Paul J. Heer

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Paul J. Heer
NationalityAmerican
Education George Washington University (PhD); University of Iowa (MA); Loras College (BA)
Occupation(s)Diplomatic historian, East Asia analyst, former CIA officer
Employer(s) Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Elliott School of International Affairs

Paul J. Heer (born 1959) is an American diplomatic historian and intelligence analyst who served as National Intelligence Officer for East Asia at the National Intelligence Council in ODNI from 2007 to 2015. Heer is currently an adjunct professor at George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs and a nonresident senior fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. [1]

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Education and CIA career

Heer holds a BA in history from Loras College and a MA in history (1982) from the University of Iowa. [2]

Heer joined the CIA after completing graduate school, and while working there, he pursued a PhD in diplomatic history focused on George F. Kennan's role in formulating US policy toward East Asia during the early years of the Cold War at George Washington University. [3]

Between 1999 and 2000, Heer was a visiting intelligence fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. [1] He was elected a CFR life member in 2001. [1]

On May 16, 2007, Heer was appointed the National Intelligence Officer for East Asia at the National Intelligence Council, [4] a position he served until he retired from the CIA in 2015. [5] He received CIA's Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal and DNI's National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal. [6]

He also completed executive education programs at the Harvard Kennedy School and Northwestern University. [7]

Post-CIA career

Heer joined MIT's Center for International Studies as a Robert E. Wilhelm fellow between September 2015 and 2016. [8] He has also been appointed a distinguished fellow at Center for the National Interest. [9]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Dr. Paul Heer (History MA, 1982) - The Challenge from China: What Would Kennan Do?". events.uiowa.edu. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  3. ↑ Apostoaie, Ella (2023-01-23). "Paul Heer on The Danger of Overstating China's Ambitions". The Wire China. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  4. ↑ "DNI Names New National Intelligence Officer for East Asia" (PDF). OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE. May 16, 2007. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Executive Roundtable with Paul Heer". Asia Society. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  6. ↑ "Mr. X and the Pacific: George F. Kennan and American Policy in East Asia". EastWest Center. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Strategic Implications Of The Rise Of China: A Washington Perspective | Institute of International Studies". iis.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  8. ↑ "Recent national intelligence officer joins CIS | MIT Center for International Studies". cis.mit.edu. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  9. ↑ "Paul Heer Joins the Center for the National Interest – Center for the National Interest". cftni.org. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  10. ↑ "Mr. X and the Pacific by Paul J. Heer | Hardcover". Cornell University Press. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  11. ↑ Heer, Paul J. (2018). Mr. X and the Pacific: George F. Kennan and American Policy in East Asia. Cornell University Press. doi:10.7591/j.ctt1w1vkcn. ISBN   978-1-5017-1117-6.
  12. ↑ "Paul Heer comments on George Kennan's Impact on American Policy in East Asia | Elliott School of International Affairs | The George Washington University". Elliott School of International Affairs. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  13. ↑ "What Does America Want From China?". Foreign Affairs. 2024-05-30. ISSN   0015-7120 . Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  14. ↑ Heer, Paul (2023-09-25). "Hostility Between the United States and China Looks Increasingly Inescapable". The National Interest. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  15. ↑ Swaine, Michael D.; Vogel, Ezra F.; Heer, Paul; Roy, J. Stapleton; Odell, Rachel Esplin; Mochizuki, Mike; Goldstein, Avery; replies, Alice Miller; Aaron L. Friedberg (2020-10-23). "The Overreach of the China Hawks". Foreign Affairs. ISSN   0015-7120 . Retrieved 2023-09-10.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  16. ↑ "Are Chinese and American Interests Mutually Exclusive in Eurasia? - Foreign Policy Research Institute". www.fpri.org. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  17. ↑ Heer, Paul (2000-07-01). "A House United". Foreign Affairs. No. July/August 2000. ISSN   0015-7120 . Retrieved 2023-09-09.
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