Richard Harvey Solomon (June 19, 1937 – March 13, 2017)[1] was an American diplomat and academic who served as Director of Policy Planning from 1986 to 1989, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs from 1989 to 1992, and U.S.

He left in 1971 to become a staff member of the United States National Security Council, responsible for Asian Affairs.

In 1976, he joined the Rand Corporation in Santa Monica, California as head of the political science department, a position he held until 1986.

Solomon published eight books, including "Mao's Revolution and the Chinese Political Culture" (1971, 1999), "A Revolution is Not a Dinner Party" (1975), "The China Factor" (1981), "Chinese Negotiating Behavior" (1985 and 2000), "Exiting Indochina" (2000), "American Negotiating Behavior" (2007), and "Peace Building" (2012).

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