Kelley Currie is a Senior Fellow with the Project 2049 Institute, working on issues related to democracy, human rights and the rule of law in the Asia-Pacific region. Prior to joining Project 2049, Ms. Currie was a Special Assistant to the Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs and Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues at the U.S. Department of State. She has also served as senior advisor to the International Committee of the Red Cross; director of government relations for the International Campaign for Tibet; and deputy director for Asia at the International Republican Institute. From 1995-1999, Ms. Currie was foreign policy advisor to Congressman John Porter (R-IL), and concurrently served as the majority staff director of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus. Ms. Currie received her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, and her undergraduate degree in political science from the University of Georgia.

 

Publications:

Currie, K. Time for New Dialogue for China Human Rights, The Daily Caller, May 13 2010.

Currie, K. Administration Must Sharpen Message on Burma, The Daily Caller, May 3 2010.

Currie, K. Burma's North Korea Gambit, Wall St Journal, March 16 2010.

Currie, K. Obama-Dalai Lama Meeting Mishandled, The Daily Caller, February 22 2010.

Currie, K. The Tibetan Agenda, Weekly Standard Blog, February 17 2010.

Currie, K. Fixing Obama's Tibet Bungle, Wall St Journal, February 16 2010.

Currie, K. India Can Move the Needle on Burma, Wall St Journal, January 18 2010.

Currie, K. Japan's Risky Rapprochement with China, Wall St Journal, December 22 2009.

Currie, K. The Copenhagen Kowtow, The Weekly Standard Online, December 18 2009.

Currie, K. The Doctrine of 'Strategic Reassurance', Wall St Journal, October 22 2009.

Currie, K. Negotiating Wild Cards, Wall St Journal, September 30 2009.

Currie, K. Media Savvy in Xinjiang, Wall St Journal, July 9 2009.

Currie, K. What America's Done Right in Burma, Far Eastern Economic Review, May 14 2009.

Currie, K. Tibet Lessons, Wall St Journal Asia, March 9 2009.

 

Interviews and multimedia:

 

Interview on the Fred Thompson show on Tibet and the Dalai Lama's meeting with President Obama, February 17 2010.

 

Presentation on the future of ethnic politics in China at the Project 2049 Institute and Council on Foreign Relations' China 2025 conference, October 19 2009.

 

Interview with BBC World News Today on U.S. policy towards Tibet, March 10 2009.