Alfred L. Jenkins
Alfred L. Jenkins | |
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President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
President | Richard Nixon |
Personal details | |
Born | Manchester, Georgia | September 14, 1916
Died | May 18, 2000[1] Sterling, Virginia | (aged 83)
Citizenship | USA |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | U.S. diplomat |
Committees | National Security Council senior staff |
Military service | |
Branch/service | American Foreign Service |
Years of service | 1946 to 1974 |
Alfred L. Jenkins (September 14, 1916 – May 18, 2000) was an American diplomat, lecturer and author, born in Manchester, Georgia.[2][3] He was a political authority on Chinese-American relations and served under Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon. Jenkins has been called "Mr. China" [4] and participated in Sino-American relations for more than twenty years.[5]
Early life and education
Jenkins graduated from Emory University in 1938 and Duke University with an M.Ed. in 1976.[2] He was also a student at the University of Chicago's National War College[2] and attended the National College of Chiropractic in 1986.[6]
Career
He served in the American Foreign Service from 1946 to 1974 before becoming a freelance writer.
Under the Nixon administration he was the director of the State Department's Office of Asian Communist Affairs.
In 1972 Jenkins was a speaker at a symposium held at the
After retiring from the Foreign Service, due to the influence of Joseph Janse, D.C., N.D., a well-known and revered figure in natural medicine and longtime President of National College of Chiropractic (now National University of Health Sciences) in Lombard, IL, in 1981 Jenkins began his studies toward a Doctorate of Chiropractic and graduated shortly before his 70th birthday. He practiced natural medicine as a primary care physician in Gleneden Beach, Oregon, for a number of years, but retired when his wife Martha died. Jenkins returned to Alexandria, VA where he lived out his final years.
In 1993 Jenkins published an autobiography called Country, Conscience and Caviar: A Diplomat's Journey in the Company of History.[6]
References
- ^ "Social Security Death Index". Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Alfred Lesesne Jenkins papers 1951–1980, Emory University Archives #681
- ^ a b Author Unknown, Cities and Counties:Baxley, The New Georgia Encyclopedia,
- ^ a b c d Meng, Mark (1994) Reed Business Information, St. John’s University Library
- ^ a b Kissenger's Second Visit to China Source: Xin zhongguo waijiao fengyun, vol. 3, pp. 59-70.
- ^ a b Unknown Author, Country, Conscience and Caviar: A Diplomat's Journey in the Company of History Amazon
- ^ Bogle, Lori, (2001) Routledge, National Security Policy Planning from Truman to Reagan, Page 262
- ^ Clifford, J. Garr and Wilson, Theodore A. (2007) Presidents, Diplomats, and Other Mortals, page 160
- ^ Szulc, Tad (Feb 17, 1972) President Leaves on Trip to China; Stops in Hawaii, New York Times
- ^ Lewine, Francis (Mar 23, 1973) Kissenger’s Team Talented/Versatile, Spokane Daily Chronicle
- ^ Platt, Nicholas (2009) China Boys: How U. S. Relations with the Prc Began and Grew: A Personal Memoir
- ISBN 978-0-385-52134-5.
- ^ Daly, Dick (Nov 12, 1974) American diplomat to China, Alfred Jenkins, discusses politics in China MPR Archive
- ^ Dilley, John R. (December 10, 1975). "TM Comes to the Heartland of the Midwest". The Christian Century. pp. 1129–1132.