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843:1977–1981
789:1975–1976
762:1968–1971
671:References
567:Retirement
450:Orientalia
412:Early life
398:Héng Ānshí
367:Occupation
323:Province,
314:1920-06-01
1424:Drumright
1347:MacMurray
1050:Patterson
715:April 28,
515:in 1949.
266:In office
218:President
209:In office
166:President
157:In office
112:President
103:In office
60:President
51:In office
1564:Branstad
1549:Huntsman
1509:Woodcock
1491:Woodcock
1342:Schurman
1284:Rockhill
1201:Marshall
960:Rountree
950:Hildreth
623:Archived
406:diplomat
370:Diplomat
356:(father)
1539:Prueher
1468:Beijing
1370:Johnson
1352:Johnson
1332:Reinsch
1327:Calhoun
1309:Nanjing
1305:Beijing
1289:Calhoun
1177:Everett
1172:(Envoy)
1169:Cushing
1045:Crocker
985:Byroade
980:Farland
975:Oehlert
955:Langley
632:22 July
434:Beijing
418:Fenzhou
385:Chinese
347:Parents
1559:Baucus
1534:Sasser
1524:Lilley
1514:Hummel
1434:Wright
1419:Rankin
1401:Taipei
1385:Stuart
1380:Hurley
1279:Conger
1264:Angell
1259:Seward
1244:Browne
1211:Parker
1206:McLane
1188:Parker
1055:Munter
1040:Powell
1010:Oakley
1005:Raphel
1000:Hinton
995:Spiers
990:Hummel
945:Warren
940:Alling
735:C-SPAN
693:4 July
658:4 July
519:Career
422:Shanxi
395::
393:pinyin
387::
321:Shanxi
1569:Burns
1554:Locke
1544:Randt
1486:Gates
1476:Bruce
1444:Unger
1375:Gauss
1337:Crane
1274:Denby
1269:Young
1254:Avery
1182:Davis
1070:Blome
1060:Olson
1030:Milam
1025:Simon
1020:Monjo
1015:Platt
970:Locke
816:1976
709:(PDF)
626:(PDF)
615:(PDF)
583:Notes
426:China
325:China
256:13th
1519:Lord
1481:Bush
1429:Kirk
1234:Ward
1229:Reed
1065:Hale
717:2015
695:2009
660:2009
634:2024
470:Ohio
331:Died
308:Born
1529:Roy
1249:Low
733:on
487:in
464:in
389:恒安石
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