Freeman, Chas W., Jr., 1943-
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- chairs Projects International, Inc.; career diplomat (retired) who was Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs from 1993-94; U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (during operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm); Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs during mediation of Namibian independence from South Africa and Cuban troop withdrawal from Angola; Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargé d'Affaires, American embassies at Bangkok (1984-1986) and Beijing (1981-1984); Director for Chinese Affairs, U.S. Department of State, 1979-1981; principal American interpreter during President Nixon's visit to China, 1972 ( (Chas W. Freeman, Jr. web site, viewed Nov. 29, 2016) )
- Email from Freeman, Nov. 22, 2016(preferred name Chas W. Freeman, Jr.; has son, Charles W. Freeman III, who authored Green Dragons; has daughter, Carla Park Freeman, a professor at SAIS, named for his mother Carla; email [email protected])
- Foreign affairs, 68(3) Summer 1989, no. 68308 pages 126-141:page 126 (Chas. W. Freeman, Jr.; was principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, April 1986-May 1989)
- OCLC database, Nov. 22, 2016(access points: Freeman, Chas.; Freeman, Chas. W.; Freeman, Chas W., Jr.; Freeman, Charles W.; Freeman, Charles W., 1943- ; usage: Chas. Freeman; Chas. W. Freeman, Jr.; Chas W. Freeman; Charles Freeman; Charles W. Freeman)
- His The Human rights dimension in Africa, 1986:t.p. (Charles W. Freeman; U.S. Dept. of State, Bureau of Public Affairs, Washington, DC)
- The diplomat's dictionary, 1994:CIP t.p. (Chas. W. Freeman, Jr.) data sheet (b. 03-02-43) about the author (career officer in U.S. Foreign Service)
- Charles W. ("Chas") Freeman, Jr., (born March 2, 1943) is an American diplomat, author, and writer. He served in the United States Foreign Service, the State and Defense Departments in many different capacities over the course of thirty years; he worked as the main interpreter for Richard Nixon during his 1972 China visit and served as the U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1989 to 1992; born in Washington, D.C.; joined the United States Foreign Service in 1965 ( (Wikipedia, October 26, 2016:) )
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Charles W. Freeman Jr. (Chinese: 傅立民, born March 2, 1943) is a retired American diplomat and writer. He served in the United States Foreign Service, the State and Defense Departments in many different capacities over the course of thirty years. He was the main interpreter for Richard Nixon during his 1972 China visit and served as the U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1989 to 1992, where he dealt with the Gulf War. He is a past president of the Middle East Policy Council, co-chair of the U.S. China Policy Foundation and a Lifetime Director of the Atlantic Council. In February 2009, it was reported that Freeman was then-Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair's choice to chair the National Intelligence Council in the Obama administration. After several weeks of criticisms, he withdrew his name from consideration.
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