English to Chinese: International Forum on Children Development Guest Speaker Introduction
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Source text - English
Joan Lombardi Ph.D. is a leading national and international expert on child development and social policy. Over the past 40 years Dr. Lombardi has made significant contributions in the areas of child and family policy as an innovative leader and policy advisor to national and international organizations and foundations and as a public servant.
Dr. Lombardi served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Early Childhood Development for the Obama Administration in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2009-2011). In this role she was responsible for the administration and coordination of two of the largest early childhood programs, Head Start and the Child Care and Development Fund as well as serving as the liaison with the U.S. Department of Education and other federal agencies. She was instrumental in designing the Early Learning Challenge and in launching the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program. Earlier in her career she also served in various positions during the Clinton Administration (l993-1998) including as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and External Affairs in Administration for Children and Families and as the first Commissioner of the Child Care Bureau.
Outside of public service, Dr. Lombardi was the advisor to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, UNICEF and other foundations and international organizations. She is the founder of Global Leaders for Young Children, sponsored by the World Forum Foundation. Dr. Lombardi is the author of numerous publications including Beacon of Hope: The Promise of Early Head Start for the Nation’s Youngest Children and Time to Care: Redesigning Child Care to Promote Education, Support Families and Build Communities. | Translation - Chinese
琼·隆巴尔迪博士是一位全球知名的儿童发展和社会政策专家。在过去的四十年中，作为一名创新型领导者、多个美国及国际组织和基金会的政策顾问以及一名美国国家公务员，她为儿童和家庭政策领域做出了重大贡献。
隆巴尔迪博士曾于奥巴马执政期间在美国卫生及公共服务部儿童早期发展项目中担任助理秘书（2009-2011）。在这期间，她负责管理和协调两个最大的儿童早期发展项目:启蒙和儿童关怀及发展基金，并同时负责与美国教育部及其他联邦机构间的联络沟通。她在幼儿学习挑战计划的筹备中及孕妇、婴幼儿家访计划的开展中起到了重要的作用。职业生涯早期，她也曾在克林顿执政(l993-1998)期间担任多项职务，包括在儿童与家庭管理部门担任政策与对外事务部助理秘书及儿童关怀组织第一任理事。
在公共服务领域之外，隆巴尔迪博士曾在比尔和梅林达·盖茨基金会，联合国儿童基金会及其他众多基金会和国际组织中担任顾问。她同时也是由世界论坛基金会赞助的全球领袖关爱青少年组织的创始人。隆巴尔迪博士著有众多出版物，其中包括《希望的灯塔：为全国幼儿提供早期启蒙教育的承诺》以及《关怀时刻：为促进教育而重塑儿童关怀几乎，帮助家庭和建设社区。 |
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