The Tenth Korea-U.S. West Coast Strategic Forum
Friday, June 28, 20138:30 AM - 5:30 PM (Pacific)
In this tenth session of the Strategic Forum, former senior American and South Korean government officials and other leading experts will discuss current developments in the Korean Peninsula and North Korea policy, the future of the U.S.-South Korean alliance, and a strategic vision for Northeast Asia. The session is hosted by the Korean Studies Program at the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, in association with the Sejong Institute, a top South Korean think tank.
PARTICIPANTS
Republic of Korea:
Taeho Bark, Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University; Ambassador-at-Large for International Economy and Trade; former Trade Minister
Cholho Chong, Research Fellow, the Sejong Institute; Brig. Gen (retired); Professor, Sookmyung University; former commander, Air University, ROK Air Force
Young Sun Ha, Chairman, Board of Trustees, East Asia Institute; Professor (retired), International Relations, Seoul National University
Sang Woo Rhee, President, the New Asia Research Center; former chancellor, Hallym University
Yoon-joe Shim, Member of the National Assembly, Saenuri Party
Daesung Song, President, the Sejong Institute
Myung Hwan Yu, Chairman, Board of Trustees, Sejong University; former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade
United States:
Bruce W. Bennett, Senior Defense Analyst, RAND
Karl Eikenberry, William J. Perry Fellow in International Security, and Shorenstein APARC Distinguished Fellow, Stanford University; former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan
Thomas Fingar, Oksenberg-Rohlen Distinguished Fellow, Stanford University; former chairman of the National Intelligence Council
T.J. Pempel, Professor, Political Science, University of California, Berkeley
Gi-Wook Shin, Professor, Sociology; Director, APARC, Stanford University
Daniel C. Sneider, Associate Director of Research, APARC, Stanford University
David Straub, Associate Director, Korean Studies Program, APARC, Stanford University
Katharina Zellweger, 2012-2013 Pantech Fellow, Korean Studies Program, APARC, Stanford University; former North Korea country director for the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)