominent American academic and historian of China.Education and early careerFairbank was born in Huron, Sout...

3/20/2015

Owen Lattimore (1900 - 1989)

Owen Lattimore was an American author, educator, and influential scholar of Central Asia, especially Mongolia. In the 1930s, he was editor of Pacific Affairs, a journal published by the Institute of Pa...

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Owen Lattimore (1900 - 1989)

Owen Lattimore was an American author, educator, and influential scholar of Central Asia, especially Mongolia. In the 1930s, he was editor of Pacific Affairs, a journal published by the Institute of Pa...

3/20/2015

John Carter Vincent (1900 - 1972)

Carter Vincent (August 19, 1900 – December 3, 1972) was an American diplomat, Foreign Service Officer, and China Hand. Born in Seneca, Kansas,Vincent graduated from Mercer University in 1923 and was ap...

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John Carter Vincent (1900 - 1972)

Carter Vincent (August 19, 1900 – December 3, 1972) was an American diplomat, Foreign Service Officer, and China Hand. Born in Seneca, Kansas,Vincent graduated from Mercer University in 1923 and was ap...

3/20/2015

John Paton Davies, Jr. MP (1909 - 1999)

John Paton Davies Jr. was an American diplomat and Medal of Freedom recipient. He was one of the China Hands, whose careers in the Foreign Service were destroyed by McCarthyism and the reaction to the ...

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John Paton Davies, Jr. MP (1909 - 1999)

John Paton Davies Jr. was an American diplomat and Medal of Freedom recipient. He was one of the China Hands, whose careers in the Foreign Service were destroyed by McCarthyism and the reaction to the ...

3/20/2015

John S. Service (1909 - 1999)

Stewart Service (3 August 1909 - 3 February 1999) was an American diplomat who served in the Foreign Service in China prior to and during World War II. Considered one of the State Department's "China H...

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John S. Service (1909 - 1999)

Stewart Service (3 August 1909 - 3 February 1999) was an American diplomat who served in the Foreign Service in China prior to and during World War II. Considered one of the State Department's "China H...

3/20/2015