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Winston Lord

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Winston Lord is a retired American diplomat and longtime Henry Kissinger adviser whose career included senior roles in U.S.-China relations and foreign policy.

Biography

Winston Lord, born August 14, 1937, is a retired American diplomat. He served as Special Assistant to the National Security Advisor and later as Director of Policy Planning at the United States Department of State. A close adviser to Henry Kissinger, Lord played an instrumental role in efforts to normalize relations between the United States and China during the 1970s.

Lord was 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. He also oversaw the transcribed interviews collected in Kissinger on Kissinger, which explore Kissinger's foreign policy experience and views on leadership and international relations.

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Books by Winston Lord

Kissinger on Kissinger
Kissinger on Kissinger collects interviews overseen by Winston Lord about Henry Kissinger's experiences directing U.S. foreign policy in the first half of the 1970s. The discussions cover diplomacy involving China, the USSR, Vietnam, and the Middle East, alongside reflections on leadership, international relations, and world leaders.