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 |
| Personal details | |
| 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] He speaks Mandarin Chinese, Arabic, and Spanish.[5]
Career
Waters served at the U.S. Department of State for 27 years in various capacities, including as director for Israel, Egypt, Jordan and Palestinian Affairs at the U.S. National Security Council in the George W. Bush administration.[6][1]
Waters joined the Eurasia Group as China practice lead in August 2023.[6] He joined the Asia Society's Center for China Analysis as a senior fellow in July 2024.[7]
In March 2024, Waters met with Taiwan's then-president Tsai Ing-wen as part of a D.C. think tank delegation.[8][9]
References
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "Rick Waters". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "President Tsai meets delegation of scholars from think tanks based in Washington, DC". Office of the President, Republican of China (Taiwan). March 11, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ Chiou, Ching-en (March 11, 2024). "President Tsai Ing-wen meets with US think tank delegation". Radio Taiwan International. Retrieved July 30, 2024.