Richard Bush’s two-decade public service career spans Congress, the intelligence community and the U.S. State Department. He currently focuses on China-Taiwan relations, U.S.-China relations, the Korean peninsula and Japan’s security. He is the author of, among other works, The Challenge of a Nuclear North Korea: Dark Clouds, Only One Silver Lining, The Perils of Proximity: China-Japan Security Relations, A War Like No Other: The Truth About China's Challenge to America, Untying the Knot: Making Peace in the Taiwan Strait , and At Cross Purposes: U.S.-Taiwan Relations Since 1942. Uncharted Strait: The Future of China-Taiwan Relations will be published in Fall 2012.
Experience
Past Positions
- Chairman of the Board and Managing Director of the American Institute in Taiwan (1997-2002)
- National Intelligence Officer for East Asia, National Intelligence Council (1995-1997)
- Director for Minority Liaison, U.S. House Committee on International Relations (1995)
- Director for Committee Liaison, U.S. House Committee of Foreign Affairs(1994)
- Deputy Program Director, Program Associate, China Council of The Asia Society
Education
- Ph.D., (1978), M.Phil (1975), M.A., (1973) Columbia University
- B.A., Lawrence University (1969)
Language Fluency