Past Positions
2003 - 2009 Board of Directors, Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training
2004 - 2009 International Advisory Board, China National Offshore Oil Company, Ltd.
1998 - 2009 Board of Directors, World Affairs Council of Washington, DC
1997 - 2009 President, Middle East Policy Council
1996 - 2008 Vice Chair, Atlantic Council of the United States
1995 - 2009 Co-Chair, United States China Policy Foundation
2005 - 2009 Advisory Board, Stanley Foundation
2005 - 2007 International Advisory Board, China Rennaissance Fund
2006 .......... Iraq Study Group (Baker-Hamilton Commission)
1998 - 2006 Board of Directors, Pacific Pension Institute
1998 - 2001 U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century (Hart-Rudman Commission)
1998 - 2001 Board of Visitors, Department of Defense Regional Centers
1994 - 1995 Distinguished Fellow, United States Institute of Peace
1993 - 1994 Assistant Secretary of Defense, International Security Affairs
1992 - 1993 Distinguished Fellow, Institute for National Strategic Studies
1989 - 1992 U S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
1986 - 1989 Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, African Affairs
1984 - 1986 Deputy Chief of Mission / Chargé d'affaires a.i., United States Embassy at Bangkok
1981 - 1984 Deputy Chief of Mission / Chargé d'affairs a. i., United States Embassy at Beijing
1979 - 1981 Director, Chinese & Mongolian Affairs, United States Department of State
1979 .......... Deputy United States Commissioner for Refugee Affairs
1978 - 1979 China Normalization Working Group
1978 .......... Director, Program Coordination & Development, United States Information Agency
1977 - 1978 Director, Plans & Management, Bureau of Public Affairs, United States Department of State
1976 - 1977 Director, Public Programs, United States Department of State
1975 - 1976 Deputy Director, Republic of China Affairs, United States Department of State
1974 - 1975 Visiting Fellow, East Asian Legal Studies, the Harvard Law School
1971 - 1974 China Desk Officer, United States Department of State
1969 - 1971 Chinese Language & Area Studies, Washington and Taichung
1968 .......... Regional Affairs Officer, Bureau of East Asian & Pacific Affairs, United States Department of State
1967 - 1968 Assistant Cultural Affairs Officer for South India
1966 - 1967 Vice Consul, Madras [Chennai], India