Seoul-Washington Forum

Monday, May 14, 2007 -

12:00 am EDT

Seoul, South Korea

Falk Auditorium

1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC

The Brookings Institution and the Sejong Institute co-hosted the second session of the Seoul-Washington Forum on May 14 and 15, in Seoul, South Korea. The Forum brought together scholars and former officials from the United States and the Republic of Korea to address the pressing issues facing the Korean peninsula and the U.S.-ROK alliance. Panel topics addressed by senior scholars and former officials from both sides included: the U.S.-ROK alliance; the six-party talks; replacing the armistice; and Korea-U.S. economic cooperation. The Forum was made possible by the generous support of the Korea Foundation.

SCHEDULE

May 14, 2007
Opening Remarks
Park Kie-duck	President, The Sejong Institute
Strobe Talbott	President, The Brookings Institution
Congratulatory Remarks
Lim Dong-won	Chairman, Seoul-Washington Forum
Yim Sung-jun	President, The Korea Foundation
The Alliance in Transition: Seeking Political Trust and Adaptability
Hong Soong-yong Former ROK foreign minister	Chair
James Kelly CNA Corp.	Presenter
Yang Sung Chul Former ROK ambassador to the U.S.	Presenter
David Straub Visiting Scholar, Seoul National University	Discussant
Yim Yong Soon Fmr. Dean of Graduate School, Sungkyungwan University	Discussant
Luncheon
Shim Yoon-joe ROK Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade	Keynote address
The Six-Party Talks: Seeking a Nuclear-Free North Korea
Jack Pritchard President, Korea Economic Institute	Chair
Robert Einhorn Senior Advisor, CSIS	Presenter
Paik Haksoon Senior Fellow, Sejong Institute; Executive Director, Seoul-Washington Forum	Presenter
Robert Carlin Visiting Scholar, Stanford University	Discussant
Chung Chong-Wook Former ROK ambassador to China	Discussant
May 15, 2007
A Peace Process in the Korean Peninsula
Kim Young Hee Adviser and Senior Columnist, JoongAng Daily	Chair
Joel Wit Visiting Scholar, Columbia University	Presenter
Park Kun Young Professor, Catholic University of Korea	Presenter
Richard Bush Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution	Discussant
Lee Sang-man Professor, JoongAng University	Discussant
Luncheon
Alexander Vershbow Ambassador of the United States to the ROK	Keynote address
Beyond KORUS FTA: Toward Mutually Beneficial Economic Relations
Tami Overby President, American Chamber of Commerce, Korea	Chair
Charles Pritchard President, Korea Economic Institute	Presenter
Kim Sung-hoon Former ROK Minister of Agriculture and Forestry	Presenter
Thomas Hubbard Kissinger McLarty Associates	Discussant
Cho Kun-ho Vice Chairman, Federation of Korean Industries	Discussant

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Seoul-Washington Forum

Monday, May 14, 2007 -

Seoul, South Korea

Falk Auditorium