CSIS Office of the Korea Chair and the Korea Foundation invite you to a special international forum to review the opportunities and challenges for the U.S.-ROK alliance facing a new U.S. administration and beyond. This forum brings together U.S. and ROK senior officials, experts, and opinion leaders to discuss issues such as North Korea’s challenges, the U.S.-ROK alliance and East Asia, and the future of U.S.-ROK economic, energy and trade cooperation.
Welcoming Remarks (9:15 - 9:30 AM)
Lee Sihyung
President, The Korea Foundation
Richard Armitage
President, Armitage International; CSIS Trustee; and Former Deputy Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State
Opening Session (9:30 - 10:00 AM)
Ahn Ho-Young
Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United States
Mark Lippert
Ambassador of the United States to the Republic of Korea
Keynote Session (10:00 - 10:30 AM)
Han Sung-joo
Chairman of the International Policy Studies Institute Korea (IPSIKOR); Professor Emeritus, Korea University; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea
Christopher Hill
Dean, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver; Former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Victor Cha (Moderator)
Senior Adviser and Korea Chair, CSIS; Professor and Director, Asian Studies Program, Georgetown University
Session 1: North KoreaN Challenges (10:45 - 12:00 PM)
Yoon, Young-kwan (moderator)
Professor Emeritus, Seoul National University; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea
Choi, Kang
Vice President, The Asan Institute for Policy Studies
Jo, Dongho
Professor, North Korean Studies, Ewha Womans University
Kang, Insun
Member of the Editorial Board, The Chosun Ilbo
Robert Carlin
Visiting Scholar, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University
Victor Cha
Senior Adviser and Korea Chair, CSIS; Professor and Director, Asian Studies Program, Georgetown University
Bruce Klingner
Senior Research Fellow for Northeast Asia, The Asian Studies Center
Luncheon Address: NOrth Korea Policy: Where are we? (12:00 -1:15 PM)
Joseph Yun
Special Representative for North Korea Policy and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Korea and Japan, U.S. Department of State
Session 2: ROK-U.S. Alliance and East Asia (1:30 - 2:45 PM)
Kim, Sung-han (moderator)
Professor, Korea University; Former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Republic of Korea
Chung, Jae-Ho
Professor, Seoul National University
Shin, Beom-chul
Research Fellow, Korea Institute for Defense Analyses; Former Director-General for Policy Planning, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea
Sohn, Yul
Professor, Graduate of International Studies, Yonsei University
Patrick Cronin
Senior Advisor and Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program, Center for a New American Security
Michael Green
Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan, CSIS; Chair, Modern and Contemporary Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy, Georgetown University
Van Jackson
Associate Professor, Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies; Adjunct Senior Fellow, Center for a New American Security
Session 3: The Future of u.s.-ROK Economic, energy, and Trade Cooperation (3:00 - 4:15 PM)
Stephan Haggard (moderator)
Lawrence and Sallye Krause Professor of Korea-Pacific Studies, University of California, San Diego
Ahn Dukgeun
Professor, Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University
Jung, Yonghun
Adjunct Professor, Ajou University
Kim, Jong-hoon
Former Member, National Assembly of Korea; Former Minister for Trade, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Republic of Korea
James Loi
Counselor, The Asia Group; Former Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Scott Miller
Senior Adviser and William M. Scholl Chair in International Business, CSIS
