Judy Cheng-Hopkins
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Ms. Judy Cheng-Hopkins of Malaysia is Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations
for Peace building Support. She was appointed on 17 August 2009.
She was previously the Assistant High Commissioner for Refugees in charge of Operations (2006–09), active in over 118 countries.
Cheng-Hopkins hails from Penang
where she attended St. George's Girls' School. She received an American Field Service
scholarship to study in the United States. She has a bachelor degree in English Literature from Beloit College
in 1976 and a Master's degree in Economic Development from Columbia University
School of International and Public Affairs
in 1978, and diplomas from l'Université d'Haute Bretagne in France
and Harvard University
, USA.
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
for Peace building Support. She was appointed on 17 August 2009.
She was previously the Assistant High Commissioner for Refugees in charge of Operations (2006–09), active in over 118 countries.
Cheng-Hopkins hails from Penang
Penang
Penang is a state in Malaysia and the name of its constituent island, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia by the Strait of Malacca. It is bordered by Kedah in the north and east, and Perak in the south. Penang is the second smallest Malaysian state in area after Perlis, and the...
where she attended St. George's Girls' School. She received an American Field Service
AFS Intercultural Programs
AFS Intercultural Programs was established in 1915 by A. Piatt Andrew, a onetime economics professor at Harvard University and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury...
scholarship to study in the United States. She has a bachelor degree in English Literature from Beloit College
Beloit College
Beloit College is a liberal arts college in Beloit, Wisconsin, USA. It is a member of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest, and has an enrollment of roughly 1,300 undergraduate students. Beloit is the oldest continuously operated college in Wisconsin, and has the oldest building of any college...
in 1976 and a Master's degree in Economic Development from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
School of International and Public Affairs
School of International and Public Affairs
The School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University is one of the most prestigious graduate schools of public policy in the world. Located on Columbia's Morningside Heights campus in the Borough of Manhattan, in New York City, the School has 15,000 graduates in more than 150...
in 1978, and diplomas from l'Université d'Haute Bretagne in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, USA.