Jun 13, 2019
In this podcast interview with NCUSCR President Stephen Orlins, Ambassador Winston Lord discusses his new book Kissinger on Kissinger: Reflections on Diplomacy, Grand Strategy, and Leadership. Ambassador Lord talks about what it was like to work with Dr. Kissinger, his memories of Nixon's visit to China, and what lessons from his and Dr. Kissinger's experiences can be applied to today's competitive relationship with China.
Winston Lord has had a long and varied career
in and out of government, serving as special assistant to the
national security advisor (1970-73) and director of the State
Department policy planning staff under President Nixon (1973-77),
ambassador to China for Presidents Reagan and the first President
Bush (1985-89), and assistant secretary of state for East Asian and
Pacific affairs under President Clinton (1993-97). Earlier in his
career he held many positions in the State Department as a foreign
service officer, and served on the policy planning staff of the
Defense Department.
Between government postings Ambassador Lord was a board member of
many non-partisan, non-government organizations related to global
issues. These include his service as president of the Council on
Foreign Relations, co-chair of the International Rescue Committee,
chair of the National Endowment for Democracy, and chair of the
Carnegie Endowment National Commission on America and the New
World. He is a member and former director of the National Committee
on U.S.-China Relations.
Ambassador Lord earned a B.A. from Yale (magna cum laude) and an M.A. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (first in his class). He has received several honorary degrees, the State Department’s Distinguished Honor Award, and the Defense Department’s Outstanding Performance Award. Ambassador Lord has appeared on all major U.S. media networks, and his writings include articles in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Time, Newsweek, and Foreign Affairs.