Liu Guiming ":

   In time and again, after President Obama nominated, the new term of the United States Ambassador finally debut. Can be expected, after the Senate, as in the people's Republic of China the ninth ambassador, Jon Huntsman will soon officially go to take office. As with the eighth Ambassador Mr. Reid, the new ambassador is an old China hand. Not only love is the China culture, but also to be able to speak fluent Chinese. At this moment, I remembered the experience I interviewed Ambassador Randt six years ago. Therefore, I will have been published in "Chinese lawyer" magazine text posted here, to share with you.

 

America ambassador said lawyer

-- Interview with Mr. Reid American Ambassador

 

　　Interview American ambassador, and USA ambassador in the embassy a fireside talks, should say, of any journalists, is a special and memorable experience, desire and pleasure.

In order to this experience, I'm looking for 8 months. No, it should be said, wait for 1 and a half years.

In 2001 July, Mr. Reid as ambassador to China America. As Chinese lawyers professional publications for me, began full attention to the ambassador's lawyer, began to close for the lawyer to the ambassador "old China hand" of any background information.

Because, I want a happy and the happy ambassador dialogue.

I noticed that he was Bush presidential nomination at a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the statement, it was June 27, 2001, a sunny day, as he was in the mood.

At the hearing, he told the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman and members, all his adult life in this task is to prepare: in the air force, as the US China Business Council Representative, as Embassy of the United States first secretary and business specialist, and when the 25 years of lawyer and negotiator in china.

He fondly recalled his father, he said: "today, the only thing I regret, my late father can't come here. In 1964, when I left home and went to university, he advised me to learn Chinese. He said, Chinese accounted for 1/4 of the world's population, the rest of one's life in me, Chinese will become an important force on the world stage. As a teenager, of course, since that profound knowledge than the father, I didn't follow his advice and the choice of English literature. But in 1968 USA air gives me another chance. I seized the opportunity, at the Defense Language Institute study for one year Chinese. Subsequently, stationed in Taiwan for two and a half years. Over the years, I have been to Taiwan many times, witnessed the Taiwan from the martial law era to be full of vitality of the democratic era changes in turn the world upside down."

So, he has filled with the anticipation, the China future he said, "China has made great progress, but there are still a lot of things to do". He said, if his appointment has been approved, he will use his experience and skills to carry out the president's policies, efforts to establish to promote the interests of the state and the core values of the U.S. - China relationship, and in all possible cases and China contact and cooperation. Because, "China is not the enemy, our challenge is to continue to maintain this state".

Really, the United States is not the enemy, the people of our two countries should strengthen contacts, exchanges, communication and understanding.

We also need to interview and understanding the lawyer or lawyer ambassador ambassador.

However, the urge to need to wait patiently.

In early 2002 5, my university classmate, New York University law school, Yu Ping researcher from the American returned to Beijing to attend international conferences, he recommended to me and introduced the political office American embassy Mr. lambert. The American friends advised me to write a letter to the ambassador Randt, who care.

In May 16, 2002, I wrote to the ambassador randt:

You respect, contact and cooperation enthusiasm and determination to Chinese, Ambassador to the United States of America in china. We China lawyers in astounded, be pleasantly surprised and pleased. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations, you are the first by a lawyer to ambassador. The lawyer as diplomatic envoys, in our Chinese, perhaps temporarily also can not become a reality. Although China's Qing Dynasty there was a bit of a lawyer named Wu Tingfang served as ambassador to the United States (he was the first one to obtain foreign lawyer license Chinese), but that was 100 years ago.

We know that, you are not only a lawyer, but also a potential to speak fluent Mandarin, and living and working in Asia for over 20 years, America lawyer about China very. Chinese lawyers eager to know you, eager to communicate with you. I think, even though you are now the diplomatic envoys, temporarily not lawyers, but you certainly hope and China peer exchange and communication. Maybe in your post, you also want to go back to that you are familiar with the lawyer.

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This letter with our 120000 Chinese lawyer wishes and desires letter from political office, Embassy to the press office.

Later, I received the news of miss Lin Chunmei's phone, asked me to prepare for the interview outline.

Later, miss Xiong Yutong is responsible for liaison with the arrangement.

Later, the interview outline approved by our authorities approval, finally officially included in the ambassador's work arrangement.

