Daehan Lee Email & Phone Number

Seoul, South Korea

• Selected as one of the Young Leaders (2021 cohort), who are recognized as the best and brightest young professionals and scholars devoted to Indo-Pacific affairs• Acquired permanent Young Leadership

• Selected as one of the 15-18 people to form the inaugural cohort of the U.S.-Japan-ROK Next Generation Leaders Initiative, but left the cohort due to career schedule conflict

Seoul, South Korea

• Involved in aerospace and defense projects

Seoul, South Korea

• Involved in aerospace and defense projects• Commissioned to write aerospace report for the UK Embassy in Seoul

Seoul, South Korea

• Wrote Wrote English articles based on South Korean media outlets’ and government’s information about political and military affairs of the Korean Peninsula

Seoul, South Korea

• Wrote English articles based on South Korean media outlets’ and government’s information about overall Korean naval development, R&D, acquisition, and defense industries in the Korean Peninsula

Seoul, South Korea

• Organizing and preparing for official meetings and diplomatic events of the ambassador with the Korean government, politicians, ministerial level officials, ambassadors, mass media, industrial leaders• Drafting and managing the embassy’s official notes exchanged with the ROK Ministry of Foreign Affairs and all diplomatic missions to the ROK• Assisting the embassy/ambassador’s public relations and outreach • Translating official English, Korean, and French letters and documents

Busan, South Korea

• Proposed legislative bills for the Office of the National Assembly Member, Hunseung Lee, and his staffs

U.S. Embassy And Consulate In South Korea

• Selected for the 2020 cohort of FNSIP (Foreign National Student Internship Program) by the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, and worked at the Consulate section• Drafted diplomatic cables about Korean politics and governance• Wrote daily information-gathering reports by conducting research, tracking, and analyzing political/economic/military affairs of the Republic of Korea• Wrote weekly reports by monitoring and updating public opinion trends on 2021 by-election candidates and political parties• Translated and reported breaking news about the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) issues• Organized the pandemic report format and weekly updated statistical charts for meetings• Served as an interpreter and a notetaker, travelling with U.S. diplomats and staffs for official meetings and public diplomacy events • Developed contacts with official/civil society (politicians, political parties, mayors, city councils, candidates, government organizations, senior military officers, veterans, professors, etc)• Recorded, translated, and summarized remarks/messages of official meetings• Drafted and translated public remarks/speeches for diplomatic events• Served as a backup for staffs during their absence

Busan, South Korea

• Assisted academic research of the visiting professor, Dr. Daniel E. Turnbull, the former U.S. career diplomat and a spokesperson of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, Republic of Korea• Assisted the preparation for contents of his courses and lecture materials in English, Korean, and French (Course titles: European Society/Politics/Economy, U.S. Politics/Foreign Policy) • Searched for artifacts, graphs, maps, and chronological information of all eras of European empires and wars • Translated and summarized Korean-written documents about the diplomatic relations of old Korea• Translated and summarized French-written documents about the medieval European political system• Conducted academic research about the establishment of the U.S. political system and constitution

Office Of The Rok Fleet Command Master Chief

• Served for two ROK Fleet Command Master Chiefs (E-9, Senior Enlisted Advisors to the Vice Admiral of the ROK Fleet Command), Mr. Myeong-hwan Do and Mr. Heebok Park• Participated in the combined military exercises in 2016, Key Resolve (KR) as a translator• Language specialist for the E-9 Master Chief Petty Officer of the ROK Navy (MCPON, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the ROK Chief of Naval Operations (CNO)), other E-8 Senior Chief Petty Officers (SCPO) of various ROK naval commands, Fleet Command Master Chiefs (FLTCM) of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, the U.S. 7th Fleet, and the CNFK• Translator for onboard receptions (USS Ronald Reagan, USS John C. Stennis, USS Bonhomme Richard), the ship opening ceremony of the Indian Navy, and official/private luncheons and dinners• Translated briefing materials and documents in preparation for the 1st command master chief-level ROK-U.S. Navies Strategic Conference in 2016• Responsible for consecutive translation for the U.S.-ROK Navies during the conference and its briefings• Accomplished to make the strategic conference an annual event held between the two Navies for closer mutual cooperation and interoperability

Aide’S Office Of The Vice Admiral, Rok Fleet Command

• Provided protocol assistance at ceremonies for U.S.-ROK senior officers, admirals, command master chiefs including U.S. Pacific Fleet, the U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. Naval Forces Korea (CNFK), and the ROK Fleet Command

Ddh-976 Munmu The Great

• Translated in charge of the joint overhaul business project with Hyundai Heavy Industry, ROK Navy, U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), defense industry companies (Raytheon, BAE Systems, Thales), and ROK Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA)• Technical translation among Hyundai Heavy Industry technicians, American technical test directors, and Korean naval officers during the maintenance of the Vertical Launching System (VLS) of the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer Munmu the Great (DDH-976)• Translated classified documents regarding the imported VLS during several sea-based missile launch tests

Naval Training & Education Command

Seoul, South Korea

• Dispatched as an assistant translator to Operation Plan (OPLAN) Branch of the ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), cooperating with the ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command (CFC)• Participated in the ROK-U.S. combined exercise, Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG)• Translated documents about war-game security situations

Master Of Arts - Ma, Security Policy,

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Global Studies, College Of Economics And International Trade,, 3.9/4.5

Activities and Societies: • The U.S. House of Representatives Chiefs of Staff's Study Tour in Korea • Korean affairs discussion.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science And Diplomacy, College Of Social Science,, 3.9/4.5

Activities and Societies: • Security discussion with the Captain of the U.S. Command of Naval Forces Korea (CNFK) • Double-major

European Studies And Advanced French

• Advanced French and European Studies (B2-level French, European Union, European History, French Politics and Civilization) • Le français.