Who is she? A senior trade official with extensive negotiating experience, Wendy Cutler became assistant U.S. trade representative (USTR) for Japan, Korea, and Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation affairs in 2004. Over the course of her 25 years at USTR, Cutler…
Who are they? John Kerry currently serves as the 68th Secretary of State for the United States, a position he has held since succeeding Hillary Clinton in February 2013. Secretary Kerry previously served as a U.S. Senator for over 28…
Who is he? Su Tseng-chang is the current chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Taiwan, the primary opposition to President Ma Ying-jeou’s Kuomintang (KMT). Su has been on the front lines of DPP politics since helping launch the…
Who is she? Mary Grace Sonora Poe-Llamanzares, more commonly known as Grace Poe, is a Filipino politician who previously served as chairperson of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board. Her father, Fernando Poe Jr., popularly referred to as…
Who is he? Taufiq Kiemas was a highly regarded senior Indonesian politician who served as speaker of the People’s Consultative Assembly of Indonesia from 2009 until his recent passing. He was the husband of former president Megawati Sukarnoputri, who leads…
Who is he? Thomas Countryman has been the assistant secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation since September 2011. He is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service and holds the rank of Minister-Counselor with 30 years’ experience in political-military…
Who is he? Joseph Yun is the acting assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs. Prior to his current position, he served as the principal deputy assistant secretary of state and as a deputy assistant secretary of…
Who is he? Dr. M Mangapati Pallam Raju serves as Minister for Human Resources Development, the head of India’s education agency. Pallam Raju was elected to the 9th, 14th, and 15th Lok Sabha representing the Kakinada constituency of Andhra Pradesh…
Who is he? Kim Han-gil is a four-term lawmaker and the new chairman of South Korea’s largest opposition party, the Democratic Party. Born in 1953, Kim’s literary career began with winning a rookie award for his novel from major South…
Who is he? Lee Byung-kee is the new Republic of Korea (ROK) ambassador to Japan, and assumed his post on June 4, 2013. Previously, he served as a political adviser at the think tank of the ruling Saenuri Party. Lee’s…
