Daniel Russel - Herbert G. Klein Lecture

The Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs noted how U.S.-China cooperation can move the world forward on issues such as climate change, but also that U.S. and China have significant differences that could impede progress on enhancing the stability and prosperity of Asia and the world. Russel noted that the U.S. remains firms in its support for a democratic Taiwan, for human rights, and a rules-based regional order. He said the U.S. is opposed to efforts to divide Asia into spheres of influence.

About the Speaker

Daniel Russel became Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and the Pacific in 2013. Prior to this, he served for four years on the National Security Council, the last two years as Senior Director for Asian Affairs. Russel entered the U.S. diplomatic service in 1985. He has served in Japan, South Korea, the Netherlands, Cyprus, and at the United Nations. He was educated at Sarah Lawrence College and the University of London. While on sabbatical at Georgetown University, Russel wrote America's Place in the World (1996).

About the Lecture

The Herbert G. Klein Lecture is a program of the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. Herb Klein was a distinguished USC alumnus and trustee. Click here to learn more about him. Two previous Klein Lectures have focused on U.S.-China relations: Amb. J. Stapleton Roy (2007) and Amb. Clark T. Randt, Jr. (2008).