Dr. DIAO Daming came to School of International Studies, Renmin University of China in 2017 as associate professor. His research area includes American politics, U.S.Congressional role in foreign policy making, and Sino-U.S. Relations. Prior to joining Renmin University, Dr. Diao served as assistant professor at the Institute of American Studies,Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (2012-2017) and assistant director and postdoctoral researcher at Tsinghua University’s Center for U.S.-China Relations (2010-2012), where he taught courses on the American Government and Politics and managed the Tsinghua’s training program for the U.S. federal officials.Dr. Diao is the author of Deconstructing the Capitol Hill: U.S.Congressional Politics and Its Members’ Actions Towards China (With Prof. Zhang Guang, Current Affair Press, 2013), The Purse of the State: U.S. Congress and Appropriations Politics (Shanghai People’s Publishing House, 2012), The Handbook of U.S.Congressional Studies (With Prof. Zhang Guang, Fudan University Press, 2008). He has published 15 academic articles on American politics and Sino-U.S.relations in Chinese leading peer-viewed academic journals. He is also a regular columnist and media commentator for notable newspapers, news magazines and TV programs in China.Dr. Diao received his doctorate in public administration and policy from Nankai University located in Tianjin,China. He received his bachelor degree in political science and master degree in comparative politics from Nankai. Dr. Diao has had visiting-scholar experience in the U.S. He spent 4 months at the University of Montana’s Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center in 2008 and was the APCSS fellow for ASC course in 2011. From 2014 to 2015, he has worked as a visiting scholarship at Institute for U.S.-China Issues, University of Oklahoma.