C. Fred Bergsten

Director, Peterson Institute for International Economics

BA (Hons), Central Methodist College; MA in Law and Diplomacy and PhD, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. 1969-71, Assistant for International Economic Affairs, National Security Council; Senior Fellow: Council on Foreign Relations; Brookings Institution; Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; 1977-81, Assistant Secretary, Treasury for International Affairs; 1980-81, Undersecretary for Monetary Affairs; since 1981, current position. 1993-95, Chairman: APEC Eminent Persons Group; Competitiveness Policy Council. Member: Council on Foreign Relations; Executive Committee: Trilateral Commission; Bretton Woods Commission. Author of 40 books including: The Long-Term International Economic Position of the United States, selected as must read by Washington Post (2009); China's Rise - Challenges and Opportunities (2008); China, The Balance Sheet - What the World Needs to Know Now About The Emerging Superpower (2006); The United States and the World Economy - Foreign Economic Policy for the Next Decade (2005).

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