He, known as an outstanding overseas Chinese social activist and business leader, still committed to the Sino-US business and trade in his eighties. Early on, he was the campaign manager and chairman of former United States President Johnson and Carter, as well as president of Clinton’s election headquarter in 1996, providing four U.S. presidents with election campaign and canvassing services. Awarded various honors at the New York Expo and the Osaka Expo, he has a close relationship with the World Expo and is called “Father of the World Expo” by domestic and international media. He has stuck to the belief of taking the national responsibilities individually for years, and has actively promoted the peaceful unity of China. He is Yicheng Jiang. Born with talents, though 87-year old, he continues to contribute to the development of the society.
他被尊称为海外华人中的杰出社会活动家和商界领袖,年过八旬仍致力于中美商贸往来的众多事务;他早年曾担任美国约翰逊总统、卡特总统的竞选经理和主席,也是克林顿1996年助选总部主席,曾先后为四位美国总统提供过竞选或助选服务;他与世博会有着难解之缘,曾在纽约世博会和大阪世博会上荣获多项嘉奖,并被海内外媒体称为“世博之父”;他数十年如一日抱定“国家兴亡,匹夫有责”之信念,积极努力推动两岸早日实现和平统一。他,就是蒋一成!“天生我材必有用”,88岁高龄的他,依然孜孜不倦。
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蒋一成于1922年出生在上海。1941年考入圣约翰大学,主攻政治经济。抗战胜利后随严家淦赴台湾服务于台湾省长官公署。1952年参加出国考试,以第一名的优异成绩赴美留学,连续四年获美国德州浸信会大学奖学金,毕业后因品学兼优留校任远东史讲师。1961年美国国会通过特别法案,他以专案入美国籍,并担任参众两院远东经济顾问。后与世界首富美国石油大王亨特(H.L.HUNT)合作从事石油探采。1970至1980年间,出任美国大洋石油公司总裁,兼任美商纬经石油公司总裁,又任美国福乐公司远东地区总代表,并建造高科技勘探船伍德和八号(WODECO VIII),为中国海域探采石油与天然气做出重大贡献。1975年获中华学术奖状(当年台湾最高荣誉奖);1976年获美国德州马歇尔市荣誉警长、荣誉市长、美国俄克荷马州印地安族荣誉酋长。1986至今担任美国亚洲协会主席;2004至今担任联合国中国分部华东事物局高级顾问、世界华商联合会总会长。
蒋一成热心提携后进,除每年捐赠奖学金外,还亲自培养了国际著名的小提琴家林昭亮和唯一获得美国本土高尔夫球冠军(洛杉矶公开赛)华裔选手陈志忠,华裔全美青少年高尔夫冠军卢致迈等杰出英才。