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Richard H. Solomon Joins CAPP Advisory Board

The Center for Asia Pacific Policy is pleased to announce that Richard H. Solomon, a longtime friend of RAND, has joined the CAPP Advisory Board. Dr. Solomon currently serves as President of the United States Institute of Peace, a nonpartisan organization created by Congress to promote research, policy analysis, and education on international conflict management and other issues.

Dr. Solomon has served in the U.S. government many times. His assignments have included Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (1989-1992), Director of the Policy Planning Staff of the Department of State (1986-1989), and U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines (1992-1993). From 1971 to 1976 he was Senior Staff Member for Asian Affairs on the National Security Council, where he was involved in the process of normalizing relations with the People’s Republic of China.

As Assistant Secretary of State, Solomon negotiated the first UN Security Council peace agreement (for Cambodia), had a leading role in the dialogue on nuclear issues among the United States and South and North Korea and helped establish the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). As U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines, he coordinated the closure of the U.S. naval bases and developed a new framework for bilateral and regional security cooperation.

In 1976, Dr. Solomon began his career at RAND. He was head of the RAND Corporation’s Political Science Department (1976-1986). He also directed RAND’s research program on International Security Policy from 1977 to 1983.

Dr. Solomon earned his Ph.D. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he specialized in political science and Chinese politics. He has published seven books, including Exiting Indochina (2000), Chinese Negotiating Behavior: Pursuing Interests Through “Old Friends” (1999),The China Factor (1981),A Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party (1976),and Mao's Revolution and the Chinese Political Culture (1971, 1999).