General Curtis Scaparrotti, Commander of UNC/CFC/USFK, discusses developments on the Korean Peninsula, North Korea, the move of USFK headquarters to Pyeongtaek, and the 61st anniversary of the Armistice.
~Invitation-Only~
Monday, September 8, 2014 | 12 PM
Reflections on the U.S.-ROK Alliance
with
General Curtis Scaparrotti, Commander of UNC/CFC/USFK
Please contact Stephanie Lee (212-759-7525, Ext. 313) for more details.
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The Korean National Assembly’s Chairman of the National Defense Committee, Hwang Jin Ha, addresses New York City influence makers on Korea’s current foreign and defense affairs outlook. He addresses the spike in regional tensions between China and Japan and Korea and Japan, as well as the North Korean threat under young leader Kim Jung Un. Hwang’s visit to New York comes on the heels of the latest China-Korea summit between Presidents Xi Jinping and Park Geung-hye. Hwang concludes with thoughts on the resilience and importance of the Korea-U.S. alliance and new ways forward.
This special executive session features a 9:45 AM preview of the Fall 2014 Korea Society calendar of policy and corporate events, introduced by Senior Vice President, Dr. Stephen Noerper. Representative Hwang’s address begins at 10 AM, with an opportunity for questions and discussion. The session concludes at 11 AM. Light refreshments are available.
Korea and Security in Northeast Asia:
Perspectives from the National Assembly
with
The Honorable Hwang Jin Ha
Chairman of the Republic of Korea National Assembly’s
National Defense Commmittee
Friday, August 22, 2014
9:45 AM | Registration and Fall Program Preview
10:00 AM | Presentation and Q&A
In a roundtable discussion, Dr. Park Jin, recent fellow with the Wilson Center, examines the Korea-China-Japan triangle and U.S. policy options in Northeast Asia. Moderated by Dr. Stephen Noerper, senior vice president of The Korea Society.
Korea-China-Japan Triangle and U.S. Policy Choices: A Korean Perspective
with
Dr. Park Jin, former Member of Parliament and Chair Professor at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
9:45 AM | Registration
10:00 AM | Discussion
~ A special Fall season preview complimentary admission. Please register HERE~
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POSTPONED
The Korea Society welcomes Queens College Professor Pyonggap Min and the staff of the Korean American Data Bank as they award the winners of this year’s essay contest on Korea, identity, and Korea’s emergence as a regional and global power.
First Prize:
Jiwoon Kristine Choi
Second Prize:
Hae Joo Kim
Third Prize:
(1) Tamar Herman
(2) Laura Becker
(3) Esther Whang
(4) Christopher Ji-Hwan Joo
Friday, July 11, 2014 | 10 AM
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP and The Korea Society invite you to meet Walter “Skip” Sharp, retired United States Army Four Star General, Senior Strategic Adviser, Korea Society Board Member, and the newest member of MLA’s Korea practice. Thomas C. Hubbard, Korea Society Chairman and a former U.S. ambassador to Korea, will make remarks, along with General Sharp, to introduce The Korea Society’s role in the US-Korea relationship, as well as to anticipate future programs in Washington sponsored by the Society.
General Sharp is a retired United States Army four-star general, who last served as the Commander, United Nations Command, Commander, ROK-US Combined Forces Command and Commander, U.S. Forces Korea from June 3, 2008 to July 14, 2011. He previously served as the Director of the Joint Staff from 2005 to June 2008. General Sharp retired from the Army in September 2011.
General Sharp is highly experienced with the security, business, cultural, and legal practices in Korea and serves as a member of the board of directors of The Korea Society. He has established relationships with leading Korean companies and numerous ties to the Korean business community. General Sharp graduated from West Point and was commissioned an Armor officer. He earned a Master of Science degree in Operations Research and System Analysis from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He served in combat in Operation Desert Shield and Storm in Iraq, Uphold Democracy in Haiti, and SFOR in Bosnia.
Monday, June 30,2014 | 5:30 PM-8:30 PM
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
1900 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006
Ivan Zakharchenko, UN Correspondent for Russia’s Ria-Novosti, reflects on his decades of covering the Korean Peninsula—including time in Seoul and Pyongyang reporting for TASS—as well as Russia’s growing regional interests. In this special Studio Korea taping, Mr. Zakharchenko also explains his love of Korean cuisine and evolution as a master chef.
