Jeffrey Bader is the John C. Whitehead Senior Fellow in International Diplomacy at the Brookings Institution. Dr. Bader returned to Brookings after serving in the Obama administration as senior director for East Asian affairs on the National Security Council from January 2009 to April 2011. Prior to his appointment to the Obama administration, Dr. Bader was the first director of the John L. Thornton China Center and senior fellow of the Foreign Policy program at Brookings. He brings to Brookings profound expertise in U.S. foreign policy and Asian security after three decades of experience in the Department of State, National Security Council, and office of the United States Trade Representative. His latest book, Obama and China’s Rise: An Insider’s Account of America’s Asia Strategy, was published by Brookings Press in March 2012. | View Full Bio
Experience
Current Positions
- Member, National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
Past Positions
- Ambassador to Namibia (1999-2000)
- Director for Asian Affairs, National Security Council
- Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs
- Assistant U.S. Trade Representative
- Deputy Consul General to Hong Kong
- Director, Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs, U.S. State Department
- Senior Vice President, Stonebridge International
- Member, Academic Advisory Board, U.S.-China Congressional Working Group
- Member, Editorial Board, China Security Magazine
- Member, Policy Advisory Board, Asia Society
- Visiting Scholar, John L. Thornton China Center, The Brookings Institution
Education
- Ph.D., Columbia University, 1975
- B.A., Yale University, 1967