Nancy Bernkopf Tucker (July 12, 1948 – December 1, 2012) was an American diplomat, writer and diplomatic historian of the Georgetown University, specializing in American-East Asian relations, particularly United States relations with China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

[2] Born in New York City,[3] Tucker earned a Bachelor of Arts at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in 1970, Certificate of the East Asian Institute and Master of Arts in Chinese history at Columbia University in 1973, a Master of Philosophy in American East Asian relations at Columbia University in 1976, and a Ph.D. in American East Asian relations at Columbia in 1980.

Additionally, she edited and contributed to other books and wrote articles and essays that appeared in academic journals.

The series is designed "to publish high-quality, rigorously researched works in the academic fields in which Tucker was involved."

Tucker donated money toward that goal before her death, and Cohen subsequently completed the plans.