Curriculum Vitae Robert D. Eldridge, Ph.D. Current Primary Position(s): Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff, G-7 (Government and External Affairs), and Political and Public Diplomacy Advisor, Marine Corps Installations Pacific (Okinawa, Japan) & Visiting Scholar, Institute of Law and Politics, Okinawa International University (Okinawa, Japan) & Visiting Fellow, Institute for International Policy Studies (Tokyo, Japan) Office Address: Government and External Affairs Office (G-7), Marine Corps Installations Pacific Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan Unit 35001 FPO AP 96373-5001 Tel/fax: +81-98-970-4227/+81-98-970-9482 E-mail:
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[email protected] WORK EXPERIENCE (April 2015-present) Visiting Scholar, Institute of Okinawan Studies, Hosei University, Tokyo, Japan (April 2014-present) Visiting Fellow, Institute for International Policy Studies, Tokyo, Japan (September 2009-present) Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff, and Political Affairs and Public Diplomacy Officer, Marine Corps Bases Japan (effective October 1, 2011 Marine Corps Installations Pacific), Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa, Japan (April 2009-present) Visiting Scholar, Institute of Law and Politics, Okinawa International University, Ginowan City, Okinawa, Japan (April 2009-March 2011) Visiting Scholar, Institute of Okinawan Studies, Hosei University, Tokyo, Japan (September 2008-March 2009) Visiting Associate Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia-Pacific University, Beppu, Japan (April 2008-March 2009) Visiting Associate Professor, Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan (April 2008-September 2009) Acting Chairman, Center for International Security Studies and Policy, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.