Learn about U.S. foreign policy from senior United States diplomat Jonatan Fritz! PDAS Fritz will provide an overview of the U.S. State Department, and U.S. foreign policy in the Pacific.
Jonathan Fritz is the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian & Pacific Affairs. Previously, he served as the Chief of Staff to the Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy & the Environment and the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian & Pacific Affairs responsible for China, Mongolia, and Taiwan.
Before that, he was the Director for Bilateral & Regional Affairs in the State Department’s Office of International Communications & Information Policy. Prior to that he was posted at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, where he served alternately as Minister-Counselor for Economic Affairs, Chief of Staff, acting Deputy Chief of Mission, and chargé d’ affaires.
From 2010-2014 Jonathan headed the economic sections of our embassies in Canberra and Kabul. Before that, he worked on trade, investment, and IPR issues at our posts in Beijing, Mexico City, and Hong Kong. Jonathan also served in Washington on the staff of the Deputy Secretary of State, as a trade negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade
Representative, and as a desk officer in the State Department’s Office of Chinese & Mongolian Affairs.
Jonathan began his Foreign Service career with consular tours in China and Ecuador. He spent two years at the U.S. Air Force Academy before transferring to Stanford University, where he graduated with a B.A. and an M.A. in East Asian studies.
Don't miss the opportunity to ask questions and meet a U.S. diplomat with over 20 years of experience in negotiation, economics and trade.
Wednesday September 3, 2025
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
New Lecture Theatre (NLT)