My path to The Calculus of Consent

摘要

Upon earning a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School and passing the Foreign Service examination in 1947,1 joined the U.S. State Department's Foreign Service. My first assignment was as vice-consul in Tientsin, China. Since few foreigners lived in or visited Tientsin in 1948-1949 and Chinese citizens were reluctant to be seen with Americans, my official duties were light. We were quite nervous upon the arrival in Tientsin of the Communists in January 1949, but in fact they mostly ignored the US Consulate there and the State Department wanted us to stay. For nearly a year I continued to live in my apartment with my cooks and servants.