State Department awards included the Secretary's Career Achievement Award, three Superior Honor Awards, one Superior Group Award, and several performance awards. For his contributions to the U.S. Forces Korea Command from 2006 to 2009, the U.S. Department of the Army awarded Dr. Stanton the Outstanding Civilian Service Medal. Following his retirement in August 2012, he was granted a Taiwan Resident Certificate for his efforts in promoting US-Taiwan ties. After diplomacy Since August 16, 2019 Stanton has served as Vice President of National Yang Ming University in Taiwan. From August 1, 2017 to July 31, 2019, he served as Professor in the Center for General Education at National Taiwan University. From 2013 to 2017 he was the George K.C. Yeh Distinguished Chair Professor at National Tsing Hua University in Hsinchu, Taiwan where he was the founding Director of the University's Asia Policy Center. Family Stanton was formerly married to another Foreign Service Officer and former Ambassador, Karen Stanton (Ambassador to East Timor). They have two daughters, Katherine and Elizabeth. References 1947 births Living people American diplomats American people of Armenian descent American people of Irish descent American people of Italian descent Directors of the American Institute in Taiwan Fordham University alumni University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni Academic staff of the National Tsing Hua University Recipients of the Order of Brilliant Star