James Holden works for the Indiana State

Treasurer’s Office as Chief Deputy and General

Counsel. For his undergraduate education, Jim

Holden attended Indiana University at

Bloomington (IU), where he received a

bachelor’s degree in political science.

Subsequently, Jim Holden went on to study at

the IU School of Law, where he earned a Juris

Doctorate.

The May 2014 trip of IU president, Michael

McRobbie, to Vietnam marked the first-ever

official visit by a standing IU president to the

country. Over the course of two days, he met

with various members of the government

and IU alumni, as well as David Shear, the

United States ambassador to Vietnam.

The visit served to strengthen the university’s existing partnership with Vietnam National University. It emphasized the ways in which IU’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) could promote expertise in the areas of financial management and public policy. Another topic discussed was IU’s expansion of its scholastic offerings in Southeast Asian culture and language. Of particular note was the institution’s forthcoming center for Southeast Asian studies.