Leadership and Staff
Advisory Council
Martin dePorres Cargas
Martin dePorres "Marty" Cargas is a Senior Advisor at McLarty Associates, an international strategic and government relations advisory firm.
Marlene Johnson
Marlene Johnson is executive director and chief executive officer of NAFSA: Association of International Educators, the world's largest association dedicated to international education.
Robert A. Kapp
Robert A. Kapp is president of Robert A. Kapp & Associates, Inc., Port Townsend, Washington, USA.
David Michael Lampton
David Michael Lampton is George and Sadie Hyman Professor, the director of China Studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), and the Chairman of The Asia Foundatio
Henry Levine
Henry Levine is a highly regarded US expert on China who brings to USCET thirty years of experience in promoting US-China relations in the government and private sector.
James McGregor
James McGregor is the CEO of James McGregor Inc., a China-focused advisory firm based in Beijing.
Peter McPherson
Peter McPherson is president of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), the nation's oldest higher education association.
Torkel Patterson
Torkel Patterson, President of Raytheon International Inc., previously worked as a Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director of Asian Affairs to the National Security
Thomas Pickering
Ambassador Tom Pickering has been, since December 2006, Vice Chairman of Hills & Company, International Consultants.
Chang An Tien
Dr. Chang’an Tien is a Senior Consultant and Executive Vice President of B-M China.
Ko-Yung Tung
Ko-Yung Tung practices law in New York City where he is senior counselor at Morrison & Foerster LLP. His practice focuses on international law and cross-border transactions.
Susan Weld
Susan Weld is an Adjunct Professor of Law and the Executive Director of the Law Asia Leadership at Georgetown University.
Kurt Campbell
Kurt M. Campbell is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Asia Group, LLC, a strategic advisory and investment group specializing in the dynamic and fast growing Asia Pacific region.
Staff
Julia Chang Bloch
Ambassador Julia Chang Bloch, the first Asian American to hold such rank in U.S.
David Yao
David Yao is USCET’s special advisor in charge of staff matters as well as general operations.
Ye Sheng De Stefanis
Ye Sheng De Stefanis is the Program Director of US-China Education Trust. She oversees all program implementations and contributes to developing new initiatives.
Nathan Schlabach
Nathan Schlabach is the Communications Associate at the US-China Education Trust.
Adam Footlik
Adam Footlik is the Program Associate at US-China Education Trust. He assists in program implementation and evaluation, budget tracking, and development of new initiatives.
Advisors Emeriti
Doug Bereuter
Doug Bereuter became president of The Asia Foundation on September 1, 2004, immediately upon his resignation from U.S. Congress after 26 years of service.
Kathryn Mohrman
Kathryn Mohrman, Director of the Institute of University Design and Professor at the School of Public Affairs at Arizona State University, was formerly executive director of the Washington Program
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