Kenneth Wong

Chief Commercial Consul
American Consulate General Hong Kong
U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service
U.S. Department of Commerce

During his 19 years with the U.S. Department of Commerce, Stewart Ballard has helped U.S. exporters succeed in winning new business in India, Kuwait, the 15 Member States of the European Union and, most recently, in 35 Asia Pacific developing countries that are members of the Asian Development Bank. Stewart has worked especially closely with U.S. firms in the following sectors: high technology and professional business advisory services (India); energy (Kuwait); and environment, energy, transportation and healthcare (European Union & Asian Development Bank countries). During his assignment in Hong Kong from 2004 to 2008, Stewart will work with U.S.-based firms to help them take advantage of new business opportunities in Hong Kong, China and other Asian Pacific countries.

Stewart has received the Bronze Medal three times and the Quarterly Star award from the International Trade Administration. His employment background includes eight years of private sector experience in intellectual property law; international banking; international freight forwarding; and import-export. His educational background includes a B.A. in Political Science (with honors) from the University of California at Berkeley; an M.A. in International Studies from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS); and a J.D. from Tulane University.