James R. Lilley
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 16 years ago |
| Date of birth | January 15,1928 |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Qingdao |
| China | |
| Date of died | November 12,2009 |
| Died | Washington |
| D.C. | |
| United States | |
| Battles and wars | Korean War |
| Books | China Hands: Nine Decades of Adventure, Espionage, and Diplomacy in Asia |
| Job | Politician |
| Diplomat | |
| Education | George Washington University |
| Columbia University | |
| Yale University | |
| Spous | Sally Booth |
| Previous position | United States Ambassador to China (1989–1991) |
| Year of servic | 1945–1946; 1951–1954 |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 588589 |
James R. Lilley Life story
James Roderick Lilley was a CIA operative and an American diplomat. He served as United States ambassador to China from 1989 to 1991. Born to American parents in China, Lilley learned Mandarin at a young age before his family moved back to the United States at the outbreak of World War II.
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