Oliver Edmund Clubb

O. Edmund Clubb
Born
Oliver Edmund Clubb

(1901-02-16)February 16, 1901
South Park, Minnesota
DiedMay 9, 1989(1989-05-09) (aged 88)
New York City
NationalityAmerican
OccupationForeign Service official
EmployerU.S. Department of State
Known forChina Hand; accused by Joseph McCarthy

Oliver Edmund Clubb (16 February 1901 - 9 May 1989) was a 20th-century American diplomat and historian. He was considered one of the China Hands: United States State Department officials attacked during McCarthyism in the 1950s for "losing China" to the Communists.[1][2]

  1. ^ "O. Edmund Clubb Is Dead at 88; China Hand and McCarthy Target". New York Times. May 11, 1989. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  2. ^ "O. Edmund Clubb, 88, 'China Hand,' Dies". Washington Post. May 12, 1989. Retrieved 22 August 2017.