Events
The East Asia Institute, with the support of the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), held a joint seminar with Korean and American think tanks on public diplomacy. The aim of this seminar was to establish a foundation for mutual understanding and cooperation at the private level through exchanges and communication between think tanks that produce policy ideas in both Korea and the US. The Korean think tanks took this opportunity to effectively deliver information regarding the basis and ideas driving Korea's foreign policy and to promote understanding through direct discussion between private sector diplomacy and security experts in Korea and the private sector leaders and key experts in the United States. The broader purpose of this project is to enhance understanding of Korea among American leaders and to create the conditions for sustainable relationships based on shared goals and understandings.
As part of this program, the East Asia Institute held a closed door seminar with the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) on November 29th, 2018 with sessions on “Political and Economic Dimensions of the U.S.-ROK Relationship” and “The Denuclearization of North Korea – Hopes Versus Reality”.
[Program]
| 10:00-10:20 | Welcoming Remarks Richard J. Ellings, President, The National Bureau of Asian Research Young-Sun Ha, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, East Asia Institute Hyung-jong Lee, Consul-General, Korean Consulate in Seattle |
| 10:20-11:00 | Session 1: Political and Economic Dimensions of the U.S.-ROK Relationship Michael Wills, Executive Vice President, The National Bureau of Asian Research Yul Sohn, President, East Asia Institute Jaemin Lee, Professor, Seoul National University School of Law |
| 11:00-12:15 | Moderated Discussion |
| 13:30-14:30 | Session 2: The Denuclearization of North Korea – Hopes Versus Reality Richard J. Ellings, President, The National Bureau of Asian Research Young-Sun Ha, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, East Asia Institute Sang Hyun Lee, Senior Research Fellow, Sejong Institute Stephen Lanza, Senior Resident Fellow, The National Bureau of Asian Research |
| 14:30-15:45 | Moderated Discussion |
| 15:45-15:50 | Closing Remarks Richard J. Ellings, President, The National Bureau of Asian Research Yul Sohn, President, East Asia Institute |
[Roundtable Participants]
Jinkyung Baek, East Asia Institute
Avik Bhattacharya, The Boeing Company
Rodney Bindon, Bindon& Associates Inc.
Ashley Dutta, The National Bureau of Asian Research
Richard Ellings, The National Bureau of Asian Research
Young-Chool Ha, University of Washington
Young-Sun Ha, East Asia Institute
Eric Howard, The Boeing Company
Charles Jeffries, Washington Air National Guard
Nahye Kwon, Consulate General of Korea
Stephen Lanza, The National Bureau of Asian Research
Hyung-Jong Lee, Consulate General of Korea, Seattle
Jaemin Lee, Seoul National University
Sang Hyun Lee, Sejong Institute
Kyongsig Park, Consulate General of Korea, Seattle
Dylan Plung, The National Bureau of Asian Research
Kenneth Pyle, University of Washington
Jonathan Roberts, Ignition Partners
Logan Small, U.S. Army, Joint Base Lewis-McChord
Yul Sohn, East Asia Institute
Kent Strader, U.S. Army, Joint Base Lewis-McChord
Matthew Todd, U.S. Army, Joint Base Lewis-McChord
Michael Wills, The National Bureau of Asian Research
ChanghoonYuh, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
