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The Future of U.S.-ROK Alliance | The Capital Cable #100

October 21, 2024 • 9:30 – 10:15 am EDT

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The U.S.-ROK alliance has been going strong for more than 70 years, and with a new U.S. administration on the horizon, what should we expect for the future of this important bilateral relationship?

Joining Mark Lippert and Victor Cha to discuss this on the 100th episode of The Capital Cable are Dr. John Hamre, president and CEO of CSIS, and Dr. Park Jin, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea from 2022 to 2024.

Before joining CSIS, Dr. Hamre was the 26th U.S. deputy secretary of defense. Prior to holding that post, he was the under secretary of defense (comptroller) from 1993 to 1997. As comptroller, Dr. Hamre was the principal assistant to the secretary of defense for the preparation, presentation, and execution of the defense budget and management improvement programs. In 2007, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates appointed Dr. Hamre to serve as chairman of the Defense Policy Board, and he served in that capacity for four secretaries of defense.

The Honorable Dr. Park Jin was Foreign Minister and four-term Member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea, representing Gangnam-2nd District, Seoul. Previously, Dr. Park led the Asia Future Institute (AFI), was the Chairman of the Korea-America Association (KAA), and also taught as an endowed Chair Professor at the Graduate School of International and Area Studies of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. First elected to the National Assembly (2002), he has served as Chairman of the Foreign Affairs, Trade and National Unification Committee (2008-2010) during which time he passed the KORUS FTA, Korea-EU FTA, North Korea Human Rights Act, Official Development Assistance (ODA) Law and UN Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) Law. During his 20-year political career, he served as the Presidential Secretary for Press Affairs and later Political Affairs under the Kim Young-sam administration (1993-1998). 

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Contact Information

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John J. Hamre
CSIS President and CEO, and Langone Chair in American Leadership
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Park Jin

Park Jin

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea
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Victor Cha
President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea Chair