David Dollar, China Scholar and Former US Treasury Envoy, Dies

David Dollar, a China scholar, commentator and former Treasury Department envoy to Beijing during President Barack Obama’s administration, has died, the Brookings Institution announced. No age or cause of death were provided.

Dollar served as World Bank country director for China and Mongolia between 2004 and 2009, part of a more than 20-year career at the development bank. His research focused on Chinese economic reform and globalization. Previously, he was an assistant professor at the University of California Los Angeles.