Julian Gewirtz is an American diplomat, historian, and poet[1] currently serving as Deputy Coordinator for Global China Affairs at the U.S. Department of State in the Biden administration.[2][3] He was previously Director for China at the White House National Security Council (NSC).[4][5][6][7][8][9]

Julian Gewirtz
EducationOxford University (PhD), Harvard College (BA)
Occupation(s)Historian, diplomat, poet
EmployerUS Department of State
Parents
Websitehttp://www.juliangewirtz.com

Education

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Gerwirtz earned a PhD in modern Chinese history from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar[10] in 2018 and a BA from Harvard College in 2013.[11]

Career

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Prior to joining the NSC, Gewirtz was a Senior Fellow for China Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. He was a Wilson China Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center in 2020.[12]

Publications

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Books

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Articles

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Poems

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Personal life

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Gewirtz's father is Yale Law School professor Paul Gewirtz and his mother is Zoë Baird.[21]

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  1. ^ "The Poet and the Historian: On Julian Gewirtz's "Your Face My Flag" and "Never Turn Back"". Los Angeles Review of Books. 2023-08-21. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  2. ^ Pelayo, Joze (2023-03-30). "US Perceptions of China's Middle East Presence with US State Department's Dr. Julian Gewirtz and Chris Backemeyer". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  3. ^ "Critical Issues Confronting China Series featuring Julian Gewirtz - The Global China Challenge". Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  4. ^ Thompson, Alex; Ward, Alexander; Tani, Max (September 28, 2022). "A China-centric poet, don't you know it". Politico. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  5. ^ Thompson, Alex. "American Gothic". West Wing Playbook. POLITICO. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  6. ^ Thompson, Alex; Ward, Alexander; Tani, Max (2022-09-28). "A China-centric poet, don't you know it". POLITICO. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
  7. ^ Reale, Hannah (2021-03-21). "Biden's China Team". The Wire China. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
  8. ^ "Biden's China Team" (PDF). The Wire China. March 19, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  9. ^ "Julian Gewirtz Bio" (PDF). Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  10. ^ "American Rhodes Scholars-elect for 2013" (PDF). November 27, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  11. ^ "Julian B. Gewirtz". ChinaFile. 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
  12. ^ "Julian Gewirtz | Wilson Center". www.wilsoncenter.org. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
  13. ^ Gewirtz, Julian (2022). Never Turn Back: China and the Forbidden History of the 1980s. The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.
  14. ^ Gewirtz, Julian (2017). Unlikely Partners: Chinese Reformers, Western Economists, and the Making of Global China. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-97113-4. JSTOR j.ctv24trbv0.
  15. ^ Gewirtz, Julian (2022-09-29). "China's Road Not Taken". Foreign Affairs. ISSN 0015-7120. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  16. ^ Gewirtz, Julian (2020-11-01). "China Thinks America Is Losing". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  17. ^ Gewirtz, Julian (2020-07-01). "The Chinese Reassessment of Interdependence". China Leadership Monitor. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  18. ^ Gewirtz, Julian (February 23, 2017). "Stop writing China off as an enemy. Millennials don't". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  19. ^ Gewirtz, Julian (2016-11-01). "The Cruise that Changed China". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  20. ^ Gewirtz, Julian (2022). Your Face My Flag. Copper Canyon Press.
  21. ^ "Son of Zoë Baird, From Hamden, Wins Rhodes Scholarship". Hartford Courant. 2012-11-19. Retrieved 2024-04-14.