Background
Bloch, Julia Chang was born on March 2, 1942. Came to the United States, 1951, naturalized, 1962. Daughter of Fu-yun and Eva (Yeh) Chang.
educator Foundation administrator bank executive
Bloch, Julia Chang was born on March 2, 1942. Came to the United States, 1951, naturalized, 1962. Daughter of Fu-yun and Eva (Yeh) Chang.
Bachelor, University California, Berkley, 1964. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1967. Postgraduate in Management, Harvard University, 1987.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Northeastern University, Boston, 1986.
Volunteer Peace Corps, Sabah, Malaysia, 1964-1966. Training officer East Asia and Pacific region, Washington, 1967-1968, evaluation officer, 1968-1970. Member minority staff United States Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs, 1971-1976, chief minority counsel, 1976-1977.
Deputy director Office of African Affairs United States International Communications Agency, 1977-1980. Fellow Institute Politics Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1980. Assistant administrator Bureau for Food For Peace and Voluntary Assistance Agency for International Development, Washington, 1981-1987.
Assistant administrator Bureau for Asia and Near East, 1987-1988. Associate United States-Japan Relations Program, Center for International Affairs Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1988-1989. Ambassador Kingdom of Nepal, 1989-1993.
Group executive, vice president Bank American, San Francisco, 1993-1996. President The United States-Japan Foundation, 1996-1998. Director American West Airlines, 1994-1998, Penn Mutual Life Insurance, 1997.
Professor American studies Beida University, Beijing, 1998. Ambassador in residence University Maryland, since 2000. President United States-China Education Trust, Washington, since 2004.
Trustee Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship, 1995-1997, National Committee United States China Relations, since 1998. United States Senate representative World Conference on International Women's Year, Mexico, 1975. Advisor United States Delaware to Food and Agriculture organization Conference, Rome, 1975.
Representative American Council Young Political Leaders, Peoples Republic China, 1977. Charter member Senior Executive Service, 1979. Head United States delegate Biennial Session World Food Programme, Rome, 1981-1986, Development Assistance Committee Meeting on Non-Governmental Organizations, Paris, 1985, Intergovtl.
Group on Indonesia, The Hague, Netherlands, 1987, World Bank Consultative Group Meeting, Paris, 1987, member executive women in government, 1988-1993, member council foreign relations, since 1991. Visiting professor international relations Peking University, since 1998. Starr senior fellow United States China Relations Fudan University, Shanghai, adjunct professor.
Board member Foreign Policy Association.
Executive board member International Center for Research on Women, 1974-1981. Member advisory board Women's Campaign Fund, 1976-1978. Member national advisory council Experiment in International Living, 1981-1983.
Member United States National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation, since 1984, National Presidential Debate Forum, 1987-1992. Board trustees Atlantic counsel, since 2004. Member presidential advisory councils Peace Corps, 1988-1989.
Member committee to visit art museum Harvard University, 1989. Founder Women Foreign Policy Group. Member American Refugee Committee Board, 1993.
Member American Himalayna Foundation Board, 1994. Commissioner Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, 1994. Trustee, business leadership circuit, since 1994.
Board trustees Council American Ambassadors, since 2003. Chairman board directors F.Y. Chang Foundation. Fellow National Academy Public Administration.
Member Organization Chinese American Women (founder, chair since 1977, board directors, Woman of Year 1987), Asia Society (president council 1989, trustee, 1994), American Studies Center (vice-chair), Prytannean Honor Society, Council Foreign Relations, Mortar Board, Cosmos Club.
Married Stuart Marshall Bloch, December 21, 1968.