Expertise
China; Taiwan; U.S. foreign policy; international relations
- Language Fluency:
- French
- Chinese
Background
Current Positions
Member, Academic Advisory Board, U.S.-China Congressional Working Group; Member, National Committee on U.S.-China Relations; Member, Editorial Board, China Security Magazine; Member, Policy Advisory Board, Asia Society
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
Education
Ph.D., Columbia University, 1975; B.A., Yale University, 1967
"In China, media are “A” not free and “B” are reluctant to go after manufacturers of defective products particularly if they think they might run into a party official who is involved or protecting the enterprise."