Daniel Jasper | American Friends Service Committee

Daniel Jasper | American Friend

s Service Committee









Daniel Jasper

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Public Education and Advocacy Coordinator, Asia
Areas of Expertise:
U.S.-North Korea humanitarian cooperation & peace building | U.S.-China development cooperation | U.S. policy in Asia


Daniel Jasper is AFSC’s Public Education and Advocacy Coordinator for Asia. His role is to bring lessons learned from AFSC’s programs throughout Asia back to policymakers in Washington. His current work focuses heavily on the humanitarian, peacebuilding, and people-to-people aspects of U.S.-North Korea relations.

Daniel has ten years of experience working in public policy, advocacy, and international affairs. Prior to joining AFSC, he worked at World Learning, where he administrated the U.S. State Department's International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). He has also worked for the Minnesota House of Representatives, the U.S. House of Representatives, and the United Nations, as well as serving as a Paul D. Coverdell Fellow for Democracy North Carolina and Peace Action – North Carolina.

Daniel completed two assignments with the Peace Corps (Turkmenistan, 2008-10; St Lucia, 2013-14), where he collaborated with foreign ministries to improve local education standards.

Daniel holds a master’s degree in Public Policy from Duke University and bachelor’s degree in Global Studies, Cultural Studies, and Linguistics from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities.

He has appeared in several media outlets, including the New York Times, KHOI, and Voice of America. He has also written for popular platforms such as LobeLog, Foreign Policy in Focus and Zoom In Korea, and has published numerous policy briefs with institutions including the Stimson Center and the United States Institute of Peace. He is also the author of AFSC’s Engaging North Korea series – volume I and volume II.