"HanXuhandleddifficulttaskswithgreatskill,andhewasajoytoworkwith."
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內容提要,編輯推薦,目錄,
內容提要
HanXu,themanwhostandsoutasthepreeminentsymboloffriendshipinmylife-timeexperiencewithdiplomats,diedJuly19inaBeijinghospitalafteralongboutwithcancer.InhisdeaththeAmericanpeoplelostagoodfriend.
InthefirstaddresstoanAmericanaudiencebyadiplomatofthePeople'sRepublicofChina,HanXuurgedthe1978graduatesofIllinoisCol-legeinJacksonvilletoreachoutcordiallytopeopleinothercountriesandtopassthespiritoffriend-shipfromonegenerationtoanother.Hecarriedthismessageeloquentlyandeffectivelyallofhislongproductiveandeventfullife.
Whenin1978GovernorJamesThompsonaskedmetoorganizeanagriculturaltrademis-siontoChina,Hanpavedthewaywithasuccess-fulagenda.
ShortlybeforeHan'sdepartureasdeputychief,Ihostedafun-filledluncheonforhimintheU.SCapitolbuilding.Itwasarollickingsuccess.Inhiswork,HanalwayspresentedthepositionoftheChinesegovernmentinthebestlightpossibleandsomeoftheassignmentswerenoteasy.
Ineveryapproach,hewaspositive,vigorous,smiling,courteous,anddeferential.
HanXukeptfriendshiptiesstrongeveninadversity.Itmatterednotwhethereitherofuswasinofficeorout.Yearafteryear,hekeptinvitingtheFindleystodinnersandreceptionswhilehewasinWashingtonandonhisreturntoChina,tobehisguestsforaholidaythere.ForHanXu,friendshipwasforever.
編輯推薦
——theformerPresidentGeorgeBush
"Throughouthislonganddistinguishedcareer,AmbassadorHanservedhiscountrywithextraordinaryhonor,wisdomanddedication."
——theformerSecretaryofStateDr.HenryA.K/ssinger
"Onapersonalnote,letmealsosaythatItrulycametolikeandadmireHanXuasahumanbeing.Hehadbothcharmandintellectualfire,anditwasalwaysstimulatingtotalkand
eventoarguewithhim."
——theformerAssistanttothePresidentforNationalSecurityAffairsDr,ZbigniewBrzezinski
"IfirstmetHanXuwhenIheadedupPresidentNixon'sadvanceteamforhisvisittoBeijingin1972.NotonlywasIextremelyimpressedbyhiscordiality,efficiencyandprofessional-ismbutmoreimportantly,IshallneverforgethisdedicationtotheobjectivesofimprovingChineseAmericanrelations."
——theformerAssistanttothePresidentforNationalGecurlCyAffairsSen.AlexanderM.HaIg,Jr.
"HanXuwasoneofthemostimportantelementsofthedevelopmentofrelationsbetweenourtwocountries.Thesignificanceofhiscontributionsomehowcameinday-to-dayactivi-tieswhichpatientlybuiltupthesenseofunderstanding,toleranceandtrustbetweenourtwocountries."
——theformerAssistanttothePresidentforNationalSecurityAffairsSen.BrantGcowcroft
"Mr.Hanisatoughandresolutenegotiatorbutonewhorepresentshiscountrywithgra-ciousnessandwitandworkshardatmakingcontactsthroughoutallbranchesofthehostgovernment."
——TheNewYorkTimesSept.5th,1985Article.,A~nOldAmericanHand"
目錄
Foreword1QianQichen,FormerChineseVicePremier
Foreword2YangJiechi,MinisterofChineseForeignAffairs
Foreword3ChenHaosu,PresidentofCPFA.ACHNOWLedEMENT
Chapter1InPursuitofanIdeal（May1924-August1942）
Chapter2DiplomaticPracticeintheLiberatedAreas（August1942-October1949）
Chapter3TheFirstGenerationofProtocolOfficers（November1949October1959）
Chapter4WideContactwiththeWorld（March1954-July1962）
CAapter5TheMoscowYears（March1963-December1964）
Chapter6ProtocolReform（January1965-May1966）
Chapter7ARigorousTest（May1966-December1971）
Chapter8TheVisitsbyRichardNixonandKakueiTanal（June1971-March1973）
Chapter9TheLiaisonOffice（Ⅰ）（March1973-December
Chapter10TheLiaisonOffice（Ⅱ）（January1978-February
Chapter11InChargeofDepartmentalAffairs（March1979
Chapter12ChineseAmbassadorinWashington（Ⅰ）（May1985-MAY1986）
Chapter13ChineseAmbassadorinWashington（Ⅱ）（june1986-DCECEMBER1988）
Chapter14ChineseAmbassadorinWashington(Ill9(January1989-August1989)
Chapter15People-to-PeopleDiplomacy(October1989-November1993)
Ghapter16FinalDays(November1993-July1994)
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