Clark T. Randt, Jr.

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Clark T. Randt, Jr. (Chinese: 雷德; born 1945) is the current United States Ambassador to the People's Republic of China.

[edit] Education

• K-8th Grade: University School
• Secondary education at the Hotchkiss School, Connecticut
• Graduated from Yale University in 1968
• Received Juris Doctor (first-professional law degree) from the University of Michigan in 1975
• Attended the Harvard Law School where he was awarded the East Asia Legal Studies Traveling Fellowship to China

[edit] Career

Mr. Randt was a partner with the law firm Shearman and Sterling in Hong Kong, where he headed the firm's China practice.

Mr. Randt was nominated U.S. Ambassador to China by President George W. Bush on April 30, 2001 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 11, 2001. He was sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to China on July 17, 2001.

[edit] Sources

• United States Embassy in Beijing
• United States Department of State: Biography of Clark T. Randt, Jr.

Preceded by Joseph Prueher

US Ambassador to China 2001–present

Succeeded by —