Ralph Nelson Clough

Background

Clough, Ralph Nelson was born on November 17, 1916 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Ray William and Mildred (Nelson) Clough.

Education

Student, Lingnan University, 1937. Bachelor of Arts Washington, 1939. Master of Arts, Fletcher School Law and Diplomacy, 1940.

Career

Vice consul, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1941-1942; 3d secretary embassy, vice consul, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 1942-1945; vice consul, successively, Kunming, Chungking, Peiping, China, 1945-1947; 3d secretary embassy, vice consul, Nanking, China, 1947-1949; 2d secretary, consul, 1949-1950; consul, Hong Kong, 1950-1954; assigned, National War College, 1954-1955; deputy director, office Chinese affairs Department State, 1955-1957; director, office Chinese affairs Department State, 1957-1958; counselor, American embassy, Bern, Switzerland, 1958-1959; 1st secretary, American embassy, London, 1959-1961; became deputy chief of mission, American embassy, Taipei, Taiwan, 1961; also consul general, American embassy, to 1965; fellow, Center for International Affairs, Harvard University, 1965-1966; member policy planning council, Department State, 1966-1969; senior fellow, Brookings Institution, Washington, 1969-1975; guest scholar, Brookings Institution, 1975-1977; fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, 1977-1978; fellow, Institute Sino-Soviet Studies, George Washington University, 1979-1980; research associate, School Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, 1983-1985. Professorial lecturer School Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, 1974, 83-. Adjunct Professor American U., 1975-1976.

Achievements

• Ralph Nelson Clough has been listed as a noteworthy Foreign affairs researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Reaching Across the Taiwan Strait: People-To-People Diplomacy

    (A text on diplomatic relations between Taiwan and its nei...)

  • Embattled Korea the Rivalry for Internat

Membership

Member National Committee on United States-China Relations, Asia Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Theta Delta Chi. Clubs: Rotarian (Hong Kong).

Connections

Married Mary Lou Sander, November 1, 1941 (deceased March 1950). Married Awana Alene Stiles, September 5, 1952. Children: Frederick William, Marshall Sander, Laurie, Drusilla.

Father:

Ray William Clough

Mother:

Mildred (Nelson) Clough

Spouse:

Awana Alene Stiles

Spouse:

Mary Lou Sander

child:

Marshall Sander Clough

child:

Drusilla Clough

child:

Laurie Clough

child:

Frederick William Clough