Dennis Wilder Explained

Dennis Wilder
Other Names:韋德寧/韦德宁
Nationality:American
Education:Kalamazoo College (BA), Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (MS)
Occupation:Professor; former senior intelligence official
Employer:Georgetown University School of Foreign Service

Dennis Craig Wilder is a former senior American intelligence official currently serving as a professor of practice at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service and a senior fellow of Georgetown's Initiative for US-China Dialogue on Global Issues, where he previously served as managing director.[1] He is a member of the National Committee on US-China Relations.[2]

Education

Wilder holds a BA from Kalamazoo College and a MS in foreign service from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. He studied Mandarin Chinese at the Chinese University of Hong Kong during the 1975–1976 academic year with support from Yale-in-China.[3]

Career

During the George W. Bush administration, Wilder served as Director for China at the White House National Security Council (NSC) from 2004 to 2005.[4] Later he became special assistant to the president and senior director for East Asian affairs from 2005 to 2009,[5] accompanying a series of presidential trips to Asia, including the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.[6] [7]

Subsequently, Wilder joined the Brookings Institution's John L. Thornton China Center as a senior fellow.[8]

During the Obama administration, Wilder was senior editor of the President's Daily Brief from 2009 to 2015 and served as CIA's deputy assistant director for East Asia and the Pacific from 2015 to 2016.[9] [10] [11]

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References

  1. Web site: Dennis Craig Wilder . 2023-10-06 . gufaculty360.georgetown.edu.
  2. Web site: Dennis Craig Wilder - Other Professional Activities . 2023-10-06 . gufaculty360.georgetown.edu.
  3. Web site: Dennis Wilder . 2023-10-06 . uschinadialogue.georgetown.edu . en.
  4. Web site: Press Briefing by Deputy National Security Advisor Faryar Shirzad and National Security Council Acting Senior Director Dennis Wilder on the President's Meetings with President Hu of the People's Republic of China . 2023-10-06 . georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov.
  5. Web site: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Dana Perino and Senior Director for East Asian Affairs Dennis Wilder and Deputy National Security Advisor Ambassador Jim Jeffrey . 2023-10-06 . georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov.
  6. News: Dennis Wilder . en-US . Jamestown . 2023-10-06.
  7. News: Standish . Reid . 2023-04-20 . China In Eurasia Briefing: Beijing, Moscow, And Leaked Documents . en . Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty . 2023-10-06.
  8. Web site: Wilder Talks U.S.-China Relations News The Harvard Crimson . 2023-10-06 . www.thecrimson.com.
  9. Web site: Dennis Wilder . 2023-10-06 . uschinadialogue.georgetown.edu . en.
  10. Web site: Louise Kelly . Mary . January 17, 2018 . What's Next For Intelligence Gathering In China After Leak Of CIA Confidential Information . October 6, 2023 . NPR.
  11. Web site: 2023-02-04 . VOA Interview: Chinese Balloon Operation Shows Disconnect Between Foreign Ministry and Military, Former CIA Analyst Says . 2023-10-06 . VOA . en.
  12. Web site: An Educated Consumer Is Our Best Customer - CIA . 2023-10-06 . www.cia.gov.
  13. Web site: Wilder . Dennis C. . Improving Policymaker Understanding of Intelligence - An Educated Consumer Is Our Best Customer . October 6, 2023 . CIA.
  14. News: The U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue: Continuity and Change in Obama's China Policy . en-US . Jamestown . 2023-10-06.