April 26, 2024

Larus Comments on Biden’s China Ambassador Pick

Professor and Chair of Political Science and International Affairs Elizabeth Freund Larus

Professor and Chair of Political Science and International Affairs Elizabeth Freund Larus

Elizabeth Freund Larus, Chairman of the Department of Political Science and International Affairs, commented on President Biden’s nomination of diplomat Nicholas Burns as U.S. Ambassador to China, on the Indus News program In Focus South Asia on August 23, 2021. Professor Larus claimed that the choice of a career foreign service officer, rather than a political associate, signals the need for a seasoned diplomat to handle increasingly tense relations with China. Her comments can be accessed at
https://m.facebook.com/indusdotnews/videos/in-focus-south-asia-future-of-us-china-relations-indus-news/375762564013743/