Leadership and Staff
Advisory Council
Nicholas Platt
Ambassador Nicholas Platt serves as the chairman of USCET's 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 served as the executive director and chief executive officer of NAFSA.
David Michael Lampton
David Michael Lampton is George and Sadie Hyman Professor and Director of China Studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
Henry Levine
Henry Levine is a highly regarded US expert on China with more than 25 years of experience as an officer in the State Department's Foreign Service.
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).
Torkel Patterson
Torkel Patterson is on the board of directors at the Central Japan Railway Company, The Northeast Maglev, and the Olmsted Foundation.
Thomas Pickering
Since December 2006, Ambassador Tom Pickering has been vice chairman of Hills & Company.
Chang An Tien
Dr. Chang’an Tien is a senior consultant and executive vice president of B-M China, and has more than thirty years of government relations and public affairs experience throughout China.
Ko-Yung Tung
Ko-Yung Tung practices law in New York City where he is senior counselor at Morrison & Foerster LLP, a firm focused 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 program at Georgetown University.
Kurt Campbell
Kurt M. Campbell is chairman and CEO 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 is the first Asian American to hold such rank in US history.
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 is the director of the Institute of University Design and Professor at the School of Public Affairs at Arizona State University.
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