2024-25 Samuel “Sandy” R. Berger Memorial Fellowship 5th Anniversary Award Ceremony

The Berger Memorial Fellowship was created to honor the life and legacy of the late Honorable Sandy Berger, National Security Advisor to President Bill Clinton, who was committed to balancing competition with collaboration between the United States and China, even when obstacles seemed insurmountable. Two students from Peking University’s School of International Studies (SIS) are…

2023-2024 Samuel “Sandy” R. Berger Memorial Fellowship Awards Ceremony Held

The Berger Memorial Fellowship was created to honor the life and legacy of the late Honorable Sandy Berger, National Security Advisor to President Bill Clinton, who was committed to balancing competition with collaboration between the United States and China, even when obstacles seemed insurmountable. Two students from the School of International Studies (SIS)at Peking University…

2021 Samuel “Sandy” R. Berger Memorial Fellows

2023 Samuel “Sandy” R. Berger Memorial Fellows Chen Han Chen Han is a PhD candidate at Peking University where she studies international relations. Her research focuses on the origins of the New Left political movement in the US, which was influenced by Pres. Kennedy’s New Frontier and Pres. Johnson’s Great Society. She earned her master’s…

2021 & 2022 Samuel “Sandy” R. Berger Memorial Fellowship Awards Ceremony Held

Washington, D.C.- On October 11, 2022, the US-China Education Trust (USCET) and Peking University School of International Studies (SIS) hosted a virtual ceremony to recognize the four recipients of the 2021 and 2022 Samuel “Sandy” Berger Memorial Fellowship. The Berger Memorial Fellowship was created to honor the life and legacy of the late Honorable Sandy…

2022 Samuel “Sandy” R. Berger Memorial Fellows Announced

The US-China Education Trust and Peking University’s Institute for Global Cooperation and Understanding are excited to announce this year’s Samuel “Sandy” R. Berger Memorial Fellows: Ms. XU Gao and Ms. YI Duo. Candidates were evaluated based on their research proposals, academic credentials, outside experience, and more. XU Gao is a Ph.D. candidate at the School of International Studies,…

Connecting Past, Present, and Future: A Conversation with Samuel R. Berger Fellows

Launched in 2019, USCET’s Samuel “Sandy” R. Berger Memorial Fellowship nurtures the next generation of Chinese leaders in US-China relations, honoring the legacy of former National Security Advisor, diplomat, and political consultant Samuel Berger (1945-2015). USCET has supported six Berger Fellows since the 2019 launch, with applications currently being accepted for the 2022 cohort. Selected…

2021 Samuel “Sandy” R. Berger Memorial Fellows

2021 Samuel “Sandy” R. Berger Memorial Fellows Jing Yang Jing Yang is a PhD candidate of the School of International Studies of Peking University. Her research focus on nationalism and illegal refugee issues in Latin American, especially the central American refugee problem and US Hispanic immigration policy. She received her master’s degree from Beijing Foreign…

2020 Samuel “Sandy” R. Berger Memorial Fellows

2020 Samuel “Sandy” R. Berger Memorial Fellows Ouyang Ruize Mr. Ruize Ouyang (欧阳瑞泽) is a postgraduate student at the School of International Studies at Peking University (PKU) studying International Organizations and International Public Policy. Prior to his studies at PKU, Mr. Ouyang completed his undergraduate studies at Nanjing University’s School of Government Management. During his…

Samuel “Sandy” R. Berger Memorial Fellowship at Peking University

Samuel “Sandy” R. Berger Memorial Fellowship at Peking University About the Fellowship  Launched in 2019, USCET’s Samuel “Sandy” R. Berger Memorial Fellowship supports students (undergraduate and graduate), doctoral, and post-doctoral candidates, at Peking University’s School of International Studies. The fellowship aims to nurture the next generation of Chinese scholars engaged in American Studies and International…

2021 Samuel “Sandy” R. Berger Memorial Fellows Announced

The US-China Education Trust and Peking University’s Institute for Global Cooperation and Understanding are excited to announce this year’s Samuel “Sandy” R. Berger Memorial Fellows: Ms. WANG Xin and Ms. YANG Jing. Candidates were evaluated based on their research proposals, academic credentials, outside experience, and more. The Sandy Berger Memorial Fellowship was founded to celebrate…