廖承志,比他年岁大的中央领导人,都称他承志或小廖;与他同辈的许多人,都称他廖公;像我这样的小辈,都称他廖主任(1958年3月他出任国务院外事办公室常务副主任,主任由陈老总兼)。他为人谦和,性格开朗,声音洪亮,从不摆架子,喜欢与他熟悉的人开玩笑。比起带有浓厚广东乡音的普通话来,他说的日本话,发音更标准,也更生动,更流畅。他还能自如地说英文、德文, Liao Chengzhi, the central leader who was older than him, all called him Chengzhi or Xiaoliao; many of his peers called him Liao Gong; all the younger people like me called him Liao Zhuren (March 1958 He served as executive vice president of the State Council Office of Foreign Affairs, director and president Chen by). He is modest, cheerful, loud and loud, never put on a shelf, and likes to joke with people he is familiar with. He speaks Japanese, with a more standard pronunciation, more vivid and smoother than a Cantonese with a strong Cantonese accent. He also speaks English, German,