Dr. Kadir Jun Ayhan hosted the Keynote Session with Dr. Joseph S. Nye in the 2020 Public Diplomacy Week.
Hi. This is Dr. Kadir Jun Ayhan, the Chief Executive Officer at Diplomacy Analytics LLC.
I am a mixed-methods researcher and policy analyst specializing in public diplomacy, including that of sub-state and non-state actors.
I have over 10 years of experience as a public diplomacy researcher and analyst. Most recently, I was an Associate Professor at Ewha Womans University’s Graduate School of International Studies.
I have published 3 edited volumes, 44 articles, including 25 in peer-reviewed journals. Majority of these publications are on evaluation in public diplomacy, people-to-people diplomacy, and the intersection of Korean foreign policy and public diplomacy.
I received awards such as the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Award (which I opted to forego for personal reasons), the International Studies Association ICOMM Best Paper Award, and the Global Korea Scholarship.
I spent over ten years as a practitioner of people-to-people diplomacy within semi-academic nonprofits, serving as a bridge between Korea and other countries including Türkiye, United States, Germany, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgzstan, and Thailand among others.
In 2022 and 2023, I had the privilege of serving as a member of the Korean Presidential Transition Panel, and on a presidential special committee on immigration. Additionally, I was a member of the Korea Foundation Steering Advisory Committee for Empowerment of Cultural Exchanges and Cooperation between 2021 and 2023.
Dr. Kadir Jun Ayhan is receiving the 2024 International Studies Association ICOMM Best Paper Award.
Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Dr. Kadir Jun Ayhan during Dr. Ayhan’s appointment to the Presidential Transition Panel in 2022.
I am also the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Public Diplomacy, one of the co-founders of the Korean Association of Public Diplomacy, and the former Section Chair for International Studies Association’s International Communication Section.
I hold a Ph.D. and a Master’s in International Studies from Seoul National University, as well as a Bachelor of Commerce in Economics, and International Trade from The University of Auckland.
I established Diplomacy Analytics LLC to offer my expertise and networks to clients in “the heart of global affairs,” Washington, D.C. area.
You can check out my detailed CV here, and visit my LinkedIn profile here.
If you are interested in my services, consider booking a 15-minute clarity call with me.