司徒雷登1876年出生于中国杭州一个美国传教士家庭,1905年开始在中国传教,1919年至1946年创办并任燕京大学校务长达27年之久,在旧中国的知识界是个颇有名望、受人尊敬的人物。美国政府也许正是看中了这一点,1946年7月,司徒雷登以70高龄被任命为美国驻华大使。在3年的大使生涯中,他忠实地执行了美国政府的对华政 Stuart was born in 1876 in Hangzhou, China, a United States missionary family, began teaching in China in 1905, 1919 to 1946, founded and served as Yanjing University School for 27 years, is a very famous intellectuals in the old China, by Respectable person. The U.S. government may have taken a fancy to this point. In July 1946, Stuart was appointed 70-year-old ambassador to China. During his three-year ambassador career, he faithfully implemented the U.S. government’s policy toward China