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Ambassador Martin at the Marine Corps Birthday Ball, Rangoon, Burma, November 1972
Edwin Webb Martin (August 31, 1917 – October 5, 1991)[1] diplomat and foreign policy scholar. He served as U.S. Ambassador to Burma from 1971 to 1973.
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Martin was born in Madurai , India ,[1] Deerfield Academy . He graduated with a B.A. from Oberlin College in 1939, and an M.A. from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in 1940.[2]
Then, he embarked upon a career in the U.S. Foreign Service , serving as a vice consul in Bermuda (1941–44) and Belgian Congo (1944). After military service during World War II and Chinese language training at Yale University , he was dispatched to China during the Civil War in that country (1946–49). After the Republic of China retreat to Taiwan , Martin was the U.S consul at Taipei (1949–50). During the 1950s, he participated in the Korean truce talks at Panmunjom and bilateral talks with the Chinese communists in Geneva . Stations as first secretary at the U.S. Embassy in London (1956–58) and director of the State Department's Office of Chinese Affairs (1958–1961) followed.[3]
He then served as political adviser to Admiral Harry D. Felt at the United States Pacific Command in Honolulu.[4] Ankara (1964–67) and consul general in Hong Kong (1967–70). He topped his diplomatic career as Ambassador to Burma from October 1971 to November 1973.[3]
After retiring from the foreign service, Martin taught for five years at Hiram College , Ohio, then returned to Washington, where he authored books on foreign policy and historical topics.[3] aortic aneurysm .[1]
Publications
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Southeast Asia and China: The End of Containment . Westview Press. 1977.
Divided Counsel: The Anglo-American Response to Communist Victory in China . University Press of Kentucky. 1986.
The Hubbards of Sivas: A Chronicle of Love and Faith . Fithian Press. 1991.
References
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^ "Confirmation Awaited: The President Names Five New Ambassadors". Department of State Newsletter : 16. August 1971.
^ a b c Biographical Note to The Edwin W. Martin Papers at Georgetown University.
^ Jack Shulimson (2011). The Joint Chiefs of Staff and The War in Vietnam, 1960–1968: Part 1 . Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. p. 182.
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