Rick joined Eurasia Group after a 27-year career as the US State Department's top China policy official, overseeing the creation of the Office of China Coordination, informally known as the China House, and concurrently serving as deputy assistant secretary of state for the greater China.
Fluent in Mandarin and Spanish, Rick also speaks Arabic and worked for more than a decade on Middle East issues, including as director for Israel, Palestine, Egypt, and Jordan at the National Security Council under George W. Bush and as political counselor in Jerusalem and Islamabad. A graduate of Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service, Rick is based in Eurasia Group's Washington, DC, office. When not immersed in all things China, he enjoys hiking and sailing with his wife.
华自强曾担任美国国务院的高级中国政策官员长达27年，负责建立了被称为“中国智库”的中国协调办公室，并同时担任助理国务卿帮办负责大中华区业务。
华自强精通汉语和西班牙语，也会说阿拉伯语，并且在中东问题上有十多年的工作经验。他曾在小布什总统任内的白宫国家安全委员会担任以色列、巴勒斯坦、埃及和约旦事务的主任，并在耶路撒冷和伊斯兰堡担任政治顾问。华自强毕业于乔治城大学沃尔什外交学院，目前驻在欧亚集团位于华盛顿特区的办公室。闲暇时，他喜欢和妻子一起徒步旅行和帆船出游。