Warren I. Cohen is an American historian specializing in the diplomatic history of the

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. He is Distinguished University Professor, Emeritus, at the

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. Cohen formerly served as president of the

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in 1984.

Biography

Cohen received his B.A. from

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in 1955, his master's degree from

The Fletcher School at Tufts University The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy is the graduate school of international affairs of Tufts University, in Medford, Massachusetts. The School is one of America's oldest graduate schools of international relations and is well-ranked in it ...

, and his Ph.D. from the

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. He taught at

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and

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before joining the faculty of the

. His scholarship has focused on the diplomatic history of the United States, especially its engagement with China. He has also written about the history of Chinese foreign policy. Cohen served as a member and chaired the

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's Historical Advisory Committee until his resignation in 1990 in protest of the department's decision to expunge the role of the

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1953 Iranian coup d'état The 1953 Iranian coup d'état, known in Iran as the 28 Mordad coup d'état ( fa, کودتای ۲۸ مرداد), was the overthrow of the democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh in favor of strengthening the monarchical rule of ...

from its official publications. He delivered the 2000

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, titled "The Asian American Century." Cohen is the editor of ''The Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations.'' He was married to diplomatic historian

Nancy Bernkopf Tucker Nancy Bernkopf Tucker (July 12, 1948 – December 1, 2012) was an American diplomat, writer and diplomatic historian of the Georgetown University, specializing in American-East Asian relations, particularly United States relations with China, T ...

until her death.

References

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