Sarah M. Beran
Sarah M. Beran | |
|---|---|
| United States Chargé d'affaires to China | |
| In office January 18, 2025 – March 20, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | R. Nicholas Burns |
| Succeeded by | Anny Vu Chargé d’Affaires David Perdue Nominee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Washington |
| Alma mater | Claremont McKenna College |
Sarah M. Beran is an American diplomat who served as United States Chargé d'affaires to the People's Republic of China from January to March 2025.
Career
Beran is a career foreign service officer. She previously served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for China and Taiwan Affairs on the National Security Council Staff at the White House. She participated in the U.S.-PRC Bilateral Counternarcotics Working Group Senior Official Meeting.[1]
She also worked in the Office of Secretary of State Antony Blinken as Deputy Executive Secretary for the Indo-Pacific and was the Director of the Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs at the State Department's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Beran has held several overseas postings in Beijing, Islamabad, Jerusalem, Tunis, and Quito. Domestically, she has worked as Office Director for Economic Policy in East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Special Assistant to then-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and Lebanon Desk Officer. Fluent in Mandarin, Arabic, and Spanish, Sarah joined the Foreign Service in 2002. She is a graduate of Claremont McKenna College and is originally from Washington State.[2][3][4]
References
- ^ House, The White (2024-08-02). "Readout of the U.S.-PRC Bilateral Counternarcotics Working Group Senior Official Meeting". The White House. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
- ^ China, U. S. Mission (2025-01-16). "Sarah M. Beran". U.S. Embassy & Consulates in China. Retrieved 2025-03-15.
- ^ "AmCham China's Women Professional Committee: Conversation with Sarah Beran | AmCham China". Glue Up. Retrieved 2025-03-15.
- ^ "Sarah M. Beran". china.ucsd.edu. Retrieved 2025-03-15.