Informing Congress

Asia Program Director Sue Terry engaged in high-level briefings, testifying to Congress and informing senior policymakers on US policy toward Asia. She joined Secretary of State Antony Blinken and a small group of Korea scholars to analyze US policy toward North Korea. Terry also provided a scene-setter to Vice President Kamala Harris in advance of her trip to Japan and South Korea to lead the Presidential delegation to former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s funeral.

Rebecca Pincus, Director of the Polar Institute, and Mike Sfraga, Chair and Distinguished Fellow of the Polar Institute & Chair of the US Arctic Research Commission, testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation about US Coast Guard leadership pertaining to Arctic safety, security, and environmental

Duncan Wood, Vice President for Strategy & New Initiatives, and Senior Advisor to the Mexico Institute, testified before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, offering bipartisan expertise on the scope and scale of critical mineral demand and recycling.

Eddy Acevedo, Wilson Center Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to the President, testified before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism, sharing insights on the state of democracy in Tunisia, helping to guide next steps for US foreign policy.