Peter Winter Email & Phone Number

Belfast, Gb

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

U.S. Embassy - Cairo, Egypt

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

U.S. Embassy - Islamabad, Pakistan

U.S. Consulate General - Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

U.S. Consulate General - Shanghai, China

Yeosu, Jeollanam-Do, Korea

Oversaw operating functions of the USA Pavilion at the 2012 World Expo under direction of COO, including staff duties, security operations, facility & technical maintenance, and Pavilion safety & crisis procedures. Directly managed operations employees, including floor managers, 40 Student Ambassadors, and contracted security & custodial teams, while leading coordination with US Embassy, VIP/Protocol, and Retail teams. Developed and implemented Pavilion standard operating procedures, including Student Ambassador guide duties, emergency & fire evacuation plans, crisis communications guidelines, and staff training.

Los Angeles

Managed online magazine featuring articles and multimedia on China’s political, cultural, economic and social development. Oversaw 20+ student writers, editorial staff, and multimedia editors in all aspects of content production. Authored articles on wide range of issues, including social media use, youth nationalism, the gambling industry, and online gaming.

Los Angeles

Responsible for maintaining professional and academic relationships with Chinese universities and media/communications industry. Developed professional training program on "Media Innovation" for Shanghai Media Group executives and broadcasters.

Shanghai

Oversaw 160-person Student Ambassador Program at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, including student training, work assignments, personnel issues, living arrangements, and media opportunities. Coordinated student participation among all Pavilion departments, including show operations, VIP hosting, cultural programming, media outreach, and US government initiatives through the Shanghai Consulate. Helped develop public diplomacy programming to increase American student presence at Expo, such as Pavilion exchanges, school visits, mentorship programs, and corporate events.

Managing Editor & Deputy Editor (Graduate Student) for US-China Today magazine, a student-run publication from the USC U.S.-China Institute (china.usc.edu). Duties include writing articles on issues related to the US-China relationship, managing a team of writers, and writing development.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Assisted in management of Bureau of International Information Programs’ "Democracy Video Challenge," an online film competition aimed to further discussion with the international public on issues of democratic development and human rights. Coordinated all communications with contest winners from 12 countries, including Zambia, Nepal, Brazil and Iran.

Researcher covering religious and ethnic issues in China, focused on Muslim, Tibetan, and Christian conflict with the government. Wrote 70-page paper for publish as a undergraduate teaching tool.

Staff writer for US-China Today, a student-run publication out of the USC U.S.-China Institute. Articles have covered the rise of Chinese nationalism, Macau and the gambling industry, religious issues within the country, and the use of text messaging as a vehicle for social organization.

Conducted research on countries, organizations, and actors in the public diplomacy arena. Published several articles for the Center's Public Diplomacy Blog. Helped conduct the Center's first Summer Institute on Public Diplomacy, which brought together scholars and professionals from around the world. Worked as primary web editor from Aug 2007-May 2008.

M.P.D., Public Diplomacy

B.A., International Relations & East Asian Languages

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi Magna Cum Laude Mandarin Chinese

Certificate, Mandarin Language Studies

Overseas study - full academic year Courses taught fully in Mandarin