The EAI, with the support from the Pyongtaek City, will host the third Korea-US Alliance Conference on November 3, 2009 at Lotte Hotel Seoul. At the conference, former Senior Secretary for Foreign Affairs and National Security, Byung-Kook Kim (Korea University) and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Tom J. Christensen (Princeton University) will deliver a public lecture on the topic of "Toward Smart ROK-U.S. Alliance." Following the lecture, a roundtable discussion will take place inviting experts from Korea, the U.S., China, and Japan to discuss the topic of security alliance in East Asia.

Presenter

Thomas J. Christensen, Princeton University (former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs)