Platt, Nicholas (Ambassador)., 01/01/1959-07/25/1994

File — Box: 1, Folder: 140

Identifier: GAMMS2.2.752

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Dates

01/01/1959-07/25/1994

Collection-level Access Restrictions

The Foreign Affairs Oral History Project transcripts and audio tapes have been returned to the Association for Diplomatic Study and Training in Arlington, Virginia.

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Extent

From the Collection: 30 Linear Feet (Hollinger Record Storage boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

1 Tms transcribed oral history interview with Nicholas Platt, covering his career in the foreign service. Includes his entrance into foreign service in 1959 and his postings as Consular Officer in Windsor, Canada 1959-1962; his Chinese Language Training -FSI at Taiching, China, 1962-1964; as a political officer in Hong Kong, 1964-1968; at the State Department, 1968-1973, as Chief of the Communist Areas Division, Chief of the North Asia Division, Director of Executive Secretariat, as part of the Nixon, Kissinger, Rogers negotiations on China; in Peking, China, with Ambassador David Bruce; in Tokyo, Japan, 1973-1977; at the State Department Japan Desk, 1977-1980; at the Department of Defense, 1980-1981, at the Department of State, 1981, as Assistant Secretary for Human Rights; as Ambassador to Zambia, 1982-1985; as Executive Secretariat at the State Department, 1985-1987; as Ambassador to the Philippines, 1987-1991; and as Ambassador to Pakistan.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

PLATT, NICHOLAS (AMBASSADOR) - INTERVIEWED BY MCCUSKER, PAUL - 1994: Other Types

CANADA - WINDSOR - 1959-1962: Other Types

CHINESE LANGUAGE TRAINING - FSI- TAICHING- 1962-1964: Other Types

HONG KONG - 1964-1968: Other Types

STATE DEPARTMENT - COMMUNIST AREAS DIV. 1968-1973: Other Types

STATE DEPARTMENT - N. ASIA DIV. 1968-1973: Other Types

NIXON, KISSINGER, ROGERS - CHINA NEGOTIATIONS: Other Types

CHINA - NIXON, KISSINGER, ROGERS NEGOTIATIONS: Other Types

KISSINGER - ROGERS RIVALRY - COMMENTS ON - 1986-1973: Other Types

CHOU-EN-LAI - COMMENTS ON - 1986-1973: Other Types

CHINA - PEKING - 1973: Other Types

BRUCE, DAVID (AMBASSADOR) - CHINA - PEKING: Other Types

JAPAN - TOKYO - 1973-1977: Other Types

JAPAN DESK - STATE DEPARTMENT - 1977-1980: Other Types

DEFENSE DEPARTMENT - 1980-1981: Other Types

STATE DEPARTMENT - INTL. ORGANIZATIONS BUREAU - 1981: Other Types

ZAMBIA - 1982-1985: Other Types

STATE DEPARTMENT - EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT - 1985-1987: Other Types

PHILIPPINES - 1987-1990: Other Types

AQUINO, PRESIDENT - PHILIPPINES 1987-: Other Types

PAKISTAN - 1991: Other Types

IO - SEE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS BUREAU: Other Types

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS BUREAU - SEE IO: Other Types