Rick Waters
Rick Waters | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Waters delivers remarks at a launch event for the Office of China Coordination at the U.S. Department of State on December 16, 2022. | |
| China Coordinator and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for China and Taiwan, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs | |
| In office 2021–2023 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Succeeded by | Mark Baxter Lambert |
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| Nationality |
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| Education | Georgetown University (MS) |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Rick Waters is an American foreign policy analyst currently serving as managing director for China at the Eurasia Group.[1] He previously served as China Coordinator and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for China and Taiwan in the Biden administration.[2][3][4]
Early life and education
Waters holds a MS from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service.[1]
Career
Waters joined the Eurasia Group as China practice lead in August 2023.[5] He joined the Asia Society's Center for China Analysis as a senior fellow in July 2024.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Eurasia Group | Rick Waters". www.eurasiagroup.net. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
- ^ "Rick Waters". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
- ^ "US State Department's Top China Official Is Stepping Down". Bloomberg.com. 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
- ^ Martina, Michael; Pamuk, Humeyra (May 24, 2023). "US State Department's top China policy official to step down". Reuters. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ "Eurasia Group | Rick Waters, former top China policy official at US State Department, joins Eurasia Group". www.eurasiagroup.net. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
- ^ "New CCA Fellow | Rick Waters Joins the Center for China Analysis as a Senior Fellow". July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.