James Moriarty

The video and transcription of this interview will be made public in 2024.

Biographical Note:

James Moriarty served as National Security Council Director for China Affairs, Special Assistant to the President of the United States of America and Senior Director at the National Security Council, and ambassador to Nepal and Bangladesh.

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• Biography - Department of State
• Philippines Rejects U.S. Base Renewal, Controversial Senate Vote Ends U.S. Military Presence in Philippines - Philip Shenon, New York Times (September 16, 1991)
• Leahy Law, Amendments Prohibit U.S. From Providing Military Support to Groups With Human Rights Violations - Legal Information Institute (1997)
• "A Chance to Patch Up the U.S.-Japan Alliance", Controversy After President Clinton Skips Japan in Asia Trip - Ralph A. Cossa, New York Times (September 22, 1998)
• NATO Bombs Chinese Embassy in Belgrade, China Punished for Aiding Yugoslav Army in Kosovo War - Guardian (October 17, 1999)
• National Missile Defense (NMD), President Clinton Announces Continuation of NMD Program - White House (September 1, 2000)
• EP3 Incident, U.S. Aircraft Collision with Chinese Fighter Complicates U.S.-China Relations - CNN (April 1, 2001)
• 2001 APEC Summit in Shanghai, President Bush's Address Concerning War on Terror- Guardian (October 20, 2001)
• President of China Remarks on U.S.-China Relations, President Jiang Zemin Warns U.S. Over Taiwan - CNN (April 22, 2002)
• North Korea Announces Nuclear Program, Assistant Secretary of State James Kelly Meets With Regime - David Sanger, New York Times (October 17, 2002)
• Bush Doctrine, National Security Strategy of the United States - National Security Council (September 20, 2002)
• Executive Order 13224, President Bush Authorizes Designation and Halting of Assets of Foreign Individuals and Entities That Commit, or Pose a Significant Risk of Committing, Terrorism - Bureau of Counterterrorism at Department of State (September 23, 2002)
• Taguba Report, Internal Military Investigation into Allegations of Torture at Abu Ghraib - U.S. Department of Defense (March 2004)
• China's Charm Offensive in Southeast Asia, China's Foreign Policy Toward Neighboring Countries in Economic Crisis - Josh Kurlantzick, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (September 1, 2006)
• "Suspicion Over Thai 'Black Ops' Site", U.S. Houses Black Site in Thailand During War on Terror - Sydney Morning Herald (November 6, 2005)
• Abu Sayyaf, Most Violent Terrorist Group in Philippines - Department of State (July 31, 2012)
• Jemaah Islamiya (JI), Terrorist Group in Southeast Asia - Department of State (July 31, 2012)
• Taiwan: Major U.S. Arms Sales Since 1990, Review of U.S. Security Assistance to Taiwan - Shirley A. Kan, Congressional Report (August 29, 2014)
• Report of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Committee Study of the Central Intelligence Agency's Detention and Interrogation Program together with Foreword by Chairman Feinstein and Additional and Minority Views, Investigation Into CIA Torture Allegations - Congressional Report (December 9, 2014)
• Interview With Moriarty, Topics Include U.S.-Taiwan Relations - Alex Tsai, Stanford Daily (May 7, 2018)