Arthur W. Hummel, Jr.

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Arthur William Hummel, Jr. (Chinese: 恒安石; Pinyin: Héng Ānshí, birth name Arthur Millbourne Hummel) (1 June, 1920 – 6 February 2001) was Ambassador of the United States to Burma from 1968 to 1971, and to the People's Republic of China from 1981 to 1985.

He was born in Fenzhou, Shanxi, China, to Christian missionaries Arthur W. Hummel, Sr. (1884 – 1975) and Ruth Bookwalter Hummel.

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Preceded by
Henry A. Byroade
U.S. Ambassador to Burma
1968–1971
Succeeded by
Edwin W. Martin
Preceded by
Thomas W. McElhiney
U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia
1975–1976
Succeeded by
Frederic L. Chapin
Preceded by
Philip Habib
Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
1976
Succeeded by
Richard Holbrooke
Preceded by
George S. Vest
U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan
1977–1981
Succeeded by
Robert I. Spiers
Preceded by
Leonard Woodcock
U.S. Ambassador to China
1981–1985
Succeeded by
Winston Lord
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