In collaboration with the University of Wisconsin, the East Asian Studies Center presents a Midwestern Professionalization Seminar in East Asian Studies with guest speakers:
Nathan Bland
Diplomat in Residence
US Department of State
Soo Kim
Policy Analyst
Rand Corporation
Each guest will speak for about 15 minutes about their careers and about how students with policy interests might get started down a similar path, and will be available to answer some questions. Please register here with your .edu email address for access to this event.
Nathan Bland has served with the US Department of State for 15 years with tours in Consulate Shenyang, China (Consular Officer); Embassy Vatican (Public Affairs Officer); Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs (Foreign Scientific Affairs Officer); Foreign Service Economic Studies Course (w/ a Practicum at General Electric’s Global Government Affairs & Policy Office); Embassy Belmopan, Belize (Political/Economic Section Chief; Acting Deputy Chief of Mission); and Embassy Mexico City (Assistant General Services Officer).
He earned a BS in Business Administration from Louisiana College, an MA in Diplomacy and International Relations from Seton Hall University, and an MA in Asian Studies from Seton Hall University. [Full biography]
Soo Kim is a policy analyst at the RAND Corporation and an adjunct instructor at American University. Her research interests include the Korean Peninsula, Russia, Indo-Pacific strategy, near-peer competition, decisionmaking, propaganda, and the intelligence community. She served as an analyst in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and also worked at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
A native Korean speaker, Kim is a contributor to the Nikkei Asian Review and the Lowy Institute's The Interpreter, and has published articles in The Hill, The Diplomat, The National Interest, National Review, and other publications. She comments frequently on Korean Peninsula and East Asia issues in international media, including The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Financial Times, CNN, PBS, Bloomberg, Voice of America, BBC, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Handelsblatt, Chosun Ilbo, and Donga Ilbo.
Kim earned a B.A. in French from Yale University and an M.A. in international relations/strategic studies at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
If you require an accommodation, such as live captioning, to participate in this event, please contact Stephanie Metzger at metzger.235@osu.edu or 614-247-4725. Requests made at least two weeks in advance of the event will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.
This event is supported by a U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant to The Ohio State University East Asian Studies Center.
