Winston Lord | |
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| 20th Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs | |
| In office April 23, 1993 – February 18, 1997 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | William Clark Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Stanley O. Roth |
| 3rd United States Ambassador to China | |
| In office November 19, 1985 – April 23, 1989 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Arthur W. Hummel Jr. |
| Succeeded by | James R. Lilley |
| President of the Council on Foreign Relations | |
| In office 1977–1985 | |
| Preceded by | Bayless Manning |
| Succeeded by | John Temple Swing |
| 10th Director of Policy Planning | |
| In office 1973–1977 | |
| President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | James S. Sutterlin |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Lake |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 14, 1937 New York City, U.S. |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
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| Alma mater | Yale University (BA) Tufts University (MA) |
Winston Lord (born August 14, 1937) is a retired American diplomat. As Special Assistant to the National Security Advisor and then as Director of Policy Planning at the United States Department of State, Lord was a close adviser to Henry A. Kissinger and was instrumental in bringing about the renormalization of U.S.-China relations in the 1970s.
He later served as President of the Council on Foreign Relations from 1977 to 1985, United States Ambassador to China from 1985 to 1989, and Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs from 1993 to 1997.[1]