Later, the embassy to notice: 3 points on 13 January 2003 afternoon, Ambassador Randt will welcome us at the America embassy.

Later, first secretary, Embassy Mr. Ni Kebo calls, and I confirm that I went to interview staff. So, this print journalist Gao Lingyan, "legal service times" Luo Rong as I walked into the USA embassy.

The topic from the time of waiting and expecting to start --

 

From lawyers to Ambassador: my dreams come true

 

Editor in chief: here today, we represent the "Chinese lawyer" magazine, on behalf of China 120000 lawyers say hello to you! We are very glad to meet you, also very eager to meet you. Starting from 2002 May, we propose to interview you desire and the request, then a lot of people and busy in the end, which also across many obstacles, but also for our meeting more suspense and expectations. So, today, the mood also represents "China lawyer" magazine, on behalf of all of your peers in China.

Ambassador Randt (hereinafter referred to as the Ambassador): I'm very sorry, this opportunity for so long time. 2002 is our fruitful year.

Editor in chief: we believe that you are the two countries established diplomatic ties, the first a lawyer experienced ambassador, from 2001Years 7Now, to China this year and a half forward you said "fruitful". From a personal perspective, especially as a lawyer ambassador, you in this period of time is what happiness ideas or feelings?

Ambassador: I am very pleased by the lawyers was selected as the ambassador, is now a very important period China development, especially in the construction of legal system, the legal system is an important factor to promote the development of civilized society. I used to be a business lawyer, I was selected as the ambassador of the facts also prove that point, bilateral relations that Sino US bilateral trade is very important.

For me, the job, can be said to be a dream come true. Now that I am older, still often think of young Chinese of contact. In 1964, I'm going to university, as professor of Medicine's father advised me to learn Chinese. He said: young people go to university must learn Chinese, learn Chinese, he suggested that I was surprised. At that time, I was a America young people, rather than the traditional China young people, if in the China will follow his father's arrangement. I didn't take my father's advice, the University chose English literature. After graduation from the University, I America air force enlisted in the army, the army gave me to learn Chinese, learn Chinese opportunity, I began to follow his father's advice seriously learning the Chinese language, and all the China interest, it is in that time, I dreamed of one day becoming ambassador. So, we can say, before I take the position, have "secretly" made many years of preparation, but at that time I could not put their dream to share with others, if others know that my dream will feel very funny.

I first came to Chinese, was in 1974, when China lawyer is not much, I was a student in USA law school, I very much hope to China contact some China lawyer. During that time, I was suspended for the U.S. - China National Trade Committee, the Chinese Committee of the reception unit is Chinese CCPIT, then Chinese CCPIT has a legal department, director of the legal department is Ren Jianxin.

Editor in chief: so, we feel very close to you, admire, you not only is a lawyer, and so familiar, so understanding of the culture of China USA friends. In an interview with the media, you talk about China culture has cited the Tang Song a lot, it makes us feel admiration and pride.

Ambassador: Thank you, I Chinese culture has been very interested in.

Editor in chief: since the establishment of diplomatic ties, you are the first a lawyer's ambassador, we believe that: you during the people of China and the United States will be more frequent contact. Prior to this, I have come USA embassy, I met the former ambassador Mr. Shang Mujie, Mr. Kennedy America justice Edward, justice O Conner also met ms.. I think we can sit together today, but also an epitome of China US exchanges between the two peoples, the most important is, we can have the opportunity to hear the ambassador to the China lawyers to let you feel warm when we talk about chinese.

Ambassador: we did go a long way.

 

1974Years: China has no real sense of law

 

Editor in chief: you 1974Years China, China has no real sense of the lawyer, you see our former president at that time can only be regarded as national staff, Chinese lawyer system is now at 1979At the end of recovery is established, to now have twenty-three, four years of history. The 20Over the years, we China lawyer industry is developing very fast, especially the two lawyers association, contact, business and management law is developing very fast. You are now the ambassador is not a lawyer, as you personally, the previous career as a lawyer you have a summary?

