with

Chung-in Moon
Ambassador for International Security Affairs, Republic of Korea

Thursday, October 25, 2007
3:00 PM-3:30 PM ♦ Registration and Reception
3:30 PM-5:00 PM ♦ Presentation and Q&A

The first inter-Korean summit, in June 2000, was a watershed moment in modern Korean history. Now Kim Jong-il and Roh Moo-hyun are set to meet on October 2 in Pyongyang for a second North-South summit and their first encounter with one another. With the daunting work of reconciliation on the agenda, the nuclear crisis still looming, and with the eyes of the international community focused on the Korean Peninsula, the stakes are high for both North and South Korea – and for the United States.

As one of the few South Koreans to attend both the first and second inter-Korean summits, Chung-in Moon’s analysis will be particularly relevant. On October 25, Moon will share his perspective on what the second inter-Korean summit means for both Koreas, Northeast Asia, and the United States.

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About the Speaker

Chung-in Moon is an ambassador for international security affairs in the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, as well as a professor of political science at Yonsei University. Prior to taking his current positions, Moon held a cabinet-level post as the chairman of Korea’s Presidential Committee on Northeast Asian Cooperation and served as dean of Yonsei’s Graduate School of International Studies. He has published over 40 books and 230 articles in journals such as World Politics, International Studies Quarterly and World Development. He is currently a member of the Pacific Council on International Policy and the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Moon is also a fellow of the Club of Madrid and a board member of the Korea Foundation, the Sejong Foundation and the East Asia Foundation.