Decision in Korea: Six Decades On

Details: Thursday, February 19 , 2015 | 12:00 PM

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Event Link: Rutherford M. Poats, former United Press chief correspondent and manager for Japan wrote of the Korean War and the situation in Asia from first-hand experience. He flew to Korea from his post in Tokyo on June 28th, 1950, three days after the Communist invasion and a week before the first American infantrymen went into action. He covered virtually the entire war, either in Korea or at the United Nations Command headquarters in Tokyo. He was with the United Press as foreign correspondent in Japan, China, Korea, and Southeast Asia from 1947 to 1951. Prior to that he was a reporter and editor of the International News Service in Atlanta, Ga. and served in the United States Army from 1943 to 1946.  After covering the Korean War, he became the diplomatic correspondent for United Press International in Washington, D.C. He began his government career in 1961 with the Agency for International Development as Program Director and Special Assistant of the Far East Bureau. He was Deputy Assistant Administrator for Far East (1963-1964) and Assistant Administrator for Far East (1964-1967). From 1967 to 1970, he was Deputy Administrator and served as Acting Administrator (January-March in 1969). From 1970 to 1971, he was a Federal executive fellow with the Brookings Institution after which he became Vice President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) until 1974.  He was the Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs in the State Department and then became the Senior Adviser for Economic Affairs to the Deputy Secretary of State. From 1977 to 1978, he was Acting President (Senior Vice President) of OPIC. He was a staff member for international economics in the National Security Council at the White House from 1978 to 1981. In 1981 he was elected Chairman of the Development Assistance Committee in Paris. In 1982, Rutherford M. Poats was nominated by President Reagan for the rank of Minister during the tenure of his service as Chairman of the Development Assistance Committee of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development at Paris, France. Mr. Poats served as Chairman from 1981 to 1982, succeeding John P. Lewis. Mr. Poats graduated from Emory University (A.B., 1943). He is the author of Decision in Korea (1954) andTechnology for Developing Nations (1972).
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Part of the Legacies in Korea-U.S. Relations and Media Perceptions of Korea Series

Rutherford Poats, former United Press War Correspondent and Bureau Chief, discusses his book, Decision in Korea. Published over sixty years ago—and recently re-released as an ebook—this “reporter’s survey” stands as a vital record of the choices that tested a war-weary United States and the young United Nations.

Decision in Korea: Six Decades On

with

Rutherford Poats, former United Press War Correspondent and Bureau Chief and Author of Decision in Korea

In conversation with Dr. Stephen Noerper, Senior Vice President, The Korea Society

Thursday, February 19, 2015 | 12 PM

11:30 AM | Registration & Light Fare

12:00 PM | Discussion

$10 Members | $20 Guests

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Decision in Korea: An Intimate History of the Korean War [$4.95 Kindle Edition. 2014 Re-release Available Now]