Hawkling Yen
Hawkling Yen, also known as Yen Hao-ling, taught at St. John’s and Fudan before studying political science at Columbia. His doctoral dissertation examined constitutional development in China. On returning in 1911, he entered the foreign ministry and later served as foreign affairs commissioner in Zhejiang and as a ministry secretary. 1
Yen’s work extended across diplomacy, education, and economic administration. He served as a technical delegate at the Paris Peace Conference, briefly administered Tsinghua College in 1920, and worked as deputy chief secretary and a technical expert for China’s delegation to the Washington Conference. Later assignments included preparations for a special tariff conference and the financial reorganization commission. He also edited the Chinese Social and Political Science Review and served briefly as vice minister of agriculture and commerce. 1
Washington Appointments
- China — Chargé d’affaires, 1931
Sources
- Who's Who in China, third edition: Yen Hao-ling
Entry headed Dr. Hawkling L. Yen
- U.S. Department of State: Chinese diplomatic representation
Appointment and credentials chronology; its modern page heading does not identify the government represented by every historical entry.
- Republic of China blue-sky, white-sun and red-field flag
Nationalist-government representation, including the R.O.C. embassy after 1949 through the end of 1978. The P.R.C. flag does not apply to these appointments.
- Office of the Historian: recognition and relations with China
Separates government representation, U.S. recognition, and the 1979 change in diplomatic relations.
Biography checked 2026-10-28.
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Hawkling Yen. Chanceries Diplopedia. Biography reviewed 2026-10-28. Record 04b0244ad4524a8b. https://chanceries.org/diplopedia/people/hawkling-yen-8e42ab1437/
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