Julia Bloch

Founder and President, United States-China Education Trust; Ambassador in Residence, Institute for Global Chinese Affairs, University of Maryland; Distinguished Adviser, School of International and Public Affairs and Visiting Professor, Center for American Studies, Fudan University. Former Chief Executive Officer, United States-Japan Foundation; Group Executive Vice President, Corporate Relations Department, Bank of America; Ambassador to the Kingdom of Nepal, U.S. Department of State. Former positions with U.S. Agency for International Development: Assistant Administrator for Asia and the Near East; Assistant Administrator for Food for Peace and Voluntary Assistance; Deputy Director, Office of African Affairs. Former Chief Minority Counsel, Senate Select Committee, U.S. Senate; Volunteer, U.S. Peace Corps, Malaysia.