Thursday, June 26,2014 | 12:00 PM
Media Perceptions and Korea
$10 Members, $20 Guests
11:30 AM | Registration & Luncheon
12:00 PM | Discussion
During Kim Jong-un’s rule, North Korea’s unrelenting deprivation of fundamental human rights has, if possible, gotten even worse. North Koreans seek to flee the regime ruled by political prisons, torture, hunger, and public execution, completely void of fundamental rights or an adequate standard of living. The UN Commission of Inquiry condemned Pyongyang for “systemic, widespread, and gross violations of human rights” of such a monumental scale as to constitute crimes against humanity. What will it take for the international community finally to say “no more” to the North Korean regime? Why can’t there be a “red line” for human rights violations as there are for weapons of mass destruction?
The UN Security Council is now at a crossroads as to how to respond to North Korea’s human rights violations. Bringing real change takes courage and the political will to confront the Pyongyang regime. Ambassador Lee will examine the state of human rights violations in North Korea and how best for the international community to sustain the momentum created by the UN Commission of Inquiry.
Monday, June 23, 2014 | 12 PM
Roberta Cohen, co-chair of the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea, and Jinhye Jo, a North Korean refugee, examine the violence against women in North Korean prison camps. Ms. Cohen and Ms. Jo’s testimony before the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on human rights in the DPRK underscored the tragic state of women’s human rights in North Korea. Moderated by Nikita Desai, Director of Policy and Corporate Programs at The Korea Society.
Confronting the Human Rights Challenge in North Korea
Monday, June 23rd at 12 PM
Featuring
His Excellency Lee Jung-hoon
Ambassador for Human Rights, Republic of Korea
During Kim Jong-un’s rule, North Korea’s unrelenting deprivation of fundamental human rights has, if possible, gotten even worse. North Koreans seek to flee the regime ruled by political prisons, torture, hunger, and public execution, completely void of fundamental rights or an adequate standard of living. The UN Commission of Inquiry condemned Pyongyang for “systemic, widespread, and gross violations of human rights” of such a monumental scale as to constitute crimes against humanity. What will it take for the international community finally to say “no more” to the North Korean regime? Why can’t there be a “red line” for human rights violations as there are for weapons of mass destruction?
The UN Security Council is now at a crossroads as to how to respond to North Korea’s human rights violations. Bringing real change takes courage and the political will to confront the Pyongyang regime. Ambassador Lee will examine the state of human rights violations in North Korea and how best for the international community to sustain the momentum created by the UN Commission of Inquiry.
Lee Jung-hoon is South Korea’s Ambassador for Human Rights. He is also Director of the Center for Modern Korean Studies and Center for American Studies at Yonsei University. He serves as a senior member of South Korea’s National Unification Advisory Council and chair of the Ministry of Unification’s Advisory Committee for Humanitarian Affairs. He also is Co-Chair of Save NK, an NGO dealing mainly with North Korean human rights; Chair of the ‘Committee for the Establishment of Refugee Camp for the North Korean Defectors’; and Vice-Chair of the Supporter’s Group for the ‘House of Sharing’ where several remaining “comfort women” are housed.
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
North Korea’s Prisoners: The Gender Dimension
UN Commission of Inquiry Report
Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the DPRK – Washington Public Hearing 30 October
Testimony of Jo Jinhye [00:08:41]
5:30 PM | Registration & Light Fare
6:00 PM | Discussion
Susan Cox, Holt International Vice President of Policy and External Affairs and Honorary Korean Consul General for Oregon, looks at how the first generation of Korean-American adoptees—many now senior citizens—built bridges between Korea and the United States. She will also discuss her public policy efforts in Washington, Seoul, and The Hague. Moderated by Dr. Stephen Noerper, senior vice president of The Korea Society.
Thursday, June 12, 2014 | 6 PM
$10 Members, $20 Guests
Explorer and YPN Members are free but must register here.
5:30PM | Registration & Light Fare
6:00PM | Discussion
