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Email this citationCIAO DATE: 11/02
Inaugural Oksenberg Lecture: The United States and China: A President's Perspective. An address by Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
August 2002
The Oksenberg Lectures honor the legacy of Professor Michel Oksenberg (1938-2001), Senior Fellow at the Asia/Pacific Research Center, professor of political science, and a fore-most authority on China.
After receiving degrees from Swarthmore and Columbia, Professor Oksenberg began his academic career at Stanford in 1967, departing for Columbia in 1969 and then the University of Michigan in 1973. He became president of the East-West Center in Honolulu in 1992, before returning to Stanford in 1995.
As a senior advisor on the National Security Council from 1977 to 1980, Professor Oksenberg played a crucial role in the decision that led to full diplomatic relations between Beijing and Washington. He then advised every subsequent president on China policy.
Distinguished scholar, beloved mentor to generations of students, senior government official, and a prominent force shaping American attitudes toward China, Professor Oksenberg was consistently outspoken about the need for the United States to be more thoughtful in its engagement of Asia. In tribute, the Oksenberg Lectures will recognize, annually, a distinguished practitioner of America's dealings with the nations of the Asia-Pacific region.
