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'''Chas Freeman'''  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 thirty years. Freeman was the main interpreter for [[Richard Nixon]] during his historic meeting with [[Chou Enlai]] and [[Mao Zedong]] in [[China]] in 1972.

==Professional career==

2021-2024  Visiting Scholar, Watson Institute, Brown University

2015-2020 Senior Fellow, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs

1997-2009 President, Middle East Policy Council

1996-2009 Co-Chair, United States China Policy Foundation

1996-2008 Vice Chair, Atlantic Council of the USA

1995-Date Chairman, Projects International, Inc.

1994-95 Distinguished Fellow, United States Institute of Peace

1993-94 Assistant Secretary of Defense, Regional, then International Security Affairs

1992-93 Distinguished Fellow, Institute for National Strategic Studies

1989-92 U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

1986-89 Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, African Affairs

1984-86 Chargé/Deputy Chief of Mission, American Embassy, Bangkok

1981-84 Chargé/Deputy Chief of Mission, American Embassy, Beijing

1979-81 Director, Chinese Affairs, Department of State

1979 Acting, then Deputy United States Coordinator for Refugee Affairs

1978-79 China Normalization Working Group, Department of State

1978 Director, Program Coordination and Development, United States Information Agency

1977-78 Director, Plans and Management, Public Affairs, Department of State

1976-77 Director, Public Programs, Department of State

1975-76 Deputy Director, Republic of China [Taiwan], Department of State

1974-75 Visiting Fellow, East Asian Studies, The Harvard Law School

1971-74 Economic/Commercial Officer for China, Department of State

1971-74 Principal Interpreter of Chinese, Department of State

1969-71 Language (Mandarin & Taiwanese) and Area Training, Washington and Taiwan

1967-68 Cultural Affairs Officer, South India

1966-67 Vice Consul, Madras [Chennai], India

1965 Entered Foreign Service of the United States

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