Past Event

2013 IFES-WWICS Washington Forum on Korea

2013 IFES-WWICS Washington Forum on Korea

Friday, June 14, 2013
Woodrow Wilson Center, 6th Floor

The 2013 IFES-WWICS Washington Forum on Korea featured a keynote address by Ambassador Glyn Davies, U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy, a roundtable on leadership changes in East Asia, luncheon remarks by the Honorable Jae Kyu Park and Ambassador Ho-Young Ahn, and a panel discussion on North Korea’s crisis diplomacy.

The 2013 IFES-WWICS Washington Forum on Korea was co-sponsored by Kyungnam University’s Institute for Far Eastern Studies (IFES) and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (WWICS).


Opening Remarks and Keynote

9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Opening Remarks:
The Honorable Jane Harman
Director, President and CEO, Wilson Center

The Honorable Jae Kyu Park
President, Kyungnam University

Keynote Address:
Ambassador Glyn T. Davies
Special Representative of the Secretary of State for North Korea Policy


Roundtable Discussion
Leadership Changes in East Asia: How Do they Affect the Koreas?

10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Rudiger Frank
Professor of East Asian Economy and Society and Head of the Department of East Asian Studies, University of Vienna

Alan D. Romberg
Director of the East Asia Program, Stimson Center

Ihn-hwi Park
Professor of International Studies, Ewha Women’s University

Scott A. Snyder
Senior Fellow for Korea Studies and Director of the Program on U.S.-Korea Policy, Council on Foreign Relations

Junya Nishino
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law and Politics, Keio University

Moderator:
The Honorable Donald Manzullo
President and CEO, Korea Economic Institute of America


Luncheon

12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

Keynotes:
The Honorable Ho-Young Ahn
Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United States of America

The Honorable Jae Kyu Park
President, Kyungnam University


Afternoon Panel Discussion
North Korea's Crisis Diplomacy

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

James Person
Senior Program Associate and Coordinator, North Korea International Documentation Project, Wilson Center

Seuk Ryule Hong
Associate Professor, Sungshin Women’s University

Yong Sup Han
Vice President and Professor Military Strategy, Korea National Defense University

Robert Carlin
Visiting Scholar, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University

Moderator:
Christian Ostermann
Director, History and Public Policy Program and North Korea International Documentation Project, Wilson Center

Speakers

Rudiger Frank
Professor of East Asian Economy and Society and Head of the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Vienna
Headshot photo of Scott Snyder
Scott Snyder
Senior Fellow for Korea Studies and Director of the Program on U.S.-Korea Policy, Council on Foreign Relations

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North Korea International Documentation Project

The North Korea International Documentation Project serves as an informational clearinghouse on North Korea for the scholarly and policymaking communities, disseminating documents on the DPRK from its former communist allies that provide valuable insight into the actions and nature of the North Korean state.   Read more

North Korea International Documentation Project

History and Public Policy Program

A global leader in making key archival records accessible and fostering informed analysis, discussion, and debate on foreign policy, past and present.   Read more

History and Public Policy Program

Cold War International History Project

The Cold War International History Project supports the full and prompt release of historical materials by governments on all sides of the Cold War.   Read more

Cold War International History Project

Indo-Pacific Program

The Indo-Pacific Program promotes policy debate and intellectual discussions on US interests in the Asia-Pacific as well as political, economic, security, and social issues relating to the world’s most populous and economically dynamic region.    Read more

Indo-Pacific Program