David Firestein President & CEO Bush China Foundation

David Firestein President & CEO Bush China Foundation David J. Firestein is President and CEO of the George H. W. Bush Foundation for Relations, founding executive director of The University of Texas at Austin’s China Public Policy Center (CPPC), and clinical professor at The University of Texas Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. Prior to serving in these capacities, Firestein was senior vice president and Perot Fellow at the EastWest Institute. A decorated career U.S. diplomat from 1992–2010, Firestein specialized primarily in China and relations. He is the author or co-author of three books on China, including two China-published Chinese-language best-sellers. Firestein speaks Chinese at the near-native level. Throughout his career, Firestein has played an active role advancing and trade. He has also produced path-breaking thought leadership, scholarship and Capitol Hill testimony on a range of topics, including U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, U