May 2019–Present
Current role
CEO and Founder
Continental Impact LLC
Virginia
Providing consulting services to organizations and individuals engaged in international partnerships and global business exchanges.
About
Accomplished and versatile leader with more than 23 years domestic and global experience in diplomacy, international exchanges, crisis management, human resources management, and business development. My passion is combining people, policy, and business to transform lives and communities for the better.
I am a former Foreign Service Officer at the U.S. Department of State with assignments in Taiwan, Nigeria, Mainland China, Guyana, Burkina Faso, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Congress, and Washington, DC. In DC, I served as a Senior Advisor to the Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, Country Director for Ghana and Guinea, Senior Advisor and Instructor for Asia and Africa at the Foreign Service Institute, Pandemic Crisis Response Officer, and Program Officer for East Africa.
Overseas, I served in various leadership roles managing multi-million dollar projects and leading foreign national teams in fast-paced, high-stress environments. Whether traveling by boat to dedicate a pumping well to a hospital in Guyana, negotiating with the government of China to liberalize their construction and insurance markets, or leading global exchange programs, I connect people and ideas to advance peace, prosperity, and mutual understanding.
Specialties: Government relations, trade and investment, public relations and media, negotiations, international business, international exchanges, commercial advocacy, cross cultural communication, political risk analysis, policy development, marketing, recruitment, and writing.
Publications: Diplomatic memoir on U.S.-Japan cultural policy (ranked top 15 in cultural policy in Japan and within top 50 in the U.S. in that category via Amazon within 6 months of release), Faith memoir on my path to Christianity, Children's books, Poetry, International Relations (North Korea and Japan). Available via Amazon, book distributors, and my website: www.kenreiman.com.
Projects: My website and projects have social justice themes. On my spare time I like to create proposals to bring business solutions to address social ills such as homelessness and encourage financial literacy and reading and writing among youth.
Fluent in Japanese and Mandarin. Best-selling author and international speaker.
Roles
Jan 2009–Oct 2009
Former role
Business Development Manager
Westinghouse Electric Japan LLC
Tokyo
Represented Toshiba/Westinghouse in international fora and regulatory committees, advising Presidents of both companies on strategic direction and operational vision. Established and promoted Westinghouse brand presence in Japan, including $50 million project with Japanese utility. Increased Westinghouse customer orders and sales by 15% with conservative utilities.
Sep 2002–May 2026
Former role
Foreign Service Officer
U.S. Department of State(DOS)
District of Columbia
Federal GovernmentPlanning, Policy, StrategyCommunications Director
I am a former Foreign Service Officer at the U.S. Department of State with assignments in Taiwan, Nigeria, Mainland China, Guyana, Burkina Faso, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Congress, and Washington, DC. In DC, I served as a Senior Advisor to the Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, Country Director for Ghana and Guinea, Senior Advisor and Instructor for Asia and Africa at the Foreign Service Institute, Pandemic Crisis Response Officer, and Program Officer for East Africa.
Overseas, I served in various leadership roles managing multi-million dollar projects and leading foreign national teams in fast-paced, high-stress environments. Whether traveling by boat to dedicate a pumping well to a hospital in Guyana, negotiating with the government of China to liberalize their construction and insurance markets, or leading global exchange programs, I connect people and ideas to advance peace, prosperity, and mutual understanding.
I served in every speciality within the Foreign Service: political, economic, consular, management, and public affairs and have managed an embassy as Acting Deputy Chief of Mission as well as led various sections such as the political/economic and public affairs sections in this capacity. I have briefed Members of Congress, engaged heads of states, coordinated naval visits, supervised and mentored American officers and locally engaged foreign staff, served as embassy spokesperson, negotiated trade agreements with foreign governments, advocated on behalf of Fortune 500 U.S. companies and coordinated crisis response measures.
I am the recipient of numerous Department of State awards and have also received awards for my service in Taiwan and the Prime Minister’s Aware for Social Impact in Guyana.
May 2000–May 2001
Former role
Stanford University Japan Research Analyst and Language Instructor
Stanford Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC)
Stanford, California
Served as a Japan research analyst for the Associate Director and Senior Research Scholar at Stanford's Center for International Security and Cooperation, covering U.S.-Japan bilateral relations and political-military security concerns while pursuing my Master's degree in East Asian studies. Also taught Japanese to Stanford faculty, students, and staff.