Stephen J. Yates
American political advisor and government official
Stephen J. Yates is an American political advisor and government official who last served as the president of Radio Free Asia. He previously served as the deputy national security adviser to the Vice President to Dick Cheney from 2001 to 2005 and chairman of the Idaho Republican Party from 2014 to 2017. He has been the CEO of consulting firm DC International Advisory since 2006.
Early life and education
Yates attended Brigham Young University and served as a Mormon missionary in Taiwan from 1987 to 1989. He speaks fluent Mandarin and his Chinese name is "葉望輝" (Yè Wànghuī). He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chinese language and literature from the University of Maryland, College Park and a Master of Arts in Chinese studies from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University.
Career
Yates worked for the National Security Agency under the United States Department of Defense; he served as a liaison officer to the Department of Commerce. He was a senior policy analyst at The Heritage Foundation from 1996 to 2001, and served as deputy national security advisor to the Vice President to Dick Cheney from 2001 to 2005.
From 2005 to 2006, Yates served as a lobbyist and vice president of the global affairs practice for Barbour Griffith & Rogers, whose clients included Taiwan, the Indonesian National Shipowners' Association, Moneygram International, Lebanon's National Dialogue Party, and the Republic of India British Nuclear Fuels, Plc. (via a contract with Sutherland Asbill & Brennan).
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