Rick Waters, former top China policy official at US State Department, joins Eurasia Group

Eurasia Group is welcoming Rick Waters, former top China policy official at the US State Department, as the firm's new managing director, China.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Eurasia Group, the world's leading global political risk research and consulting firm, is proud to welcome Rick Waters as managing director, China. Based in Washington, DC, Waters joins Eurasia Group after a 27-year career at the US State Department where he most recently served as a top China policy official.

"Tensions over trade, tech, and Taiwan are causing our clients to ask questions like, how risk tolerant is President Xi Jinping in asserting dominance in the South China Sea? Do policymakers give him the true picture of China's economic fragilities? How will they react to a more aggressive US trade policy?" said Maziar Minovi, CEO of Eurasia Group. "That's where Rick comes in and brings something new and inimitable to the table. His deep analytical understanding of the issues and hands-on experience negotiating with Chinese authorities will help our clients grasp the complexities of China's relationship with the world."

As first China coordinator at the State Department, Waters's insights and diplomacy were critical in advancing US policy on China. He oversaw the creation of the Office of China Coordination, informally known as China House, and served concurrently as deputy assistant secretary of state of China and Taiwan.

Waters served in the US Embassy in Beijing during particularly challenging times, including in a key role in the Hainan Island incident in 2001. Fluent in Mandarin and Spanish and proficient in Arabic, Waters has over a decade of experience working on key Middle East issues, including in his role as director for Israel, Egypt, Jordan, and Palestinian Affairs at the National Security Council.

"Rick brings a unique combination of real-world familiarity, insight, and leadership that will have an immediate impact in helping our clients understand a world in which politics drives disruption," said Jon Lieber, head of research at Eurasia Group. "He's joining the firm at an exciting time as we continue to invest in our abilities to stay on top of an increasingly complex and challenging geopolitical environment. Rick will be integral to our growth and analysis of the investing environment in China and beyond."

Waters's appointment is effective 1 August. Find his full bio here. Please direct media inquiries to [email protected].

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Eurasia Group is the world's leading global political risk research and consulting firm. By providing information and insight on how political developments move markets, we help clients anticipate and respond to instability and opportunities everywhere they invest or do business. Our expertise includes developed and developing countries in every region of the world, specific economic sectors, and the business and investment playing fields of the future. With our best-in-class advisory and consulting offerings and GZERO Media, the Eurasia Group umbrella provides the marketplace with a complete political risk solution. Headquartered in New York, we have offices in Washington DC, London, San Francisco, São Paulo, Brasilia, Singapore, and Tokyo, as well as on-the-ground experts and resources in more than a hundred countries. "Politics first" grounds our work: Politics is the lens through which we view the world, and we are committed to analysis that is free of political bias and the influence of private interests.

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SOURCE Eurasia Group