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Executive Director
White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
John Quoc Duong is
the Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Asian
Americans and Pacific Islanders. In this capacity, he is charged
with coordinating all federal activities under Executive Order
13216, to increase opportunities for and improve the quality of
life of over twelve million Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
(AAPIs). In addition, Mr. Duong works with the White House and
the President's Advisory Commission on AAPIs to advise the
President on the needs and concerns of this population.
Prior to joining the Bush-Cheney
Administration, Mr. Duong was Vice President of Bridgecreek
Development, a real estate development company based in
California. He previously served in various capacities in
California Governor Pete Wilson's Office of Community Relations,
most recently as Deputy Director of that office. In his appointed
capacity, Mr. Duong represented the Governor in all aspects of
community affairs throughout the state and was the Governor's
spokesperson to specialty media. He also represented the Governor
in protocol matters, including meetings with foreign diplomats,
trade delegations, and working with locally-based consulate
generals' offices. In 1999, Mr. Duong founded Q-Strategies, a
consulting firm for small businesses.
With a commitment to public service,
Mr. Duong has served as a board member on the Contra Costa
College Foundation, the Contra Costa County Workforce Development
Board, the America Viet League, and the Vietnamese American
Council. He was also a member of the Commonwealth Club of
California, the Richmond-San Pablo Exchange Club, and the
Vietnamese American Public Affairs Committee.
Mr. Duong came to the United States
in 1982, at the age of nine, as a refugee from Vietnam. He
formerly resided in the San Francisco Bay Area and is a graduate
of the University of California, Davis.
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