Dr. John W. Garver Professor of International Relations Georgia
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Dr. John W. Garver Professor of International Relations Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Garver is a Professor of International Relations at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology. He specializes in Chinese and East Asian foreign affairs and has published numerous books and articles dealing with China's international relations. Dr. Garver works with the School of Management and the CIBER program at Georgia Tech in executive training in doing business in China. He has traveled extensively in the Far East and is fluent in Chinese. Dr. Garver is the author of nine books, several monographs, and over one hundred journal articles and book chapters dealing with China's foreign relations. His books include: China and Iran, Ancient Partners in a Post-Imperial World; The Vital Triangle; China, the United States, and the Middle East; The Protracted Contest, China-Indian Rivalry in the Twentieth Century; Face Off: China; the United States, and Taiwan Democratization; The Sino- American Alliance: Nationalist China and the US Cold War Strategy in Asia; The Foreign Relations of the People Republic of China; Chinese-Soviet Relations, 1937-1945, The Diplomacy of Chinese Nationalism; and China's Decision for Rapprochement with the United States. Dr. Garver has served on the editorial boards of the journals China Quarterly, Journal of Contemporary China, Asian Security, Issues and Studies, and the Journal of American-East Asian Relations. He is a member of the National Committee on US-China Relations and the U.S.-China People's Friendship Association. He participates frequently in fora on China and Asian international relations, from presentations to local community groups to policy oriented discussions in various capitals. Dr. Garver has received grants from the Fulbright Foundation, the Smith Richardson Foundation, the US National Academy of Science, the US Department of Education, the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation, and the US Institute for Pakistan Studies. He has lived in various parts of China for over six years and visited nearly every province of China. He served in the U.S. Army from 1969-71. Dr. Garver received his M.S. and Ph.D. in political science from the University of Colorado, and his B.A. from Oklahoma State University. .