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Honoring the life and legacy of Samuel Tin-sing Mok for his exemplary and outstanding service to the United States as a trailblazing military officer, statesman, public servant, and entrepreneur.
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WHEREAS, The Honorable Tin-sing Mok was born in Shanghai, China in 1944 to parents Kwok and Cora Mok; and
WHEREAS, Known for his high-level service in the federal government and national politics, Mok is considered a longtime leader and pioneer in the Asian Pacific American community having organized numerous political advocacy events for Asian Pacific diasporas and through fostering positive Sino-American relations for decades; and
WHEREAS, Mok spent his early years in Hong Kong where he attended and graduated from La Salle College, a private all-boys Jesuit school; and
WHEREAS, In 1963, Mok moved with his family to New York, where he studied accounting and joined ROTC at Fordham University; and
WHEREAS, Upon graduating college, Mok began his private sector career as an auditor with Main & Hurdman (now KPMG) and as a Senior Auditor with Parnell Kerr & Foster; and
WHEREAS, Shortly after, he was called to service in the U.S. Army where he served in the 7th Psychological Operations Group in Toyoko and Okinawa, Japan, as a commissioned officer. His responsibilities included overseeing military intelligence reporting and analysis on China, Vietnam and North Korea; and
WHEREAS, Mok later completed his service as a Captain in Army Region 1 at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point; and
WHEREAS, Upon his Army commission resignation, Mok became the Director of Accounting at Time-Life Books followed by assuming his role as the first Controller and Corporate Treasurer of U.S. News & World Report; and
WHEREAS, He decided to re-enter public service by joining the U.S. Department of State as a Senior Foreign Service officer in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; and
WHEREAS, Mok then joined the senior management team of the Department of the Trea...
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