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…

Ambassador Bloch Participates in US-Asia Institute Dialogue

On October 7th, Ambassador Julia Chang Bloch participated in the US-Asia Institute’s US-China Regional Dialogue series as a featured panelist, alongside Minister Counselor of Cultural Affairs Zhao Haisheng, from the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, Jan Berris, Vice President of the National Committee on US-China Relations, and Deborah Lehr, Vice Chairman and Executive…

Celebrating the USCET-GW Affiliation: President LeBlanc Hosts First In-Person Dinner since Pandemic

On June 30th, George Washington University (GW) President Thomas LeBlanc and Anne LeBlanc hosted a dinner to celebrate USCET’s new affiliation with the university at his residence, the historic F Street House in Foggy Bottom. The gathering was joyous, as this commemorative event marked the first in-person function for most of those in attendance. GW…

US-China Education Trust Moves to George Washington University

For Immediate ReleaseApril 5th, 2021 [Washington, D.C.] The new affiliation—a hosting agreement—between George Washington University (GW) and The US-China Education Trust (USCET), the 20+ year-old non-profit dedicated to educational exchange between the two countries, comes at a moment when relations between the two nations are troubled.  The affiliation will hopefully strengthen education and cultural exchange between…

USCET Participates in Lanting Forum

On February 22nd, Ambassador Julia Chang Bloch, President of USCET, participated in the Lanting Forum on “Shared Renewal: Recoupling East and West” co-sponsored by the China Public Diplomacy Association, Peking University, and Renmin University. Over fifty former politicians, experts and scholars from both China and the United States participated in the hybrid (online and offline)…

USCET Congratulates Kurt Campbell on his new role in the Biden-Harris Administration

Washington, D.C. – On January 25, 2021, Kurt Campbell, former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs and former USCET Advisory Council member, assumed the position of Deputy Assistant to the President and White House Coordinator for Indo-Pacific Affairs on the National Security Council.  The US-China Education Trust congratulates Kurt Campbell on…