April 25, 2007
HP-370

Chin Sworn In as U.S. Executive Director at the Asian Development Bank

Washington, D.C.--Curtis S. Chin, appointed by President Bush to serve as U.S. Executive Director at the Asian Development Bank, was sworn in today by Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr.  He was confirmed by the Senate on March 29, 2007.  Previously, Chin served as a managing director with Burson-Marsteller where he worked in various capacities, focusing most recently on such issues as corporate responsibility, stakeholder engagement and public-private sector partnerships. He has lived and worked throughout the United States and Asia.  He previously served on the Department of State's Advisory Committee on Cultural Diplomacy, and during the George H.W. Bush Administration served as a Special Assistant to the Secretary of Commerce.  He holds degrees from Northwestern University and Yale University.