Ambassador: I think the bilateral relations between our two legal communication is very necessary, very important, it can help us both to each other's legal system has further understanding. China lawyers can learn from USA legal experience, and USA lawyers can listen to China legal opinion lessons. USA governments also have some promoting bilateral exchanges and cooperation projects, as far as I know, the Temple University and the Tsinghua University America have law degrees a cooperative project of college students studying at Tsinghua University to Temple University. In addition, America Lawyers Association and Chinese Bar Association have some cooperation in environmental legislation, they not only pay attention to environmental legislation content and pay more attention to the legislative program, for example, in the legislative process for the public to express their views or to hold a hearing, the pilot work has been launched in the China three city, received a public welcome. Embassy of the United States and a visiting scholar project, we have sent several China lawyers to American investigation, communicate with America lawyer, judge. At the same time, we also organize some famous judge USA, such as America Supreme Court justices Scalia, you just mentioned O Conner's visit to China, exchange views with the Chinese legal scholar, judge, lawyer. I think, these exchanges are quite significant, exchanges between the two countries is inseparable with the.

 

To be a good lawyer, should do what kind of preparation?

Editor in chief: as a very good lawyer, a very good lawyer ambassador, you think a good lawyer should have what kind of knowledge structure?

Ambassador: I think, a good lawyer in addition to the performance in the aspect of knowledge, but also should have a certain personality, that is to say, he must have the authority, perseverance, courage. In both our countries, lawyers has become a very popular profession, especially in the area of commercial law, the lawyer can get very good business income from. However, I think the most important is, when lawyers, lawyers can share social change. In America, lawyers must play an important role in the social development has an important contribution, this point, also more and more prominent in the Chinese.

Chinese have a leader once told me, when he was young, he and his colleagues are put Chinese construction has become a great country and learning China engineering, so many leaders today are engineers, but he now uses the law more time to study, because he had to deal with legal affairs, China need more lawyer.

Editor in chief: the leader you must be talking about a very wise leadership. In Chinese, we also hope to one day be able to see the great good lawyers like you play an important position.

Ambassador: understand according to me, China has many very good lawyer, I believe, the near future, Chinese lawyers will play in the national construction, social development plays a very important role, and holds an important position in the National People's Congress, the Law Committee and other important sectors.

Editor in chief: I think, attorneys general have two functions: one is for the service, customer service, service to the society; the two is for the national service. National service should be placed in a higher level, for the social service is the first level. As you are now no longer any party service, but the service to the country, to serve the United States of america.

Ambassador: I think it is my pleasure to be able to serve the country, as I said, for the job is my dream come true.

 

Lawyers at WTOIn the "service" have as?

Editor in chief: now, Chinese has become WTOMember country of the organization, as a lawyer, we emphasize the "service", China lawyers in this service area should be what? As to what?

Ambassador: I think, China WTO brought national law, especially Chinese lawyer both challenges and opportunities. The reason is that WTO the organization to establish system of rules, regulations, provide a mechanism for the China economy and the global economy. China and world standards have a lot of work to do, such as some parts of the law, rules and regulations need to be revised, the abolition of the existing state of the system, but also to further increase the transparency, the development of the society to strengthen the rule of law operation and so on, the China, is a great challenge, but also great opportunities.

Lawyers play a role in this regard, especially China lawyers in this role is very important, it helps to China perform better on the promise of WTO, at the same time to speed up the process of rule of law China, promoting the construction of civil society.

Editor in chief: as a developing country, lawyer, China lawyers hope to raise the level of business through the communication, in addition to the WTOImprove the business skills of the organization of training, we would like to know, served as ambassador in you, will provide some what kind of opportunities for exchange and communication between China and the United States Attorney?

Ambassador: in addition to cooperation projects I have just mentioned, with particular emphasis on is related with the WTO activity, through the Embassy Cultural office or other channel sponsored or invite America some achievements in the WTO, international commercial law, intellectual property law experts to China field to give lectures, and to share their experience China counterparts. To do so, not only to promote the legal communication between the two countries, more important is to sincerely help China better fulfill its commitment to WTO.

 

How do you introduce Bush Chinese counsel to the president?

Editor in chief: Thank American lawyers to help us, thank Ambassador Randt attention to China, China lawyers hope learning USA lawyers experience, whether it is the experience of management or business development experience. USA lawyer system compared with the development China lawyer system to mature and perfect, Chinese lawyers are eager to have and USA peer exchange opportunities, especially to USA law firms to have a look. As far as I know, Chinese lawyers to America learned a lot of things, feel a great harvest. Reportedly, you and Bush president or old classmates, reporting to him in you, if he asked you have no contact with the China lawyer, your impression of Chinese lawyer is how, how would you answer? How would you introduce China lawyer told him? We want to know China lawyer in your eyes is a kind of image.

