Don Oberdorfer is distinguished journalist in residence and adjunct professor of international relations at Johns Hopkins University’s Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, D.C. Previously he worked as a journalist for 38 years, including 25 years on the Washington Post. He is the author of five books, including The Two Koreas: A Contemporary History. In September 2006 Oberdorfer was named chairman of the U.S.–Korea Institute at SAIS.