EAI hosted a roundtable between ROK National Assembly members and the U.S. Congressmen in the House Democracy Partnership (HDP) to discuss how the representatives from the two countries can collectively contribute to bolstering global democracy. During this closed event, the participants shared their insights on each country’s parliamentary networks involved in democracy promotion and offered suggestions on how the parliamentarians from both sides can enhance and formalize their collaborative efforts.

■ Participants

U.S. Side

ㆍ Rep. Kevin Hern (Republican, Oklahoma 1st District)

ㆍ Rep. Robin Kelly (Democrat, Illinois 2nd District)

ㆍ Rep. Darin Lahood (Republican, Illinois 16th District)

ㆍ Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (Republican, Florida 13th District)

ㆍ Rep. Brad Schneider (Democrat, Illinois 10th District)

ㆍ Rep. Dina Titus (Democrat, Nevada 1st District)

Korean Side

ㆍ Rep. Junghun Cho (MP of the 21st National Assembly, People Power Party)

ㆍ Rep. Hyung Du Choi (MP of the 21st National Assembly, People Power Party)

ㆍ Rep. Tae-kyung Ha (MP of the 21st National Assembly, People Power Party)

ㆍ Rep. Eunju Lee (MP of the 21st National Assembly, Justice Party)

ㆍ Rep. Youngbae Kim (MP of the 21st National Assembly, Democratic Party of Korea)

ㆍ Rep. Yong Ho Tae (MP of the 21st National Assembly, People Power Party)

ㆍ Jung Kim (Professor, University of North Korean Studies)

ㆍ Sook Jong Lee (Senior Fellow, East Asia Institute)