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James Chau

President, China-United States Exchange Foundation and Goodwill Ambassador, WHO | Président de la Chine-États-Unis Exchange Foundation et ambassadeur de bonne volonté de l'OMS

A long-time television news anchor, special reputation for his interviews with world leaders including Nobel Peace Prize laureates President Jimmy Carter, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, and Professor Muhammad Yunus, as well as Christine Lagarde, Jane Goodall, and Madam Peng Liyuan among others.

 

At the United Nations, Mr. Chau is the World Health Organization Goodwill Ambassador for Sustainable Development Goals, appointed by WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan, and re-appointed by Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Previously, he served as UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador, the first person in China named to this role.

 

Born in London, Mr. Chau studied piano at the Royal Academy of Music and graduated from Cambridge University and King’s College London. He completed an Executive Education course on Global Leadership and Public Policy for the 21st Century at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and a One Young World Counsellor.

 

 

Présentateur de journaux télévisés de longue date, il est particulièrement réputé pour ses entretiens avec des dirigeants mondiaux, notamment le président Jimmy Carter, lauréat du prix Nobel de la paix, le secrétaire général des Nations unies Kofi Annan et le professeur Muhammad Yunus, ainsi que Christine Lagarde, Jane Goodall et Madame Peng Liyuan, pour ne citer qu'eux.

 

Aux Nations unies, M. Chau est l'ambassadeur de bonne volonté de l'Organisation mondiale de la santé pour les objectifs de développement durable, nommé par le directeur général de l'OMS, le Dr Margaret Chan, et reconduit par le Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Auparavant, il a été ambassadeur itinérant de l'ONUSIDA, première personne en Chine à être nommée à ce poste.

 

Né à Londres, M. Chau a étudié le piano à la Royal Academy of Music et est diplômé de l'université de Cambridge et du King's College de Londres. Il a suivi un cours de formation exécutive sur le leadership mondial et la politique publique au XXIe siècle à la John F. Kennedy School of Government de l'université de Harvard. Il est un Young Global Leader du Forum économique mondial et un One Young World Counsellor.

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