Implementation of the KORUS FTA: A One-Year Anniversary Commemoration

March 11, 2013

WASHINGTON, March 11, 2013– The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) Korea Chair, CSIS Simon Chair in Political Economy and the Korea Economic Institute of America will be hosting a one-year anniversary commemoration of the KORUS Free Trade Agreement. The panelists will discuss the significance of this agreement and their views on the future of U.S.-Korea economic relations. Full details appear below.

WHEN/WHERE:
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
B-1 Conference Center
CSIS 1800 K St. NW, Washington, DC 20006

Credentialed members of the press who would like to attend must RSVP to aschwartz@csis.org

Follow this event at @CSIS and @CSISKoreaChair for live updates #CSISLive and #KORUSAnniversary

Introductory remarks by:
(9:00- 9:10 AM)

Dr. John Hamre
President, CEO, and the Pritzker Chair
Center for Strategic and International Studies

The Honorable Donald Manzullo
President & CEO
Korea Economic Institute of America

Welcoming Remarks:
(9:10- 9:15 AM)
Gheewhan Kim
Minister for Economic Affairs
Embassy of the Republic of Korea

KORUS FTA Panel Discussion featuring:
(9:15 - 10:30 AM)
Kathy Stephens
Former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea

Karan Bhatia
Vice President, GE
Former Deputy USTR

Scott Miller
Scholl Chair in International Business, CSIS

Moderated by:
Matthew Goodman
Simon Chair in Political Economy, CSIS


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