Dr. Andrew Wells-Dang is a leading international specialist in the politics and society of mainland Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia). His research interests include legacies of war, civil society-state relations, and U.S. foreign policy towards the region. Dr. Wells-Dang is a senior advisor to Mission: POW-MIA, chair of the board of the War Legacies Project, and a fellow of the Southeast Asia Peace Institute.

From 2002-2019, Dr. Wells-Dang lived and worked in the region with Catholic Relief Services, Oxfam, and other development agencies. His Washington experience includes roles as deputy director for advocacy and learning, CARE USA, and senior expert on Southeast Asia at the U.S. Institute of Peace. He holds a doctorate in political science from the University of Birmingham (U.K.) and a master’s degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Dr. Wells-Dang is the author of Civil Society Networks in China and Vietnam (Palgrave Macmillan). He is fluent in Vietnamese and proficient in Mandarin, French, and German.