Jessica Lee is a Senior Legislative Assistant at the Office of Congressman Jim McDermott (D-WA). She advises the Member on considerations related to foreign policy, immigration, women’s issues, and veterans’ affairs. Prior to joining the office in January 2011, Jessica was a professional staff member at the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, where she advised then-Chairman Howard Berman (D-CA) on legislative considerations pertaining to Asia and the Pacific region and oversaw U.S. diplomatic and development assistance efforts abroad. Her official trips on behalf of the committee include People’s Republic of China, Japan, Republic of Korea, India, Australia and all of ASEAN except Brunei. Prior to joining the committee in June 2008, Jessica served as a student adviser to a progressive think tank called the Impact Center, where she organized youth summits across the country for young people to engage in politics. Jessica is a 2011 Congressional Fellow at the Partnership for a Secure America. In May 2011, she was selected to participate in the State Department-sponsored program, Young Turkey/Young America, with emerging leaders in Turkey and the U.S.. Jessica received an A.M. in Regional Studies-East Asia at Harvard University and a B.A. from Wellesley College. She is fluent in Korean.