George Yeh

George Kung-chao Yeh (20 October 1904 – 20 November 1981), also known as Yeh Kung-chao, was a diplomat and politician of the Republic of China. He served as the first Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China from 1949 to 1958.

Biography

Educated in the U.S. and the U.K., he graduated from Amherst College in 1925 and later Cambridge University. He taught English literature at Beijing's Tsinghua University, where his students included renowned 20th century Chinese writer Ch'ien Chung-shu.

On February 6, 1950, the ROC air force bombed Shanghai, causing extensive damage to American-owned property in the city including the Shanghai power company. The American government responded by sending a diplomatic protest to the Nationalist Ministry of Foreign Affairs.