OFFICE/DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON, DC (March 14, 2024) – The East-West Center in Washington, in coordination with the US Embassies in Seoul and Tokyo, Korean Ministry of Education, the National Institute for International Education, and Busan Metropolitan City, are proud to announce the selected delegates for the U.S.-ROK-Japan Trilateral Global Leadership Youth Summit to be held in Busan, South Korea from July 11 to 13, 2024.
Selected from a competitive pool of over 1100 applications, 50 delegates were chosen to represent the United States, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands. Selected delegates represent a range of academic qualifications, ages, topical focus, and regional backgrounds:
DELEGATES FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Deborah Jeong
Justin Kawaguchi
Kangkyu Lee
Garima Raheja
Juliana Kogan
Zach Hennenfent
Elizabeth Smith
Natasha Taliferro
Claire Callahan
Caroline Gao
Matthew Fleming
Edith Conn
Miranda Richman
Jeremy Hicks
Waly-Meissa Ndiaye
DELEGATES FOR JAPAN
Saeko Iida
Rintaro Nishimura
Hideki Tomoshige
Tamaki Hoshi
Ayumi Nagatomi
Natsuko Ogura
Aruto Masuda
Shun Hokazono
Kenji Makiguchi
Chika Shiraishi
Shizuka Kuramitsu
Kenji Nagayoshi
Megumi Avigail Yoshitomi
Haruka Satake
Kotomi Ideishi
DELEGATES FOR THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Minsun Cha
Eunhyang Kim
Jun Kyu Baek
Hyunseung Yu
Jinwan Park
Hyunwoo Park
Jenny (Jon Young) Kim
Hyoseo Nam
Gainha Kim
Sihyun Moon
Taeyeong Kim
Seoyeong Lee
Sana Ota
Seungbeom Son
Gabi Kim
DELEGATES FOR SOUTHEAST ASIA
Sarah Jane Fabito
Amrullah Rosadi
Dircia Sarmento Belo
DELEGATES FOR THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
Sabrina Suluai-Mahuka
Winona Ngaro-Malifa
The U.S.-ROK-Japan Trilateral Global Leadership Youth Summit is a new annual youth leadership initiative implemented by the East-West Center, with funding and support from U.S. Embassies in Seoul and Tokyo as well as the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea. The above-listed participants will take part in a series of online workshops before travelling to Busan for a three-day Summit.
Further information on the Summit is forthcoming.
The program organizers thank all applicants for their interest and offer their sincere congratulations to the successful candidates.
WASHINGTON, DC (March 14, 2024) – The East-West Center in Washington, in coordination with the US Embassies in Seoul and Tokyo, Korean Ministry of Education, the National Institute for International Education, and Busan Metropolitan City, are proud to announce the selected delegates for the U.S.-ROK-Japan Trilateral Global Leadership Youth Summit to be held in Busan, South Korea from July 11 to 13, 2024.
Selected from a competitive pool of over 1100 applications, 50 delegates were chosen to represent the United States, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands. Selected delegates represent a range of academic qualifications, ages, topical focus, and regional backgrounds:
DELEGATES FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Deborah Jeong
Justin Kawaguchi
Kangkyu Lee
Garima Raheja
Juliana Kogan
Zach Hennenfent
Elizabeth Smith
Natasha Taliferro
Claire Callahan
Caroline Gao
Matthew Fleming
Edith Conn
Miranda Richman
Jeremy Hicks
Waly-Meissa Ndiaye
DELEGATES FOR JAPAN
Saeko Iida
Rintaro Nishimura
Hideki Tomoshige
Tamaki Hoshi
Ayumi Nagatomi
Natsuko Ogura
Aruto Masuda
Shun Hokazono
Kenji Makiguchi
Chika Shiraishi
Shizuka Kuramitsu
Kenji Nagayoshi
Megumi Avigail Yoshitomi
Haruka Satake
Kotomi Ideishi
DELEGATES FOR THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Minsun Cha
Eunhyang Kim
Jun Kyu Baek
Hyunseung Yu
Jinwan Park
Hyunwoo Park
Jenny (Jon Young) Kim
Hyoseo Nam
Gainha Kim
Sihyun Moon
Taeyeong Kim
Seoyeong Lee
Sana Ota
Seungbeom Son
Gabi Kim
DELEGATES FOR SOUTHEAST ASIA
Sarah Jane Fabito
Amrullah Rosadi
Dircia Sarmento Belo
DELEGATES FOR THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
Sabrina Suluai-Mahuka
Winona Ngaro-Malifa
The U.S.-ROK-Japan Trilateral Global Leadership Youth Summit is a new annual youth leadership initiative implemented by the East-West Center, with funding and support from U.S. Embassies in Seoul and Tokyo as well as the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea. The above-listed participants will take part in a series of online workshops before travelling to Busan for a three-day Summit.
Further information on the Summit is forthcoming.
The program organizers thank all applicants for their interest and offer their sincere congratulations to the successful candidates.
