Authors
Heather Roach Variava
US Ambassador to Laos
Heather Roach Variava has served as US Ambassador to Laos since January 2024. Previously, she served as Deputy Chief of Mission, Chargé d’affaires…
Edgard Kagan
US Ambassador-designate to Malaysia
Edgard D. Kagan was confirmed as US Ambassador-designate to Malaysia in December 2023. Previously, he was the Special Assistant to the President…
Marc Knapper
US Ambassador to Vietnam
Marc E. Knapper has served as US Ambassador to Vietnam since February 2022. Previously, he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Korea…
Robert Godec
US Ambassador to Thailand
Robert F. Godec has served as US Ambassador to Thailand since August 2022. Previously, he served as Ambassador to Kenya and Tunisia, and before…
Jun Yanagi
Consul-General of Japan
Jun Yanagi assumed his post as Consul-General of Japan in Chicago in August 2023. Yanagi joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of Japan in…
Jacob Schlesinger
President, United States-Japan Foundation
Jacob M. Schlesinger is president and CEO of the United States-Japan Foundation, an organization that gives grants and runs a fellowship program…
Yuriko Gamo Romer
Director/Producer, Flying Carp Productions
Yuriko Gamo Romer began her career in advertising and is now an award-winning independent documentary filmmaker. Her newly released documentary …
Ryan Christie
Coordinator, Japanese Exchange Program, Elk Grove High School
Ryan Christie is a high school Japanese teacher and international exchange coordinator whose passion for Japanese culture and language started at…
Naledi Pandor
Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa
Dr. Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor was appointed as South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation in 2019. Previously, she…
Anna Sauerbrey
Foreign Editor, Die Zeit
