Honorary Consul
of Japan in Nebraska
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Andy Schilling
Board Member
Andrew Schilling was a career diplomat with the U.S. Department of State, specializing in public diplomacy and strategic communications. In his 24 years with the foreign service, Andy served as a public affairs officer at U.S. embassies in Warsaw, Oslo, Vienna, Rome and Tokyo.
Following his foreign service career, Andy resettled his family to Omaha and was the command speechwriter at U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt AFB. Andy was employed at First National Bank of Omaha before accepting a position as the senior director for international business development at the Greater Omaha Chamber, where his responsibilities included export promotion, foreign direct investment, and other business development opportunities with international partners. He participated in a Nebraska Trade Mission to Tokyo in February of 2020.
Since 2021, Andy has been an adjunct professor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), teaching the GLOBE international business issues course, and Business Communications.
Andy graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a B.A. in Modern Languages, and served four years in the Navy as a surface warfare officer. After his naval service, he earned an MBA in marketing from The Wharton School and was an adverting account executive at Young & Rubicam NY.
Andy serves on the boards of the Midwest International Trade Association (MITA) and the Omaha Sister Cities Association. In August 2020, he was appointed as Honorary Consul for Japan to Nebraska by Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
He and his wife Tracy have two grown sons: Jamey and Tony, who is a Creighton University alumnus.
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Andy Schilling
Board Member
Andrew Schilling was a career diplomat with the U.S. Department of State, specializing in public diplomacy and strategic communications. In his 24 years with the foreign service, Andy served as a public affairs officer at U.S. embassies in Warsaw, Oslo, Vienna, Rome and Tokyo.
Following his foreign service career, Andy resettled his family to Omaha and was the command speechwriter at U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt AFB. Andy was employed at First National Bank of Omaha before accepting a position as the senior director for international business development at the Greater Omaha Chamber, where his responsibilities included export promotion, foreign direct investment, and other business development opportunities with international partners. He participated in a Nebraska Trade Mission to Tokyo in February of 2020.
Since 2021, Andy has been an adjunct professor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), teaching the GLOBE international business issues course, and Business Communications.
Andy graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a B.A. in Modern Languages, and served four years in the Navy as a surface warfare officer. After his naval service, he earned an MBA in marketing from The Wharton School and was an adverting account executive at Young & Rubicam NY.
Andy serves on the boards of the Midwest International Trade Association (MITA) and the Omaha Sister Cities Association. In August 2020, he was appointed as Honorary Consul for Japan to Nebraska by Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
He and his wife Tracy have two grown sons: Jamey and Tony, who is a Creighton University alumnus.
