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| Birthplace |
Jiujiang (Kewkiang), Jiangxi
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| Died |
20th November, 1981
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| Place of Death |
Taipei, Taiwan
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| Occupation |
Politician
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George Kung-chao Yeh, also known as Yeh Kung-chao (Chinese: θε
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; 1904β1981), was a diplomat and politician of the Republic of China. Educated in the U.S. and the U.K., he graduated from Amherst College in 1925 and later Cambridge University. He taught English literature at Beijing's Tsinghua University, where his students included renowned 20th century Chinese writer Ch'ien Chung-shu. He was the first Minister of Foreign Affairs since 1949. During his tenure, he signed the Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty in 1952 and the Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty in 1954. He was ambassador to the United States from 1958 to 1961. In 1961, due to the admission of Mongolia to the United Nations, Yeh was removed from the position of ambassador and recalled to Taiwan by Chiang Kai-shek. He then served as Minister without Portfolio.
