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Nicholas Platt (born March 10, 1936) is an American diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Pakistan, Philippines, Zambia, and as a high level diplomat in Canada, China, Hong Kong, and Japan.
Platt served as U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Pakistan, Philippines, Zambia, and as a high level diplomat in Canada, China, Hong Kong, and Japan. He is the former president of the Asia Society in New York City. Platt entered the Foreign Service of the United States in 1959.
Jun 11, 2010 · Retired diplomat Nicholas Platt ’57, U.S. ambassador to three countries and president emeritus of the Asia Society, was one of the wise men whom President Richard Nixon called his “China boys” — staffers who smoothed the way to opening relations with China four decades ago.
AMBASSADOR NICHOLAS PLATT is one of America’s most distinguished Asia experts. Educated at Harvard College and the John Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Ambassador Platt began his thirty-four-year Foreign Service career with assignments in Hong Kong (1964–68), Beijing (1973–74) and Tokyo (1974–77), and ...
Nicholas Platt is president of the Asia Society and, during a 34-year career in the U.S. foreign service, served as ambassador to the Philippines and Pakistan.
Apr 18, 2015 · Veteran diplomat Nicholas Platt and his eldest sons, film star Oliver and food critic Adam, talk about breaking bread to win hearts and minds, and discovering Western fare in Hong Kong.
Nicholas Platt served as U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, Philippines, Zambia, and as a high level diplomat in Canada, China, Hong Kong, and Japan. As a young diplomat, Ambassador Platt accompanied President Richard Nixon on the historic trip to Beijing in 1972 that signaled the resumption of relations between the U.S. and China.
Nicholas Platt is one of America’s most distinguished Asia experts. Having worked as both a diplomat in the US Foreign Service and in the non-governmental sector as the president of the Asia Society, he is knowledgeable of both US policy towards Asia and domestic politics within Asia.
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Two Department of State officials were responsible for taking notes on Secretary of State George Shultz's meetings and conversations: Nicholas Platt, the department's executive secretary, and M. Charles Hill, who served as Shultz's executive assistant. Hill was also Shultz's confidant and adviser.
Nicholas Platt has spent most of his life working on relations between the US and Asia. Thirty four years as a career diplomat, culminating in service as US Ambassador to Zambia (1982-84), the Philippines (1987-991) and Pakistan (1991-1992), was followed by twelve years as President of the Asia Society, beginning in 1992.
