ˈæftɚ wˈɜːkɪŋ ɪnðə klˈɪntən ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən, sˈuːɾɪŋɡɚ hˈæzbiːn ɐ sˈiːnjɚɹ ˈænɐlˌɪst fɚðə bɹˈʊkɪŋz ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃən wˌɛɹ hiː ɹˈoʊt ðə bˈʊk bᵻjˌɔnd tjˈænɐnmˌɛn ðə pˈɑːlətˌɪks ʌv jˈuː.ˈɛs.tʃˈaɪnɚ ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənz, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn dˈæʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd.
After working in the Clinton administration, Suettinger has been a senior analyst for the Brookings Institution where he wrote the book Beyond Tiananmen – The Politics of U.S.-China Relations, 1989-2000.