The Indo-Pacific: Enduring Challenges and New Opportunities
Admiral Harry B. Harris was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be U.S. Ambassador to South Korea and served from July 2018 to 2021. Previously, he served 40 years in the U.S. Navy, retiring in June 2018. The first Japanese-American to hold four-star rank in the Navy, he commanded the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. Sixth Fleet. He amassed over 4,400 flight hours, including over 400 combat hours.
Admiral Harris graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and earned a master’s degrees from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Council of American Ambassadors.
Admiral Harris will deliver the 2025 Memorial Lecture in Honor of General William W. Crouch ’63, former Chair of the Keck Center Board of Governors.