Sue Mi Terry Biography, Education, Career, Controversies, And Net Worth

Maria Olanrewaju | July 18, 2024 | Find It | No Comments

Sue Mi Terry, born around 1972 in Seoul, South Korea, is a Korean-American international relations scholar renowned for her expertise on East Asian politics, particularly concerning North Korea, South Korea, and Japan. She currently serves as a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Sue Mi Terry Profile

Name	Sue Mi Terry
Real Name	Sue Mi Terry
Date of Birth	1972
Age	52 years
Nationality	Korean/American
Religion	N/A
Occupation	International Relations Scholar
Marital Status	Married
Net Worth	$1 Million
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Educational Background

Terry moved to the United States at the age of 12, following her father’s death. She completed her B.A. in political science from New York University in 1993 and earned her Ph.D. in international relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in 2001.

Career

Terry’s career includes notable positions at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), National Security Council (NSC), and National Intelligence Council. At the CIA, she served as a senior analyst on Korean issues from 2001 to 2008. She was the director of Korea, Japan, and oceanic affairs in the NSC from 2008 to 2009 under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Later, she joined Columbia University’s Weatherhead East Asian Institute as a Senior Research Fellow and served as Senior Advisor for Korea at Bower Group Asia. In 2017, she became a senior fellow for the Korea Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and, in 2021, the director of the Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy at the Wilson Center.

Controversies

In July 2024, Sue Mi Terry was indicted by a New York grand jury on charges of acting as a spy for the South Korean government. She faces accusations of failing to register as a foreign agent and conspiracy to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act. Allegedly, she acted as an agent for the South Korean government for over a decade, receiving luxury goods and meals in return. Following these charges, the Council on Foreign Relations placed her on unpaid leave and removed her biography from its website.