Heejo Choi

Heejo Choi is a career diplomat from the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs with experience in security and development. As Deputy Chief of Mission to Uganda and South Sudan, he oversaw more than 50 development projects, including Ebola response and refugee assistance. He previously worked on North Korean nuclear issues and Korea–U.S.–Japan trilateral consultations, served at the Korean Embassy in the Czech Republic, and covered counterterrorism and emerging technologies in the Ministry’s International Security Division. He holds a B.A. in Political Science and Public Policy from Sungkyunkwan University. At Stanford’s MIP program, he is specializing in Cyber Policy & Security. His interests include AI’s impact on strategic competition between democracies and authoritarian states, frameworks for secure AI cooperation among democracies, and the role of emerging technologies in strengthening verification and reducing escalation risks in nuclear diplomacy.