Ambassador: I'll tell him, the development speed China lawyer system quite fast. As everyone knows, Bush president is very concerned about human rights and religious issues China, these two aspects are very important to him. I think, Chinese lawyers to see me in the protection and promotion of personal rights and freedoms should play an important role, key, when personal interests are infringed upon, there are more and more brave Chinese lawyers began to accept such cases. I have great respect for the China lawyer. Bush president now attached great importance to the reform of the criminal justice system.

I looked at a number of criminal cases, lawyers in the accepted the case after they go to jail, I think, have more defense lawyer is very good, but the state, if the lawyer after accepting the case himself to prison, this will inevitably make people feel to lose heart.

 

Lawyers are interesting people

Editor in chief: Chinese currently has 12Million lawyers, 1Million firm lawyers, but the development China still in the infant stage, the sum of all China lawyer business income a year is only equivalent to a large America law firm income, such as USA Beck Mackens, Star, lawyers, we know, to learn a lot America lawyer, development China lawyers industry to catch up with the American there is still a long way to go. Don't know, Ambassador Randt can give Chinese lawyer some suggestions, advice, is the best secret.

Ambassador: in America, lawyer development trend is not to counsel or solicitor firm, mainly depends on its expertise, some large law firm will set up many departments, departments like you said the big law firms in the division of very fine, some departments are responsible for the reorganization of assets, the company responsible for the listed on the market. Only a few people American small law firms, there is no way to handle the case of several departments, so they generally only accept certain aspects of the case. So, I think, the development trend of America law firm is a professional, emphasize professional itself.

Colleagues Chinese lawyers and America and all over the world are the same, lawyers are interesting people, if you think I was very interesting, so I am very happy that he is one of them. And lawyers are very talented, educated people. I believe: all lawyers with your talent to the successful completion of a lot of things, can make a lot of contributions for the society, so, I hope China lawyers don't give up your dream, like me, some day in the future a dream come true when you beat all the. As long as you work hard to hang on to your dreams and goals and work hard, will come true some day, an important promoter of lawyers will become social change.

Editor in chief: just now you said, when a lawyer is a funny thing. If one day in the future, you are no longer as this great job, will you choose to be a lawyer?

Ambassador: I wanted to think, at present too early for this problem, because now the job I was very happy, I nearly all his energy into them, and always enjoy it. Perhaps the time is ripe, I consider this issue!

Editor in chief: I believe, you are not only a happy ambassador, is probably more a happy lawyer!

 

There was a media said, Ambassador Randt is easygoing, happy and humor, is a happy ambassador, although he did not know behind the happy smiling face is how to bear the pressure.

Whether it is a lawyer, or a reporter, fellow feeling is the same, happiness ambassadors will happiness to me, also spread to my fellow travelers, spread to all the hope that mutual understanding, increase communication, reduce misunderstanding.

 

 

Attached: Ambassador Randt introduction and list all Ambassador

　　

   ·In April 30, 2001 Mr Reid was nominated for president Bush USA in Chinese ambassador, in July 11th of the same year, approved by the senate. He arrived in Beijing in July 23, 2001.

Mr Reid is a lawyer, can speak fluent mandarin. He has lived and worked in Asia for over 20 years, 25 years, often to the China business trip. From 1982 to 1984, he lived in Beijing, as American embassy first secretary and business specialist. Mr. Reid lived in Hongkong for 15 years, was Sherman Si Trane international law firm partner, the company responsible for a lot of business related China. Mr. Reid is a member of the New York and Hongkong Lawyers Association, in China law is a recognized expert.

In 1974, Mr. Reid served as the National Committee on U.S. - China trade Chinese affairs representative. From 1968 to 1972, he served in the security department American air force.

In the Hotchkiss school after matriculation, Mr. Reid graduated from Yale University in 1968, and earned a law degree from University of Michigan in 1975. He also studied at the Harvard University law school, and East Asian legal Travel Research Fund, to China studied.

Mr. Reid served as the director of America chamber of Commerce in Hongkong and the first vice president. He is also a member American Lawyers Association, America Association of international law and Hongkong Law Association and other organizations. Mr. Reid's wife is Lei Ting (Sara), have 3 children: Thunder, Lei Jie and Reddy.

