INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Vision, passion, and tireless work ethic.
California State Senator Josh Newman,
2022
Global Activities
State Legislative Leaders Fdn.
US-China Subnational Forum
Participating Board Member
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Understanding China
Berggruen Institute & 21st Century Council
2013, 2015, 2018, 2019
Year of the Rabbit Celebration
Hosted by the
Consulate General of the P.R.C.
in Los Angeles
2023
USC Schwarzenegger Institute
for State and Global Policy
Member, Board of Advisors
Los Angeles, California
2012 - Present
Council on Foreign Relations
Member
Los Angeles, California
2011 – Present
L.A. County Economic Development Corporation
Chair
Los Angeles, California
2004 & 2011
World Trade Center
Los Angeles - Long Beach, CA
Chair
Los Angeles, California
2004 - 2005 & 2010 - 2011
The China-US Energy Efficiency Alliance
Member, Board of Directors
Los Angeles, California
2012 - 2019
Pacific Council on International Policy
Member
Los Angeles, California
2001 – 2012
Robert Hertzberg knows the difference between talking about global warming and actually doing something about it.
Katie Couric, CBS Eye to Eye
Robert Hertzberg’s Solar Dream, 2007
CPIFA President Wang Chao,
Los Angeles, Sept. 2023
74th National Day of China
Los Angeles, October 2023
The Third Belt and Road Forum
Beijing, October 2023
SLLF Climate Change Roundtable
Nanjing, November 2023
China-US Sister Cities Conf.
Suzhou, November 2023
He all but explodes with plans. A high-velocity wonk, he loves BIG ideas, and will flesh out every one of them for you if you give him the time.
Los Angeles Times editorial,
2005
Bob Hertzberg has been making trips to China as both an entrepreneur and government official since 1986.
Commercial Scientific Cooperation
As a Clean Tech entrepreneur, Bob Hertzberg's business activities resulted in important collaborations with the China National Academy of Nanotechnology and Engineering (CNANE) in Tianjin, as well as the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry (CIAC), and the Nanotechnology Industrialization Base of China (NIBC).
Policy Cooperation
Facilitated cooperation with the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) and its President, Mdme. Li XiaoLin, on behalf of the State Legislative Leaders Conference (multiple activities), the California State Senate, and several other entities.
Economic Development Cooperation
As Chair of the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation in 2011, formalized cooperation with the Yangtze River Council (China).
Other Cooperative Relationships
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Bank of China (Beijing)
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Center for China & Globalization
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Chamber of Commerce for Machinery and
Electrical Equipment (CCCME)
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China Council for the Promotion of International Trade
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China Development Bank (Beijing)
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China Foreign Affairs University (Beijing)
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China Three Gorges University
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Hebei Provincial People’s Congress
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Hubei Provincial People’s Congress
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Jiangsu Provincial People’s Congress
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Meishan-California-Smart-City (Chengdu)
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National Museum of China (Beijing)
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People’s Congress of Henan Province
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Shijiazhuang High-Tech Industrial Development Zone
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Standing Committee of the
Shanghai Municipal People’s Congress
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Technology Dept of Development Research Center
of the State Council (Beijing)
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Yangtze Council
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Young China Watchers
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Zhongguancun Administrative Committee (Beijing)
Amb. Lin Songtian. President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries. Pleased to meet in Los Angeles and discuss continued cooperation facilitating U.S-China dialogue.
February 2023
Writings
Books
Workin’ Clothes: 2 Decades of Ideas
2021
Op-Eds
November 2, 2020
The San Francisco Chronicle
What California can learn from Cape Town about water policy
February 4, 2007
Los Angeles Daily News
Time for a New Idea on Energy – Joint U.S., Canada, Mexico Policy a Start
Policy Activities
Committee Membership
California State Assembly
International Trade and Development
1997 to 1998
California-Mexico Affairs
Select Committee
1999 to 2000
Foundations
International Relations and Protocol Foundation
California State Assembly
Chairman of the Board
Sacramento, California
2002 to 2005
California Assembly International Foundation
Chairman
Sacramento, California
2000 to 2002
Board and Council Memberships
The China-US Energy Efficiency Alliance
Member, Board of Directors
Los Angeles, California
2012 to 2019
Council of Foreign Relations
Member
Los Angeles, California
2011 to Present
Los Angeles World Affairs Council
Board Member
Los Angeles, California
2008 to 2011
Pacific Council on International Policy
Member
Los Angeles, California
2001 to 2012
Legislation
ACR 159 – Israel’s Independence
*Chaptered 5/15/2000*
This measure congratulates Israel on 52 years of statehood.
ACR 33 – Japan Peace Treaty Day
*Chaptered 3/12/2001*
This measure proclaims September 8, 2001, as Japan Peace Treaty Day and urges all Californians to observe this day of remembrance for the actions taken in San Francisco on September 8, 1951.