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Robert Daly

Robert Daly

Contact Information:

rdaly@syr.edu

240.678.5964

Robert Daly

Adjunct Professor, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.


Director, Wilson Center’s Kissinger Institute on China and the United States

Highest degree earned

M.A., Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies

Bio

Robert Daly is the director of the Wilson Center’s Kissinger Institute on China and the United States; served as a U.S. diplomat in Beijing; as an interpreter for Chinese and U.S. leaders, including President Carter and Secretary of State Kissinger; as head of China programs at Johns Hopkins, Syracuse University and the University of Maryland; and as a producer of Chinese-language versions of Sesame Street; recognized East and West as a leading authority on Sino-U.S. relations; has testified before Congress, lectured widely in both countries, and regularly offers analysis for top media outlets

Areas of Expertise

Modern China, U.S.-China relations, U.S. foreign policy