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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: [email protected] Home address(es): Current: 2-11-7 Chatan Chatan-cho, Okinawa Prefecture, 904-0116 Japan E-mail: [email protected] Permanent: 1-3-56 Seiwadai Higashi Kawanishi City, Hyogo Prefecture, 666-0142 Japan Tel/fax: +81-727-99-2753 E-mail: [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. (January-March 2008) Visiting Scholar, Special Committee on the Problems of Okinawa and the Northern Territories, House of Councilors, Parliament of Japan, Tokyo (April 2007-March 2009) Visitor Scholar, Ogasawara Institute, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan Dr. Robert D. Eldridge Curriculum Vitae April 2015 1 (February 2005-March 2007) Visiting Scholar, U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College of Continuing Education, Okinawa, Japan (September 2004-August 2005) Scholar-in-Residence, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific, Camp Smith, Hawaii, United States (one-year working sabbatical) (April 2003-September 2009) Director, U.S.-Japan Alliance Affairs Division, Center for International Security Studies and Policy, School of International Public Policy, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan (July 2001-September 2009) Associate Professor (tenured) of International Public Systems, School of International Public Policy, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan (October 2000-June 2001) Fellow, Research Institute for Peace and Security, Tokyo, Japan (October 2000-Sept.2001) Research Associate, Institute of Asian Cultural Studies, International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan (April 1999-Sept. 2000) Fellow, Suntory Foundation, Osaka, Japan (April 1998-March 2008) Lecturer in Postwar Japanese Political and Diplomatic History, Foreign Diplomats Program, Japan Foundation Kansai Center, Osaka, Japan (April 1997-March 1999) Special Research Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences (Nihon Gakujutsu Shinkokai), Tokyo, Japan (January-February 1997) Visiting Researcher, College of Law and Letters, University of Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan (Fall 1996) Intern, Campaign Office of Japanese House of Representative candidate, Suita City, Osaka (Worked on campaign strategy and handled international correspondence, visitors, and media relations.) (April 1996-March 1999) Teaching Assistant, Department of Law, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan (Lectured in and did administrative work for postwar Japanese history and U.S.-Japan relations classes and seminars) (February 1993-March 1996) English Language Instructor, Overseas Training Center, Osaka, Japan (English language training at large and mid-size companies for employees on management (and) likely be sent abroad for business/residence. Development of students' English skills through discussions and presentations on topics of interest such as business, economic, political, and cultural affairs) (July 1990-August 1992) English Language Instructor and International Exchange Officer, Naka-cho Board of Education, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan (Worked as assistant English teacher responsible for elementary school and middle school level students. Responsible for planning and implementation of projects for internationalization, such as town guidebook and establishment of sister-city relations with Middletown, California) (August 1989-January 1990) Intern, Lafayette Publications, Europe-1992, Washington, D.C., United States (Worked as assistant editor for biweekly trade magazine. Responsible for editing research, interviewing (senators, embassy officials, trade representatives), writing, and general office-related work. Also participated in 4-month State Department seminar as part of internship) (July 1989-July 1990) Volunteer/Paid Staff, International Society for Human Rights, USA head office, Toms River, New Jersey, United States (Worked first as volunteer then as paid staff in preparing newsletter, awareness campaigns, op-ed pieces, grant requests, and correspondence with State Department, United Nations, and other officials. Opened Washington, D.C., liaison office in Fall 1989 and organized lectures on human rights situation in Soviet Union and Eastern Europe) EDUCATION (April 1996-March 1999) Graduate School of Law, Kobe University (Kobe, Japan) Ph.D., Political Science (Japanese Political and Diplomatic History) (April 1994-March 1996) Graduate School of Law, Kobe University (Kobe, Japan) M.A., Political Science (Japanese Political and Diplomatic History) (October 1992-March 1994) Intensive Japanese Language Course, Institute of Foreign Studies (Osaka, Japan) Advanced Language Proficiency Certificate (Nihongo Noryoku Shiken Ikkyu) Dr. Robert D. Eldridge Curriculum Vitae April 2015 2 (September 1986-May 1990) Lynchburg College of Virginia, (Lynchburg, VA, USA) Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude with High Departmental Honors in International Relations (Fall 1989) The Washington Center for Academic Internships (Washington, D.C., USA) U.S. State Department Seminar--Problems Facing U.S. Diplomacy; Europe-1992 (Lafayette Publications) political/trade desk, editorial internship (Certificate of Completion, High Honors) (Spring 1989) L’Universite Americaine a Paris, French/European Community Studies (One-semester study abroad, Paris, France) ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS Special Prize, Global Voices from Japan Essay Contest, 2013 Moments of Excellence Award, Marine Corps Community Services, 2013 8th Prime Minister Nakasone Yasuhiro Award, 2012 Stuart Bernath Lecture Prize Nominee, Society for the Historians of American Foreign Relations, 2009 Lynchburg College Carey Brewer Alumni Award, 2005 Osaka University Teacher of the Year Nominee, 2003 25th Annual Suntory Academic Prize for History, 2003 15th Annual Asia-Pacific Prize (Mainichi Shimbun), 2003 Yomiuri New Opinion Leader of the Year Award (Yomiuri Rondan Shinjinsho), 1999 Contributor to Encyclopedia of Modern Asia, winner of the ALA Outstanding Reference Source Award, 2002 Japanese Language Proficiency Test (Nihongo Noryoku Shiken), Highest Grade Hyogo Prefecture Board of Education Video Production Award Lynchburg College Dean's List (Cum Laude, with High Departmental Honors) Outstanding College Students of America Campus Leadership Award Gold Key Honor Society Blue Key Honor Society Phi Eta Sigma Freshman Honor Society Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society Lynchburg College History Department Thesis Award, 1986 New Jersey Young Citizens Award, 1986 GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS Suntory 2014 Social Humanities Group Research Project Grant Project Director, 2014-2015 Suntory 2013 Social Humanities Group Research Project Grant Project Director, 2013-2014 Center for Global Partnership, Japan Foundation, Use of U.S. Military in Natural Disasters in Japan Group Research Project Participant, 2012-2014 Suntory Overseas Publishing Grant, 2012 Suntory Overseas Publishing Grant, 2010 United States-Japan Foundation, U.S.-Asia Policy Studies Group Research Project Participant, 2008-2009 Suntory 2008 Social Humanities Group Research Project Grant Project Director, 2008-2009 Center for Global Partnership Group Research Project Participant, 2005-2008 Suntory 2007 Social Humanities Group Research Project Grant Project Participant, 2007-2008 Suntory Overseas Publishing Grant, 2007 Mitsubishi Foundation History Grant Recipient, 2006-2007 Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library Travel Grant Recipient, 2006 U.S.-Japan Relations Monbukagakusho (Ministry of Education and Science) Grant Project Director, 2006-2007 Suntory 2003 Social Humanities Group Research Project Grant Project Director, 2003-2004 Okinawa and U.S.-Japan Relations Monbukagakusho (Ministry of Education and Science) Grant Project Director, 2002-2004 Center for Global Partnership Group Research Project Participant, 2002-2004 Ogasawara History Monbukagakusho (Ministry of Education and Science) Grant Co-Recipient, 2001-2003 United States-Japan Foundation, U.S.-Japan Policy Studies Grant Project Director, 2000-2002 Dr. Robert D. Eldridge Curriculum Vitae April 2015 3 Northeast Asia Council of the Association of Asian Studies Grant Recipient,