Naima Green-Riley

Naima Green-Riley is an Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University, jointly appointed to the Department of Politics and the School of Public and International Affairs. Her research focuses on Chinese foreign policy, public diplomacy, and the intersection of race with foreign policy preferences. She holds a Ph.D. in Government from Harvard University, an MPP from Harvard Kennedy School, and a BA in International Relations from Stanford University. Prior to academia, she served as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer in Egypt and China.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Government (International Relations), Harvard University, 2023
• M.P.P., Harvard Kennedy School, 2010
• B.A. in International Relations (Honors), Stanford University, 2008

Research Interests: Chinese foreign policy, U.S.-China competition, public diplomacy, political communication, and racial dynamics in foreign policy opinion. She examines how states use public diplomacy to influence global audiences and how domestic racial identities shape foreign policy preferences.

Awards & Honors:

• Wilson China Fellow (2023-2024)
• Edward M. Chase Prize (Harvard, 2023)
• 2020 Black American National Security & Foreign Policy Next Generation Leader

Grants & Fellowships: Includes support from the Wilson Center, Ford Foundation, Smith Richardson Foundation, and others. She has held roles as a Nonresident Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab and a Public Intellectual Program Fellow.

Labs & Affiliations: Affiliated with Princeton’s Center for International Security Studies and the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States at the Wilson Center.