Haoliang Xu is the

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(UN) Under-Secretary-General since 2023, Associate Administrator of the

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(UNDP) since 2023, and Director of the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support of UNDP in New York since 2019.

Education

Xu, a Chinese national, holds a Bachelor in Bridge Engineering from Tongji University, and a Master's degree in Management Science in Management from the

Stevens Institute of Technology Stevens Institute of Technology is a private research university in Hoboken, New Jersey. Founded in 1870, it is one of the oldest technological universities in the United States and was the first college in America solely dedicated to mechanical ...

, United States. He also holds a Masters’ of International Affairs in Economic Development and Policy Analysis from

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

Career

Mr. Xu served as UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNDP Director of the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific. Appointed on 13 August 2013, Mr. Xu led UNDP support to the country and regional sustainable development programs in 36 countries in Asia and Pacific. His tenure has been focused on reinventing UNDP's 24 Country Offices in Asia-Pacific, the Regional Hub in Bangkok, and Headquarters in New York. Previously, Xu was Deputy Director of the Regional Bureau for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States at UNDP. Prior to that, he held senior UNDP positions in Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Timor-Leste, and Iran. Before joining the UN, Xu was a computer-aided design engineer with

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in Morristown, New Jersey, United States, and an assistant lecturer at

Tongji University Tongji University () is a comprehensive public research university located in Shanghai. Established in 1907 by the German government together with German physicians in Shanghai, Tongji is one of the longest-standing, most selective, and most pr ...

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, China. Xu has appeared on ''the

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'', ''BBC World TV'', ''

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'' and other top-tier media. He delivered policy speeches at Harvard, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, Columbia and other universities. He was featured by the EY and ''

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'' in the 2014 Global Public Leaders Series.

References

External links

Haoliang Xu
How Aid Now Works and Why It Still Matters
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Haoliang Xu and Ramya Gopalan
Fighting the innovation antibodies: Three years of exploration at UNDP Asia-Pacific
Devex interview with Haoliang Xu
Fielding 'complex asks' from cities on environment, policy director says
{{DEFAULTSORT:Xu, Haoliang Living people Chinese officials of the United Nations School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University alumni 1961 births