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Ambassador David Adelman - New York City, New York, USA

U.S. Ambassador to China (2017-2020)
Longest serving governor in U.S. history
During his tenure, Ambassador Branstad’s two greatest achievements were the signing of the historic Phase One Trade Agreement between the U.S. and China in January of 2020 and successfully lobbying the Chinese government to stem the flow of fentanyl into America

Served nearly 6 years in the White House National Security Council (2009-2015) as President Obama’s top advisor on Asia
Longest serving Asia advisor to President Obama and a key architect of Obama’s China policy
Served in Treasury Department as Policy Advisor to U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue led by Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr.
Served as Senior Asia Analyst at the RAND Corporation for 7 years
Georgetown University Penner Family Chair in Asian Studies

President, Paul G. Clifford & Associates, LLC
Business strategist and historian of China
Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Author of the acclaimed book, “The China Paradox”

Senior Fellow, Asia Society
An expert on U.S.-China relations, Chinese political risk, North Korea, international affairs, and Asian politics
On-air contributor, CBS-N, international affairs analyst, PRI’s The World

Randy spent 28 years with the Central Intelligence Agency’s Directorate of Operations, most recently serving as the Chief CIA representative in China
Randy previously spent more than a decade as Managing Partner for Asia of the Mintz Group, managing the Group’s activities across Asia