Paul Haenle is the director of the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center in Beijing. Prior to joining Carnegie, he served from June 2007 to June 2009 as the director for China, Taiwan, and Mongolian Affairs on the National Security Council staffs of former president George W. Bush and President Barack Obama. Haenle also played a key role as the White House representative to the U.S. negotiating team at the Six-Party Talks nuclear negotiations and served as the executive assistant to the U.S. national security adviser. Paul trained as a China foreign area officer in the U.S. Army, and has been assigned twice to the U.S. embassy in Beijing. Paul serves on the Board of Advisors for Young China Watchers.


