After continuing his studies at the Paris Institute of Political Studies, he became a U.S. Foreign Service officer, serving in the U.S. legation in Beiping from 1927 to 1928 and as vic… See more

Shortly before Pearl Harbor in 1941, Buss left USC to become executive assistant to the … See more

In 1946, he joined Stanford's history faculty teaching courses on Southeast Asia, China, and American policies toward Asia, a post he would keep for twenty three years. During this … See more

Claude Buss remained physically and mentally in good health for most of his life until he suffered a stroke at the age of 93. He died in his home in Palo Alto, California on Novemb… See more

He was the author of the following books: 1. War and Diplomacy in Eastern Asia (1941) 2. The Far East (1955) 3. Southeast Asia and the World Today (1958) 4. Arc of Crisis (1961) 5. A… See more