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MA in International Policy

Chan Leem

2023 Cohort

Bucheon, Gyeonggi, South Korea

Chanwool (Chan) Leem, from Bucheon, South Korea, is pursuing the Ford Dorsey master’s in international policy at Stanford. He graduated from Seoul National University with bachelor’s degrees in Hispanic language and literature, and political science and international relations. Chan’s research interests include developing effective international rules for cyberspace that meaningfully reflect the viewpoints and interests of nongovernmental stakeholders. Before Stanford, Chan served as a diplomat. He represented South Korea at U.N. cybersecurity negotiations, spearheaded the country’s first-ever participation at a NATO summit, negotiated and implemented military agreements with the United States Forces Korea, and worked on South Korea’s diplomatic rapprochement toward Cuba. For military duty, he served in the 8th U.S. Army as a Korean Augmentation to the United States Army (KATUSA) sergeant (E-5) and received an Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM). He received the Foreign Ministry’s Outstanding Policy Report Award in 2021 and was a Fulbright Scholarship candidate in 2022.

Education

MA in International Policy, School of Humanities and Sciences