Mi Jin RYU

Mi Jin is a Master’s in International Policy candidate at Stanford, where she specializes in International Security. Prior to Stanford, she has been working at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea for six years. In 2016, she dealt with the North Korea’s 5th nuclear test. Working at the South Korean Embassy to Hungary in 2019, she was responsible for handling the ferry accident in which thirty-three South Koreans involved. From 2020 to 2021, she was in charge of inter-Korean exchange and cooperation program as well as the implementation of the UN Security Council resolutions on the DPRK. She holds a B.A. in Chinese Culture and in Economics from Sogang University, Seoul, Korea. She speaks English, Korean, and Mandarin. At Stanford, she hopes to reinforce her ability and expertise to approach the complicated and ever-changing landscape of international politics. Her academic interests include North Korean issues, arms control and disarmament, cyber security, and emerging technologies. In her free time, she loves playing golf and hiking.