Dennis H. Kux (born August 11, 1931, in

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) is a diplomat and former

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(1986–89). He is the author of ''India and the United States: Estranged Democracies 1941-1991'' (the book has an introduction by

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) and ''The United States and Pakistan, 1947-2000: Disenchanted Allies''. He is a member of the

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and

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. Kux served in the US embassy in Karachi in Pakistan from 1957 to 1959, followed by a tour in India. He again served in Pakistan from 1969 to 1971.

References

Dennis Kux, Woodrow Wilson Center Senior Policy Scholar
Woodrow Wilson Policy Center. Accessed 2011-03-01.
The United States and Pakistan, 1947-2000
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