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Johnsen Romero aims to speak from the position of a non-government organization and how his foundational experience as a UBC alum translated into real-world experience in international relations. He notes how a significant portion of his work facilitates diplomacy in Asia at a substantive level, building beyond academic recommendations often found in think-tank contexts. Ultimately, he aims to underscore that the impact one can make in foreign policy is not necessarily limited to visible diplomats, but in informal and little-known channels.
Johnsen Romero is Director of the Indo-Pacific Program and a Research Fellow at the Ottawa-based Institute for Peace and Diplomacy. With an academic background touching both Asia and here at UBC, his career touches positions at Global Affairs Canada, the federal Department of Finance, and BC’s trade ministry under the China Director in the branches for East Asia and International Markets. Through the Yenching Fellowship at Peking University, he holds a Master of Law in Politics and International Relations. He earned a BA in International Relations from UBC.
Presented by the Centre for Chinese Research (CCR)
