Chen Chih-Mai ( zh, 陳之邁) (1908–1978) was a
Republic of China
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diplomat who served as ambassador to several countries. After graduating from
Tsinghua University
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in 1928, he pursued further studies in the United States, ultimately receiving a Ph.D. from
Columbia University
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in 1933. After returning to China, he taught at Tsinghua University, Peking University, Nankai University and several other universities. He served in the Ministry of Education and in the Executive Yuan during the war, and in 1944 was transferred to the Embassy of the Republic of China in the United States. In 1955, he became the
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines followed by posts as
Chinese Ambassador to Australia (1959–66) and
Chinese Ambassador to New Zealand from 1961 to 1966 before becoming
Chinese ambassador to Japan (1966–69) and
Chinese Ambassador to the Holy See (1969-1978) and
Chinese ambassador to Malta (1971-78). He wrote about Chinese art, culture, and politics, delivered the 20th
George Ernest Morrison Lecture in Ethnology in 1960, and published in the
Journal of the Oriental Society of Australia
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.
References
1908 births
1978 deaths
Chinese diplomats
Tsinghua University alumni
Columbia University alumni
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