Laura Rosenberger

• Bryan Rosenberger (father)
• Barbara Rosenberger (mother)

Laura Rosenberger
Chair of the American Institute in Taiwan
In office March 2023 –January 21, 2025
Education	Pennsylvania State University (BA) American University (MA)
Occupation	Diplomat

Laura Rosenberger (born in 1979 ^[1] ) is a former American diplomat. She served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for China and Taiwan at the National Security Council in the Biden administration. She also was chair of the American Institute in Taiwan.

Early life and education

Rosenberger received BAs in Sociology, Psychology, and Women's Studies from Pennsylvania State University's Schreyer Honors College in 2002 and a MA in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from American University School of International Service in 2004. ^{[2] [3]} Rosenberger's father Bryan Rosenberger noted in an interview with The Times of Israel that the September 11 attacks inspired her to pursue graduate studies in international peace, which marked the beginning of her policy career. ^[4]

Career

Rosenberger joined the U.S. Department of State as a Presidential Management Fellow and subsequently served in a variety of roles focused on the Asia-Pacific. ^[5] Among others, she helped prepare former U.S. President Barack Obama for his first summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. ^[6]

Rosenberger was appointed chair of the American Institute in Taiwan in March 2023. ^{[7] [8] [9]} On April 19, 2023, Rosenberger met with Taiwan's president Tsai Ing-wen. ^[10] She ceased to be chair of the American Institute in Taiwan on January 21, 2025, after the Second Trump administration had taken office. ^{[11] [12]}

Publications

Reports

• Linking Values and Strategy: How Democracies Can Offset Autocratic Advances, Alliance for Securing Democracy, October 30, 2020 (co-authored with Jessica Brandt, Zack Cooper, and Bradley Hanlon) ^[13]

Articles

• Democratic Values Are a Competitive Advantage, Foreign Affairs, December 22, 2020 (co-authored with Zack Cooper) ^[14]
• The Real Threat of Foreign Interference Comes After Election Day, Foreign Affairs, October 26, 2020 ^[15]
• China's Coronavirus Information Offensive, Foreign Affairs, April 27, 2020 ^[16]
• Making Cyberspace Safe for Democracy, Foreign Affairs, May/June 2020 ^[17]
• The Mueller Report Shows Politicians Must Unite to Fight Election Interference, Foreign Affairs, April 22, 2019 (co-authored with Jamie M. Fly ) ^[18]
• How Silicon Valley Can Protect U.S. Democracy, Foreign Affairs, February 22, 2018 (co-authored with Jamie M. Fly ) ^[19]
• Did Rex Tillerson Misspeak or Intentionally Kowtow to China? Foreign Policy , March 22, 2017 ^[20]
• Can the U.S.-Japan Alliance Survive Trump? Foreign Policy , February 9, 2017 ^[21]
• Career Officials: You Are the Last Line of Defense Against Trump, Foreign Policy , January 30, 2017 ^[22]

References

1. Marks, Jon (2016-10-05). "Laura Rosenberger Fulfilling Her Lifelong Purpose as Foreign Policy Advisor". Jewish Exponent. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
2. "Laura Rosenberger". The McCourtney Institute for Democracy. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
3. "Laura Rosenberger | Miller Center". millercenter.org. 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
4. Rullo, David (January 22, 2021). "Upper St. Clair native joins Joe Biden's National Security Council". The Times of Israel . Retrieved March 27, 2024.
5. "Laura Rosenberger | Wilson Center". www.wilsoncenter.org. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
6. Catania |, Kaitie (2018-03-08). "Six SIS Women Who Paved the Way for This Generation". American University. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
7. Martina, Michael; Brunnstrom, David (2023-03-01). "U.S. taps new chair for institute to guide ties with Taiwan". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
8. "Biden's China point-woman takes over top Taiwan agency of U.S." Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
9. "Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan)". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan). 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
10. "President Tsai meets American Institute in Taiwan Chairperson Laura Rosenberger". english.president.gov.tw. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
11. Garcia, Sam (7 February 2025). "US confirms departure of former AIT chair Rosenberger". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
12. Chung, Yu-chen; Lee, Hsin-Yin. "U.S. silent on apparent departure of AIT head". Central News Agency. Retrieved 7 February 2025. Republished as: "US silent on apparent departure of AIT chair". Taipei Times. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
13. "Linking Values and Strategy: How Democracies Can Offset Autocratic Advances". Alliance For Securing Democracy. 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
14. Cooper, Zack; Rosenberger, Laura (2020-12-22). "Democratic Values Are a Competitive Advantage". Foreign Affairs. ISSN   0015-7120 . Retrieved 2023-08-09.
15. Rosenberger, Laura (2020-10-26). "The Real Threat of Foreign Interference Comes After Election Day". Foreign Affairs. ISSN   0015-7120 . Retrieved 2023-08-11.
16. Rosenberger, Laura (2020-04-22). "China's Coronavirus Information Offensive". Foreign Affairs. ISSN   0015-7120 . Retrieved 2023-08-11.
17. Rosenberger, Laura (2020-04-13). "Making Cyberspace Safe for Democracy". Foreign Affairs. No. May/June 2020. ISSN   0015-7120 . Retrieved 2023-08-11.
18. Fly, Jamie M.; Rosenberger, Laura (2019-04-22). "The Mueller Report Shows Politicians Must Unite to Fight Election Interference". Foreign Affairs. ISSN   0015-7120 . Retrieved 2023-08-11.
19. Fly, Jamie M.; Rosenberger, Laura (2018-02-22). "How Silicon Valley Can Protect U.S. Democracy". Foreign Affairs. ISSN   0015-7120 . Retrieved 2023-08-11.
20. Rosenberger, Laura (2024-01-22). "Did Rex Tillerson Misspeak or Intentionally Kowtow to China?". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
21. Rosenberger, Laura (2024-01-22). "Can the U.S.-Japan Alliance Survive Trump?". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
22. Rosenberger, Laura (2024-01-22). "Career Officials: You Are the Last Line of Defense Against Trump". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2024-01-12.