T'ang Wu papers

T'ang Wu was born in Hupeh, China, in 1906. He attended Yale High School in China, received the B.A. from the University of Washington (1930), and the J.D. from the University of Oregon (1932). He was a career diplomat, holding positions at Chinese embassies in Egypt, Chile, Korea, Ecuador, and Liberia. T'ang also taught at the Chinese Military Academy (1932), was a professor of international law at Soochow University in Taiwan (1953), and was director of the Chinese Foreign Institute, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He died in 1977.

1906

Born in Hupeh, China

1930

Received B. A. from the University of Washington.

1932

Received J. D. from the University of Oregon

1932

Worked in the Chinese Ministry of Justice under Chu Chen, one of the founders of the Chinese Republic with Sun Yat-sen

1932

Instructor of political science at the Chinese Military Academy by appointment of Chiang Kai-shek

1939

Deputy Director of European Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs under Dr. Hsu Mo, later Justice in the International Court of Justice, Hague/*Negotiated China-Burma boundary with the United Kingdom

1941

Chargé d'Affaires of the Chinese Legation, Cairo, Egypt/*Established first diplomatic mission in Egypt/*Was a participant in the Cairo Conference/*Established diplomatic relations with Greece

1944

Chargé d'Affaires of the Chinese Legation, Santiago, Chile

1953

Member of Secretariat, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan, China/Member of China-U. S. defense treaty negotiations/Professor of International Law, Soochow University, Taiwan

1955

Minister-Counsellor at the Chinese Embassy, Seoul, Korea

1956

China and International Law (in Chinese) published

1958

Envoy Extraordinary and Ambassador Plenipotentiary to Liberia/*Established first diplomatic mission in Liberia/*Special envoy to numerous African countries to establish diplomatic relations with China/*Established first Agricultural Assistance Program in Africa

1962

Envoy Extraordinary and Ambassador plenipotentiary to Chile

1963 and 1965

Delegate/Ambassador to the United Nations General Assembly

1966

Director of North American Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs/*Responsible for China relations with the United States and Canada/*Broke diplomatic relations with Canada

1969

Envoy Extraordinary and Ambassador Plenipotentiary to Ecuador/*Negotiated agricultural and commercial assistance programs/*Broke diplomatic relations with Canada

1972

Director, Foreign Service Institute, Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Information provided by Victor T'ang