Grace Choi

“Sometimes it’s a lonely and intimidating seat at the table when no one looks like you. I’ve learned to take on my uncertainties of being the only woman of color by practicing to speak up and share my perspective on foreign policy issues. I’m blessed to be at these tables, and I truly believe when more diverse views are represented in policymaking, our policies are better and stronger. That’s what drives me to mentorship and to help build the pipeline of women of color in the foreign policy and national security space.”

Grace Choi is the Associate Director for Global Gender Policy and Advocacy at Save the Children. Previously, she served as Policy Advisor in the Secretary’s Office on Global Women’s Issues at the U.S. Department of State. Before that role, she served as Staff Assistant in the White House Liaison’s Office at the U.S. Department of State. 

She is a NetKAL Fellow, was a Member of the White House National Security Leadership Workshop, and served on the Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership’s (CAPAL) Board of Directors as Vice Chair for Programs. 

Prior to her political appointment at the Department of State, Grace worked for the Council of Korean Americans (CKA), the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) in Congresswoman Judy Chu’s office, the Presidential Inauguration Committee (PIC), President Obama’s 2012 Presidential Campaign, the U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Refugee Affairs Division. 

She holds a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School at Tufts University and a Bachelor of Arts from Boston College.