Donald Phinney Gregg was raised in Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y. After serving in the United States Army from 1945 to1947, he earned a B.A. (cum laude) in philosophy from Williams College in 1951.

Gregg joined the Central Intelligence Agency immediately after graduation and over the next quarter century was assigned to Japan, Burma, Vietnam and Korea. He was special assistant to the U.S. Ambassador in Korea from 1973 to 1975, and was decorated by the Korean government in 1975.

Gregg was seconded to the National Security Council staff in 1979, where he was in charge of intelligence activities and was subsequently given responsibility for Asian policy affairs. In August 1982, he was asked by then Vice President George Bush to become his National Security Advisor, supporting the Vice President in the areas of foreign policy, defense and intelligence. He then retired from the CIA, and was awarded the CIA's highest decoration, the Distinguished Intelligence Medal. During his service with Vice President Bush, Gregg traveled to 65 countries including Korea. From 1980 to 1989, Gregg also served as a professorial lecturer at Georgetown University, where he taught a graduate-level workshop entitled "Force and Diplomacy" to students in the Master of Science in Foreign Service program.

From September 1989 to 1993, Gregg served as the U.S. Ambassador to Korea. While ambassador, his efforts were directed toward helping the U.S.-Korea relationship mature from a military alliance into an economic and political partnership. Gregg was also active in support of U.S.-Korea business activities.

Prior to his departure from Korea on February 28, 1993, Gregg received the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service, a decoration from the prime minister of Korea, and an honorary Ph.D. in international relations from Sogang University. In March 1993, Gregg retired from a 43-year career in the United States government to become the president and chairman of The Korea Society. In May 1996, Gregg received an honorary degree, Doctor of Humane Letters, from Green Mountain College, Poultney, Vermont. Other recent honors include the Kellogg Award for career achievement from Williams College (2001), the Bartels World Affairs Fellowship from Cornell University (2004), the Philip Jaisohn Award (Philadelphia, 2005), and a Distinguished Service Award from The American Committees on Foreign Relations (2006).

Alexander Vershbow was sworn in as Ambassador to the Republic of Korea on October 14, 2005 and took up his duties on October 17, 2005. He is a career member of the Foreign Service, with rank of Career Minister, and has extensive experience in East-West relations, non-proliferation and European security affairs.

From July 2001 to July 2005, Ambassador Vershbow served as U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation. During his tenure, the Ambassador worked to promote U.S.-Russian cooperation in the areas of counterterrorism and counter-proliferation, and to expand the agenda to encompass new challenges such as HIV/AIDS. He was a consistent advocate, for the causes of democracy, human rights and rule of law in Russia, and received the American Bar Association's 2004 Ambassador's Award for these efforts. He also promoted U.S. business interests in Russia, advancing American trade, exports and investment during a period of unprecedented Russian economic growth, while campaigning for the protection of intellectual property rights.

From January 1998 until July 2001, Alexander Vershbow served as the U.S. Ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). As U.S. Permanent Representative on the North Atlantic Council, Ambassador Vershbow was centrally involved in transforming NATO to meet the challenges of the post-Cold War era, including the admission of new members and the development of relations with Russia. In June 2001, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell awarded Ambassador Vershbow the State Department's Distinguished Service Award for his work at NATO.

From 1994 to 1997, Alexander Vershbow served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for European Affairs at the National Security Council. During this period, he helped shape U.S. Policy toward NATO enlargement, the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia, and other U.S.-European issues. He was a principal member of the U.S. team that helped negotiate the Founding Act between NATO and the Russian Federation signed in 1997. In October 1997, former Secretary of Defense William Cohen presented Mr. Vershbow with the first annual Joseph J. Kruzel Award for his contributions to the cause of peace.

Ambassador Vershbow is a long-time student of Russian Affairs and international relations. He received a B.A. in Russian and East European Studies from Yale College (1974) and a Master's Degree in International Relations and Certificate of the Russian Institute from Columbia University (1976). He has held a series of assignments since joining the Foreign Service in 1977, including postings to the U.S. Embassies in Moscow and London and Advisor to the U.S. Delegation to the Strategic Arms Reductions Talks in Geneva. Ambassador Vershbow was director of the State Department's Office of Soviet Union Affairs during the last years of the USSR and participated in numerous U.S.-Soviet summits and ministerial meetings. In 1990, he was awarded the Anatoly Sharansky Freedom Award by the Union of Councils of Soviet Jews for his work in advancing the cause of Jewish emigration from the USSR.

In 1991, Ambassador Vershbow was posted to NATO as U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative and Charge d'affaires of the U.S. Mission, where he participated in NATO's earliest initiatives to forge cooperative relations with Russia and the other states of the former Warsaw Pact. He served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs from 1993-1994, before joining the National Security Council Staff in 1994. 

Ambassador Vershbow was born in Boston, Massachusetts and is married.

(Bio from http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/61266.htm)

Lee Hee-Beom is chairman and CEO of the Korea International Trade Association (KITA), Korea's largest and most influential trade organization. KITA's activities include supporting overseas marketing for Korean corporations, facilitating international trade cooperation, educating international trade specialists and advising the Korean government and international bodies on a wide range of trade-related matters.

Prior to taking the helm at KITA, Lee served as minister of Commerce, Energy and Industry in the cabinet of President Roh Moo-hyun. This appointment marked the apex of a 30-year career in Korea's international trade diplomacy establishment. Beginning in 1973 as a deputy director in the Ministry of Trade, Lee moved on to become the commercial attaché to the Korean Embassy in Washington, D.C. from 1988 to 1991, filling the same position at Korea's mission to the European Union in Brussels from 1994 to 1998. In these roles Lee took part in the Super 301 Negotiations, talks on renewing steel and textile arrangements with the U.S. and the Korea-EU Shipbuilding Negotiations. In 1998, Lee became standing commissioner of the Korean Trade Commission and special counsel to Kim Dae Jung's Presidential Transition Committee. After serving as chairman and CEO of Korea Productivity in 2002, Lee became the president of Seoul National University of Technology in early 2003.

Lee holds a bachelor's degree in electronics engineering and a master's in public administration from Seoul National University. He also holds an MBA (summa cum laude) from George Washington University and a Ph.D. in business management from Kyunghee University in Seoul. Lee received a Presidential Commendation in May 1984.

The Gale Company chairman and CEO, Stanley C. Gale, is a third generation real estate entrepreneur with a long and distinguished family history beginning in 1922 when his grandfather founded the Daniel Gale Agency. Gale began his career in commercial real estate in 1975 with Grubb & Ellis. In 1985, he formed The Gale Company with the goal of creating a diversified real estate investment and services organization.

As chairman and CEO, Gale oversees the entire group of Gale Companies, which includes a global real estate portfolio and one of the United States’ largest private suburban office portfolios. He focuses on establishing joint venture partnerships with financial investors and institutions, including Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan & UBS PaineWebber. Core to the company’s success is Gale’s constant review and evaluation of its strategic direction, as well as his commitment to leading it through its steady and significant growth during the past 17 years. He is dedicated to advancing an operating philosophy that embraces cutting edge innovation, quality service, total client satisfaction and community involvement.

Beyond his professional activities, Gale focuses on community improvement and is active in numerous charities, including his three-year chairmanship of the New Jersey Special Olympics. A lifetime sports enthusiast, Gale maintains an ownership interest in the New York Yankees, the New Jersey Nets and the New Jersey Devils.