Jeffrey A. Bader
Encyclopedia
Jeffrey A. Bader is senior director for Asian affairs on the National Security Council
in the Obama Administration
and a former United States Ambassador to Namibia
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, where he was director of John L. Thornton China Center. In 2009, he was appointed senior director for Asian affairs on the National Security Council
under the Obama Administration
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United States National Security Council
The White House National Security Council in the United States is the principal forum used by the President of the United States for considering national security and foreign policy matters with his senior national security advisors and Cabinet officials and is part of the Executive Office of the...
in the Obama Administration
Presidency of Barack Obama
The Presidency of Barack Obama began at noon EST on January 20, 2009 when he became the 44th President of the United States. Obama was a United States Senator from Illinois at the time of his victory over Arizona Senator John McCain in the 2008 presidential election...
and a former United States Ambassador to Namibia
United States Ambassador to Namibia
The United States Ambassador to Namibia is the representative of the government of the United States in Namibia.The position was created the day Namibia became independent, which was also the day that Namibia-United States relations were established. On that same day, the U.S. Embassy in Windhoek...
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Career
Bader retired from foreign service in 2002 and later joined the Brookings InstitutionBrookings Institution
The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, D.C., in the United States. One of Washington's oldest think tanks, Brookings conducts research and education in the social sciences, primarily in economics, metropolitan policy, governance, foreign policy, and...
, where he was director of John L. Thornton China Center. In 2009, he was appointed senior director for Asian affairs on the National Security Council
United States National Security Council
The White House National Security Council in the United States is the principal forum used by the President of the United States for considering national security and foreign policy matters with his senior national security advisors and Cabinet officials and is part of the Executive Office of the...
under the Obama Administration
Presidency of Barack Obama
The Presidency of Barack Obama began at noon EST on January 20, 2009 when he became the 44th President of the United States. Obama was a United States Senator from Illinois at the time of his victory over Arizona Senator John McCain in the 2008 presidential election...
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External links
- Sino-American Relations and US Policy Options, a statement by Jeffrey A. Bader before the House International Relations committee