From 1993 to 1996,he was the director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT). He also served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the East Asian and Pacific Bureau of the State Department,Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) at the United States Embassy in Beijing (from 1989[2] to 1992),[n 1] Deputy Executive Secretary of the Department of States and Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of State.
In his diplomatic career,he has been posted to Moscow,Hong Kong,Beijing,Taipei,and Kuala Lumpur. He speaks Mandarin Chinese.
On February 21,2010,three days after North Korea declared it would not abandon its nuclear weapons program,Pascoe,who had just visited Pyongyang,strongly defended international food aid to the country. "These are human beings that need the food. It's not the political system. This shouldn't be argued in a political way," he told CNN's Christiane Amanpour.
Personal life
Born in 1943,he obtained his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Kansas with three bachelor's degrees in East Asian languages and cultures,international relations,and mathematics and his Master of Arts from Columbia University,focusing on Chinese government affairs and international relations.[5]
He is married with two daughters.
Notes and references
Notes
↑ State Department rocords for foreign serive list indicates that Deputy Chief of Mission in Beijing changed from B. Lynn Pascoe to Scott S. Hallford between Spring 1992 and Fall 1992.[3][4]
↑ "Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts: Guide for Business Representatives. Spring 1992", United States Department of State, no.Publication 7877, p.23, 1992
↑ "Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts: Guide for Business Representatives. Fall 1992", United States Department of State, no.Publication 7877, p.24, 1992
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