Freeman, Charles W., Jr., (Ambassador)., 01/01/1965-12/31/1994

File — Box: 1, Folder: 1

Identifier: GAMMS2.2.782

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Dates

01/01/1965-12/31/1994

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 Ambassador Charles W. Freeman, Jr., covering his career in the foreign service. Includes his early life and his experiences in the State Department, as Vice Consul in Madras, India, 1965-68; in Regional Affairs (East Asia), 1986; with FSI (Chinese), 1969; in Tai-Chung, Taiwan, 1969-71; with the Asian Communist Affairs Office, 1971-73; with the US Liaison Office, Beijing, 1973; with Harvard Law School, 1974-75; as Deputy Director for Republic of China (Taiwan) Affairs, 1975-76; in Public Affairs, the State Department, 1976-77; at USIA, 1978; with the China Working Group, 1978-79; with the Refugee Affairs Program, 1979; as Country Director for China, 1979-81; as DCM, Beijing, China, 1981-84; as DCM, Bangkok, Thailand, 1984-86; as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Africa, 1986-89; as Ambassador to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1989-92 (with discussion of the Iraq invasion of Kuwait); at the National Defense University , 1992-94, and as Assistant Secretary of the Department of Defense, 1993-94.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

FREEMAN, CHARLES W. JR., (AMBASSADOR) - INTERVIEWED BY KENNEDY - 1996: Other Types

INDIA - MADRAS - 1965-68: Other Types

EAST ASIA - REGIONAL AFFAIRS - 1968: Other Types

FSI - CHINESE - 1969: Other Types

TAIWAN- TAI-CHUNG - CHINESE LANGUAGE STUDY - 1969-71: Other Types

ASIAN COMMUNIST AFFAIRS OFFICE - 1971-73: Other Types

NIXON (PRESIDENT) - CHINA VISIT - 1972: Other Types

NIXON - GUAM DOCTRINE - 1971-73: Other Types

CHINA - 1971-1984: Other Types

CHINA - BEIJING - US LIAISON OFFICE - 1973: Other Types

HARVARD LAW SCHOOL - 1974-75: Other Types

CHINA, REPUBLIC OF, (TAIWAN) AFFAIRS - 1975-76: Other Types

STATE DEPARTMENT - PUBLIC AFFAIRS - 1976-77: Other Types

USIA - 1978: Other Types

CHINA WORKING GROUP - STATE DEPARTMENT - 1978-79: Other Types

REFUGEE AFFAIRS PROGRAM - 1979: Other Types

TAIWAN RELATIONS ACT - 1978-9: Other Types

REFUGEE ACT OF 1980: Other Types

CHINA AND AFGHANISTAN (SOVIET) INVASION - 1979-81: Other Types

CHINA AND TAIWAN RELATIONS - 1981-84: Other Types

THAILAND - BANGKOK - 1984-86: Other Types

AFRICA - 1986-89: Other Types

SOUTH AFRICA ISSUES - 1986-89: Other Types

SAUDI ARABIA - 1989-92: Other Types

IRAN - IRAQ WAR - 1989-92: Other Types

IRAQ - INVASION OF KUWAIT - 1990: Other Types

KUWAIT- INVASTION BY IRAQ - 1990: Other Types

GULF WAR - AFTERMATH: Other Types

KURDISH PROBLEM - GULF WAR AFTERMATH: Other Types

NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY - 1992-94: Other Types

STATE DEPARTMENT - COMMENTS ON: Other Types

DEFENSE DEPARTMENT - 1993-94: Other Types

PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE - 1993-94: Other Types

RIO PACT - 1993-94: Other Types