1. Joseph Wilson Prueher was born on November 25,1942 and is a retired admiral of the United States Navy who was United States Ambassador to the People's Republic of China from 1999 to 2001.
11 Facts About Joseph Prueher
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Joseph Prueher obtained a master's degree in international affairs from George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs.
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Joseph Prueher started his career in the United States Navy as Midshipman at the US Naval Academy in 1960.
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Joseph Prueher flew as an A-6 Intruder in the Vietnam War.
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Joseph Prueher attained the rank of admiral as Commander Carrier Group One in 1991.
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Joseph Prueher was appointed Commander of the US Sixth Fleet from 1993 to 1995.
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Joseph Prueher was Vice Chief of Naval Operations from 1995 to 1996, and Commander-in-Chief of the United States Pacific Command from 1996 to 1999.
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Joseph Prueher was posted as ambassador to China from November 1999 to May 2001.
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Joseph Prueher negotiated the settlement and delivered the "letter of the two sorries" which defused the Hainan Island incident in 2001.
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Joseph Prueher then joined Stanford University's Institute of International Studies as Consulting Professor in 2001.
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Joseph Prueher is a director of Fluor Corporation, Irving, Texas; Emerson Electric Co.