Asia-Pacific Geo-Economic Strategy Forum

SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS

Julio S. Amador III, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan

Julio S. Amador III

Deputy Director-General, Foreign Service Institute, Philippines

Mr. Julio Amador III is Deputy Director-General of the Foreign Service Institute.He provides policy analysis and strategic advice on ASEAN issues, Southeast Asia security and international relations, and foreign policy to several offices in the Department of Foreign Affairs.He earned a Master of Arts in International Relations and a Certificate of Advanced Study in Security Studies as a Fulbright Graduate Scholar at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University for 2012-2013. He was an Asia Studies Visiting Fellow at the East-West Center in Washington from May 27 to November 27, 2013. Mr. Amador has published peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and op-eds/commentaries in on-line news media. He co-edited the book “A Handbook on Philippine Public Diplomacy.” He was a former lecturer at De La Salle University and at the Ateneo De Manila University’s Department of Political Science. He lectures at the De La Salle-College of St Benilde, Development Academy of the Philippines, FSI, and the Special Intelligence Training School (SITS). He also serves as a member of the Board of Advisers of the ASEAN Studies Center at New Era University.