Robert Edwards
Experienced China Liaison for Corporate, Academic and Government Interests. Active locally in developing the historic school, church and farm site owned at the eastern foot of Chattanooga\'s famous Missionary Ridge.
- Role
- National Board Member and President for Southern Region and Chattanooga Chapter at Us China Peoples Friendship
- Location
- Chattanooga, TN, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Robert Edwards
I have long had a passion to serve as a bridge for understanding people of differing languages and cultures. To pursue this dream, I became among the earliest of American students and teachers to live in China. Seeking to pass on my knowledge, I established successful Mandarin Chinese programs in Memphis and Sewanee, Tennessee. Presently, I\'m engaged in a project to bring disparate communities together to transform a Chattanooga church, school and farm into a full-fledged organization to educate citizens of our area\'s rich history and prepare our youth for the jobs of the future.
Experience
National Board Member and President for Southern Region and Chattanooga Chapter
Jan 2002 — Present · Chattanooga, TN, US
The US-China Peoples Friendship Association® (USCPFA) was founded as a national organization in 1974, working on people-to-people diplomacy between Americans and Chinese. Nearly 35 chapters in four regions spanning the United States comprise the organization.
Education
Duke University
Beijing Teacher's College and Nanjing University, Chinese language and cultural studies
1983 — 1983
The George Washington University
Mandarin Chinese
1984 — 1984
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
M.A., Education
2002 — 2004
Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance
1986 — 1988
Mandarin Daily Language Center
Mandarin Chinese
1985 — 1986
Rhodes College
B.A., International Studies
1979 — 1983
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