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South Korea

Digital Transformation VPU - accelerating digital/AI transformation for sustainable, resilient, and inclusive development

East Asia and Pacific Practice

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Open-source intelligence analysis

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Conducted 3+ monthly research projects through in-depth analyses of geopolitical risk and military affairs, which were presented to the Vice President and senior fellows • Authored three 40+ pages briefing books on COVID-19 response and digital technology and energy infrastructure development• Briefed senior leadership daily on trade and military activities on the Korean Peninsula, leveraging monitoring of geographic information and satellite images

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

AU Practicum I Client: The Office of Policy Planning Title: "Russia and China's Marriage of Convenience: Creating Conditions for Divorce"• Presented policy analysis to State Department officials and U.S. diplomats as a consulting project which identified key challenges regarding Russia-China coalitions in five strategic regions• Co-authored a 25-page policy proposal outlining 12 actionable region-specific diplomatic, economic, energy, and defense initiatives to manage risks posed by Russia and China• Conducted data-backed, cost-and-benefit analysis for each policy recommendation, considering first and second order implications

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Evaluated the success of policy advocacy projects for grant reporting and new grant proposals by monitoring legislative changes and assessing public opinion trends • Developed and executed 25+ off-the-record briefings for Congressional staff to result in enhancing understanding and building bipartisan consensus on foreign policy

Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul, Korea

Research & Teaching Assistant for Jean Monnett Chair, EU Center, Dr. Sunghoon-Park• Researched EU-Korea trade policy and WTO anti-dumping rules and collected relevant data for Dr. Park’s research projects • Prepared class materials for international trade and finance policy, economic development and integration, and foreign direct investment courses• Organized and coordinated the EU Centre's academic and professional events, working closely with the administrative office at Korea University

Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, Korea

• Organized the 2018 Korea International Water Week (KIWW) which hosted 12,000 participants from 72 countries, and liaised with 32 global leaders at ministerial levels and VIP invitees as a point of contact• Created a 100-page program handbook detailing 40+ sessions and made an evaluation report highlighting the outcomes• Promoted South Korea's leading role in enhancing the international public-private partnership in water resource development

Greater New York City Area

• Spearheaded 3 major action-oriented advocacy and policy reform projects, weekly and monthly stakeholder engagement, 25+ grassroots campaigns, and online promotion supporting DACA, Housing for All, and Driver’s License initiatives• Created a conceptual framework for survey design, case studies, and opinion polls, and visualized and structured raw survey data into standardized datasets to present the final product for media briefings• Generated weekly educational workshops for the youth and senior immigrant community by collecting information from media sources and official policy statements and translating them from English to Korean and vice versa• Delivered weekly speeches at Brooklyn Court House to educate 1,000+ newly naturalized U.S. citizens on voting rights

M.A., Us Foreign Policy And National Security | International Peacebuilding And Conflict Resolution

Activities and Societies: 1. A Dual Master's Degrees Program, 2. Practicum: "Russia and China's Marriage of Convenience - Creating.

M.A., International Peace And Security

Activities and Societies: A Dual Master's Degrees Program

B.A, Political Science And International Relations

Activities and Societies: North Korea Studies Group

B.A., Political Science And International Relations

Activities and Societies: International Students Association (ISA), ROTCExchange Student

Global Leadership Program