Senior Associate (Asia Program) and Director of Japan Studies,
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
James L. Schoff
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| 2012 to Present |
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP), Washington, DC Senior Associate (Asia Program) and Director of Japan Studies |
| 2010 to 2012 | Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Washington, DC Senior Advisor for East Asia Policy |
| 2003 to 2010 | Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis (IFPA), Cambridge, MA Director of Asia-Pacific Studies |
| 2007 | Boston University, Boston, MA Lecturer in International Relations (Japanese foreign policy), grad/undergrad course. |
| 1999 to 2003 | United States - Japan Foundation, New York, NY Program Officer for U.S.-Japan Policy Studies and Communications Programs |
| 1994 to 1999 | Bovis Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, Princeton, NJ US Business Development / Asia Project Manager Schal Bovis, Inc. - Japan Branch, Tokyo, Japan (1995-1998) Business Manager / Project Manager Schal Bovis, Inc., Chicago, Illinois (1994-1995) |
| 1993 - 1994 | The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC Economic / Foreign Policy Research Assistant |
| 1993 | The Center for Foreign Journalists, Reston, VA |
| 1990 - 1992 | Willkie Farr & Gallagher, Washington, DC Legal Asst. for International Trade Law Firm |
| 1989 - 1990 | Pacific Islands Club (Hotel / Resort), Saipan, Micronesia Public Relations Officer for Japanese Market |
| 1988 - 1989 | Japan’s Ministry of Education “JET” Program, Yokohama, Japan Teacher of English in four Japanese public elementary schools |
EDUCATION
M.A., International Affairs (Japan Studies & International Law)
Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced Int’l Studies (SAIS), 1993
B.A., History, Duke University, 1988
One Year Abroad - Language Study, International Christian University, Japan 1986-87
Graduate, UN Course on Civil-Military Coordination in Complex Contingencies (UN OCHA, in Malaysia, 2007)
