Education
Beloit College; School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University.
Beloit College; School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University.
Prior to this appointment of 15 September 2014, she served as Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations for Peace building Support. She was previously the Assistant High Commissioner for Refugees in charge of Operations (2006-2009), active in over 118 countries. Cheng-Hopkins hails from Penang where she attended Saint George"s Girls" School.
She received an American Field Service scholarship to study in the United States.
She has a bachelor"s degree in English Literature from Beloit College in 1976 and a master"s degree in Economic Development from Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs in 1978, and diplomas from l"Université d"Haute Bretagne in France and Harvard University, United States of America.