Victor Cha

For the Hong Kong businessman, see Victor Cha Mou Zing.
Victor Cha
Born (1961-10-27) October 27, 1961 (age 63)
United States
Other namesCha Yu-deok
Alma materColumbia University (BA, MIA, PhD)
Hertford College, Oxford (MA)
Occupation(s)Political scientist, former senior U.S. security official
Employer(s)Georgetown University, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Political partyRepublican

Victor D. Cha (Korean: 차유덕; RR: Cha Yu-deok, born 1960) is an American political scientist currently serving as president of the Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).[1]

He is a former Director for Asian Affairs at the White House National Security Council (NSC) during the George W. Bush administration, with responsibility for Japan, North and South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand.[2] He was George W. Bush's top advisor on North Korean affairs.[3] He holds the D.S. Song-Korea Foundation Chair in Asian Studies and previously served as Director of the Asian Studies program in the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.[4]

  1. ^ "Victor Cha". www.csis.org. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
  2. ^ Victor Cha Archived 2017-09-26 at the Wayback Machine – Whitehouse.gov
  3. ^ Officials Head to Korea for GI Remains[permanent dead link‍] – The Ledger Independent
  4. ^ Victor D. Cha Archived 2009-02-05 at the Wayback Machine – Georgetown University