Andrew Ou assumed his current position as Deputy Foreign Policy Advisor to the Commander of U.S. Pacific Command in July 2019.

Since joining the State Department in September 2001, Mr. Ou has served as a Consular Officer in Kingston, Jamaica and Hong Kong; South Korea Desk Officer at State Department headquarters; diplomatic exchange fellow covering India and Pakistan at the Japanese Foreign Ministry; Political Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, Japan; Public Affairs Officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Chengdu, China; Deputy Director of the Office of Taiwan Coordination in Washington DC; and Assessor at the State Department’s Board of Examiners.

Mr. Ou speaks Korean, Japanese, and Mandarin Chinese. He was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea; attended secondary school in Pensacola, Florida and Nairobi, Kenya; and obtained his Bachelor’s degree in international politics at Georgetown University. After working in the Japanese public service and education sectors for four years, Mr. Ou completed a Masters degree in East Asian history at the University of Hawaii and East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Last Updated: 16 June 2026