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Nicholas Platt (born March 10, 1936) is an American diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Pakistan, Philippines, Zambia, and as a high level diplomat in Canada, China, Hong Kong, and Japan.
Nicholas Platt | Platt was born in New York City on March 10, 1936, the son of Helen (née Choate) and architect Geoffrey Platt. His maternal great-grandfather was diplomat and lawyer Joseph Hodges Choate.
Read an interview with former US Ambassador to China Nicholas Platt, who shares his insights on the history and current issues of US-China relations. Learn about his personal experiences, perspectives, and analysis on topics such as Mao Zedong, Nixon, Taiwan, and more.
Retired diplomat Nicholas Platt ’57, U.S. ambassador to three countries and president emeritus of the Asia Society, was one of the wise men whom President Richard Nixon called his “China boys” — staffers who smoothed the way to opening relations with China four decades ago.
Nicholas Platt, the fifth president of the Asia Society, has spent most of his life working on relations between the US and Asia. He assumed his current position in 1992 after a thirty four-year career as an American diplomat in Asia which culminated in service as US Ambassador to the Philippines (1987-1991) and Pakistan (1991-1992).
After a 34-year Foreign Service career, Nicholas Platt served for 12 years at the helm of the Asia Society before becoming President Emeritus in 2004. Trained in Chinese at the State Department Language School, he began his career in Asia as a China Analyst at the U.S. Consulate General in Hong Kong from 1964-68.
Nicholas Platt is president of the Asia Society and, during a 34-year career in the U.S. foreign service, served as ambassador to the Philippines and Pakistan.
