Leadership and Staff – US-China Education Trust

Julia Chang Bloch

Founding President

Ambassador Julia Chang Bloch is the First Asian American to hold such rank in US history.
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Nicholas Platt

Advisory Council Chairman

Ambassador Nicholas Platt has served as a high level diplomat in Canada, China, Hong Kong, and Japan.
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Kurt Campbell

Advisory Council Member

Kurt M. Campbell is Chairman and CEO of The Asia Group, LLC.
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Martin de Porres Cargas

Advisory Council Member

Martin de Porres “Marty” Cargas is a Senior Advisor at McLarty Associates, an international strategic and governmetn relations advisory firm.
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Marlene Johnson

Advisory Council Member

Marlene Johnson serves as the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of NAFSA.
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David Michael Lampton

Advisory Council Member

David Michael Lampton is the George and Sadie Hyman Professor and Director of China Studies at Johns Hopkins University.
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Henry Levine

Advisory Council Member

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.
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James McGregor

Advisory Council Member

James McGregor is the CEO of James McGregor, Inc., a China-focused advisory firm based in Beijing.
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Peter McPherson

Advisory Council Member

Peter McPherson is President of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU).
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Torkel Patterson

Advisory Council Member

Torkel Patterson is on the board of directors at the Central Japan Railway Company, The Northeast Maglev, and the Olmsted Foundation.
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Thomas Pickering

Advisory Council Member

Since December 2006, Ambassador Tom Pickering has been Vice Chairman of Hills & Company.
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Chang’an Tien

Advisory Council Member

Dr. Chang’an Tien is a Senior Consultant and Executive Vice President of B-M China.
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Ko-Yung Tung

Advisory Council Member

Ko-Yung Tung practices law in New York City where he is Senior Counselor at Morrison & Foerster LLP.
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Susan Weld

Advisory Council Member

Susan Weld is an Adjunct Professor of Law and the Executive Director of the Law Asia Leadership program at Georgetown.
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Special Advisors

Robert Kapp

Special Advisor for Planning & Publication

Dr. Robert A. Kapp is President of Robert A. Kapp & Associates and former President of US-China Business Council.
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Curtis Sandberg

Special Advisor for Cultural Exchange

Dr. Curtis Sandberg is the Founder and Principal Consultant at Apablasa Consulting: Strategic International Engagement Through Culture.
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