Michel Oksenberg | |
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| Born | October 12, 1938 |
| Died | February 22, 2001 (aged 62) |
| Alma mater | Swarthmore College Columbia University |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Michigan |
| Thesis | Policy formulation in Communist China; the case of the mass irrigation campaign, 1957-58 (1969) |
| Doctoral advisor | A. Doak Barnett |
| Doctoral students | Jean C. Oi, David Shambaugh, Kenneth Lieberthal, Elizabeth J. Perry, Elizabeth Economy |
Michel Charles Oksenberg (October 12, 1938 – February 22, 2001) was an American political scientist and China watcher who moved between academia and policy work. As a senior member of the National Security Council, he was closely involved in the normalization of U.S.-China relations undertaken during the administration of President Jimmy Carter, who said, "Mike Oksenberg changed my life—and changed the life of this country, and to some degree changed the life of every citizen of China."[1]