Elnigar Iltebir
Elnigar Iltebir | |
|---|---|
| Director for China at the United States National Security Council | |
| Assumed office August, 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 June 1984 Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China |
| Nationality | United States |
| Residence(s) | Washington D.C., United States |
| Alma mater | University of Maryland, College Park Harvard Kennedy School The George Washington University [1] |
| Occupation | Politician |
Elnigar Iltebir (Uyghur: ئەلنىگار ئىلتەبىر; born 1984) is a United States-based Uyghur politician and activist. The Trump administration has appointed her as director for China at the National Security Council in August 2019.[2][3][4][5]
Personal life
Elnigar Iltebir was born in Urumchi city of Xinjiang in 1984 and grew up there. In 1992, she moved to Istanbul, Turkey with her family and lived there until she complete her high school in Kabataş Erkek Lisesi. In Feb 2000, her family again moved to the United States as Iltebir a teenager.[6][7][8]
Iltebir is the daughter of well-known Uyghur writer and journalist Ablikim Baqi Iltebir, who worked as middle school teacher, chief editor in "Tengritagh Journal" and vice-president of "Urumchi Art Union" in Urumchi in the past, then worked in Radio Free Asia from Feb 2000 till Aug 2017 and passed away on 8 Aug 2019 at the age of 68.[9]
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), International Security and Economic Policy
2009-2015
MPP, International Security and Political Economy
2005-2007
B.A., International Relations
2001-2005
See also
References
- ^ "As China Cracks Down on Uighurs, a Uighur American Joins the White House". www.foreignpolicy.com. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "White House appoints Uygur-American Elnigar Iltebir to top China policy advisory job". www.scmp.com. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Trump Adminstration appoints Uygur-American Elnigar Iltebir to top China policy advisory job". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Uyghur American entered United States White House". www.rfa.com. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "White Home appoints Uygur-American Elnigar Iltebir to high China coverage advisory job". www.newpaper24.com. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "The White House quietly appointed a new China director who could rattle Beijing and make a US-China trade deal even less likely". www.businessinsider.com. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "White House adds Uighur American to security council: report". www.thehill.com. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Uyghur Appointed as China Director at US National Security Council". www.unpo.org. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Well-known journalist Ablikim Baqi Iltebir Passed Away". www.rfa.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
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