 

America Ambassador

During the Qing Dynasty 1844Years to1912Years)

1, Gu Sheng (in May 8, 1843 -1844 year in August 27th)

2, Alexander Ivadia (who served from March 13, 1845 -1847 year in June 28th)

3, Dulwich (in January 3, 1848 -1850 year in May 25th)

4Sally, MA (in August 4, 1852 -1854 year in January 27th)

5Lotus, wheat (in October 18, 1853 -1854 year in December 12th)

6, Bo Jia (who served from August 16, 1855 -1857 year in August 25th)

7Wei Lian, column (in April 18, 1857 -1858 year in November 11th)

8, Hua Ruohan (who served from December 15, 1858 -1860 year in December 15th)

9, Pu Anchen (who served from June 14, 1861 -1867 year in November 21st)

10Lowen Ross (-1869, March 11, 1868 July 5th)

11Men, building (who served from September 28, 1869 -1873 year in July 24th)

12, Ai Benmin (who served from April 10, 1874 -1875 year in November 8th)

13Xihua, (in January 7, 1876 -1880 year in August 16th)

14Geely, ANN (in April 9, 1880 -1881 year in October 4th)

15John, Yang (in March 15, 1882 -1885 year in April 7th)

16, Tian Bei (in May 29, 1885 -1898 year in July 8th)

17Conger (-1905, July 8, 1898 April 4th)

18, Luo Keyi (who served from March 8, 1905 -1909 year in June 1st)

19Carol, constant (who served from December 21, 1909 -1913 year in February 16th)

 

The period of the Republic of China (1912Years to1949Years)

1,Rui Enshi (who served from August 15, 1913 -1919 year in September 15th)

2,Klein (who served from March 22, 1920 -1921 year in July 2nd)

3,Schulman (who served from June 2, 1921 -1925 year in April 15th)

4,Ma Murui (who served from April 9, 1925 -1929 year in November 22nd)

5,Jansen (who served from December 16, 1929 -1941 year in May 14th)

6,Gauss (who served from February 11, 1941 -1944 year in November 14th)

7,Hurley (who served from November 30, 1944 -1945 year in September 22nd)

8,Leighton Stuart (who served from July 12, 1946 -1949 year in August 2nd)

 

The period of the Republic of China (1953Years to1979Years)

1,Lan Qin (who served from February 27, 1953 -1957 year in December 30th)

2,Zhuang Laide (who served from February 17, 1958 -1962 year in March 8th)

3,Koercl (in June 7, 1962 -1963 year in January 18th)

4,Wright (who served from May 3, 1963 -1965 year in July 25th)

5,Mary (who served from June 16, 1966 -1974 year in April 4th)

6,An Kezhi (who served from March 4, 1974 -1979 year in January 19th)

 

The people's Republic of China (1979Year to date)

From the1973Years5January1979Years3In August, USA set up a liaison office in the people's Republic of china.

To establish diplomatic relations with the people's Republic of China America, and in1979Years1Month1DaySince the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Republic of china. In TaiwanThe city of TaipeiThe USA Embassy in1979Years2Month28DayAfter closing, closing to the unofficial nameAmerican Institute in TaiwanReplace part of Embassy function. The same year3Month1Date, contact the office located in the city of Beijing was officially upgraded to an embassy.

Liaison Office director:

1, David Bruce (who served from March 15, 1973 -1974 year in September 25th)

2, George Bush (who served from September 26, 1974 -1975 year in December 7th)

3, Thomas Gates (who served from April 14, 1976 -1979 year in March 1st)

 

Ambassador.

1, Woodcock (who served from February 27, 1979 -1981 year in February 13th)

2, Heng Shi (in July 30, 1981 -1985 year in September 24th)

3, Lord (who served from November 6, 1985 -1989 year in April 23rd)

4, Li Jieming (who served from April 20, 1989 -1991 year in May 10th)

5, Rui Xiaojian (who served from July 2, 1991 -1995 year in June 17th)

6, Shang Mujie (who served from February 14, 1996 -1999 year in July 1st)

7, Pruch (who served from November 16, 1999 -2001 year in May 1st)

8, Lei De (who served from July 12, 2001 -2009 year in January 20th)

9, Jon Huntsman (who served from 2009 - May