Joseph Prueher
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1942 –
Who is Joseph Prueher?
Joseph Wilson Prueher served as United States Ambassador to the People's Republic of China from 1999 to 2001. He was succeeded as ambassador by Clark T. Randt, Jr. Prior to his posting as ambassador, Prueher was a United States Navy Admiral and the Commander, United States Pacific Command from 1996 to 1999 and Vice Chief of Naval Operations from 1995 to 1996.
A native of Tennessee, Admiral Prueher attended Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville and is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He also holds a master's degree in international affairs from George Washington University. He is a combat veteran of the Vietnam War where he flew as an A-6 Intruder pilot. In the later part of his career, he served as the seventy-third Commandant of Midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy.
He delivered the "letter of the two sorries" which defused the Hainan Island incident in 2001.
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- Born
- Nov 25, 1942
- Also known as
- Joseph W Prueher
- Education
- Naval War College
- Master of Science, George Washington University
International relations - Bachelor of Science, United States Naval Academy
Naval Science
( - 1964)
- Employment
- Commander-in-Chief, US Pacific Command, United States Department of Defense
(1996 - 1999) - Vice Chief of Naval Operations, United States Navy
(1995 - 1996) - Commandant of Midshipmen, United States Naval Academy
(1989 - 1995) - Stanford University
- Commander-in-Chief, US Pacific Command, United States Department of Defense
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on July 23, 2013
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