Ryan Hass
Ryan Hass is an American foreign policy analyst currently serving as director of the Brookings Institution's John L. Thornton China Center and the Chen-Fu and Cecilia Yen Koo Chair in Taiwan Studies.
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Ryan Hass | |
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Nationality | American |
Other names | 何瑞恩 |
Education | University of Washington (BA) |
Occupation(s) | Policy analyst, former diplomat |
Employer | Brookings Institution |
Organization(s) | The Scowcroft Group, National Committee on U.S.-China Relations |
Board member of | The Asia Foundation |
Spouse | Meredith Sumpter |
Children | 4 (Helen, Reed, Byron, and Henry) |
He is also a trustee of The Asia Foundation, a nonresident affiliated fellow at Yale Law School's Paul Tsai China Center, a senior advisor at The Scowcroft Group and the McLarty Associates, and a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[1]
Hass' research focuses on United States policy in East Asia, with expertise in US-China relations, US-Taiwan relations, the Korean Peninsula, regional security, and maritime issues.[2]
Education
Hass holds a BA (2001) from the University of Washington and attended Johns Hopkins SAIS for graduate studies between 2001 and 2002 before joining the Department of State.[2]
Career
Hass joined Foreign Service in 2003 as a consular officer in the US Embassy in Seoul and subsequently served in a variety of positions, including Political-Military Officer in the Office of Taiwan Coordination (2005-2007) and political officer in US embassy, Beijing (2009-2012).[2]
Between 2013 and 2017, Hass served as Director for China, Taiwan, and Mongolian Affairs at the White House National Security Council.
Hass was appointed director of Brookings' John L. Thornton China Center in July 2023.[3]
Publications
Books
Stronger: Adapting America's China Strategy in an Age of Competitive Interdependence (Yale University Press, 2021)[4]
Essays
America, China, and the Virtue of Low Expectations, Foreign Affairs, Jun 28, 2023[5]
The Taiwan Long Game, Foreign Affairs, December 20, 2022 (co-authored with Jude Blanchette)[6]
The Upside of Pelosi's Unwise Taiwan Visit, Foreign Affairs, August 16, 2022[7]
China Is Not Ten Feet Tall, Foreign Affairs, March 3, 2021[8]
References
- "Ryan Hass". McLarty Associates. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- "Ryan Hass". Brookings. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- "Brookings Institution announces Ryan Hass as director of the John L. Thornton China Center". Brookings. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- "Stronger: Adapting America's China Strategy in an Age of Competitive Interdependence". Brookings. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- Hass, Ryan (2023-06-28). "America, China, and the Virtue of Low Expectations". Foreign Affairs. ISSN 0015-7120. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- Blanchette, Jude; Hass, Ryan (2022-12-20). "The Taiwan Long Game". Foreign Affairs. No. January/February 2023. ISSN 0015-7120. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- Hass, Ryan (2022-08-16). "The Upside of Pelosi's Unwise Taiwan Visit". Foreign Affairs. ISSN 0015-7120. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- Hass, Ryan (2021-03-03). "China Is Not Ten Feet Tall". Foreign Affairs. ISSN 0015-7120. Retrieved 2023-08-29.