Alfred L. Jenkins

Alfred L. Jenkins
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
PresidentRichard Nixon
Personal details
Born(1916-09-14)September 14, 1916
DiedMay 18, 2000(2000-05-18) (aged 83)
OccupationU.S. diplomat
CommitteesNational Security Council senior staff
Military service
Branch/serviceAmerican Foreign Service
Years of service1946 to 1974
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "birthname". Replace with "birth_name".
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "otherparty". Replace with "other_party".
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "restingplace". Replace with "resting_place".
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "honorific-suffix". Replace with "honorific_suffix".
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "serviceyears". Replace with "service_years".
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "honorific-prefix". Replace with "honorific_prefix".
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "restingplacecoordinates". Replace with "resting_place_coordinates".

Alfred L. Jenkins (September 14, 1916 – May 18, 2000) was an American diplomat, lecturer and writer, born in Manchester, Georgia. He was a political authority on Chinese-American relations and served under Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon. Jenkins has been called "Mr. China" and participated in Sino-American relations for more than twenty years.