Mr. Lohman is Director of The Heritage Foundation’s Asian Studies Center. From 1991 to 1996, Mr. Lohman served as a policy aide to Senator John McCain, during which time he advised McCain on foreign policy, trade and defense issues. In the late 1990s, he was the Senior Country Director for the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council, representing American interests in Indonesia and Singapore. In 2002, he served as senior professional Republican staff advising Senator Jesse Helms, the ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on issues affecting East Asia. Between 2002 and 2006, Mr. Lohman served for four years as Senior Vice President and Executive Director of the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council. Mr. Lohman joined Heritage in 2006 as Senior Research Fellow for Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand. He holds a bachelor’s degree in humanities from Virginia Wesleyan College and a master’s degree in foreign affairs from the University of Virginia.