Bedrock of Stability for the Asia-Pacific Remarks by President Obama at 60th Anniversary of the Korean War Armistice THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. (Applause.) Thank you. Please be seated. Good morning. Annyong haseyo. Secretaries Hagel, Jewell and Shinseki; Admiral Winnefeld; General Jung; all our friends from the Republic of Korea, including the legendary […]
Korean President Park Geun-hye and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet in Beijing from June 27-30 to discuss relations between the ROK and PRC, as well as cooperation on challenges associated with North Korea. The Korea Society President, Ambassador Mark Minton, Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Evans Revere, National Committee on American Foreign Policy Trustee, Ambassador Winston […]
Following on the historic Obama-Xi summit in California, in anticipation of the late June Xi-Park summit, and in marking the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War, The Korea Society hosts several prominent voices on Asia. The National Committee on American Foreign Policy’s Don Zagoria, Evans Revere, Ambassador Winston Lord and The Korea […]
On June 7 and 8, U.S. President Barack Obama and China’s President Xi Jinping met in Southern California to discuss bilateral and regional issues, including cooperation on dealing with North Korea. In late June, Xi welcomes Korean President Park Geun-hye to Beijing for a PRC-ROK summit. In recent months, The Korea Society has hosted a […]
General (Ret.) Walter “Skip” Sharp calls for enhanced international cooperation and coordination to shift the strategic balance in Northeast Asia and force change in North Korea. As Honorary Chair of the 60th Anniversary of the Korean War Commemoration Committee, he reflects on shared sacrifice and upcoming observances to commemorate the end of the War. {youtubegalleryid=7,4} […]
The Japan Society and The Korea Society welcome U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy, Ambassador Glyn Davies, for a discussion on U.S. diplomacy toward North Korea in the the wake of North Korea’s December 2012 missile launch, February 2013 nuclear test, and recent bellicose rhetoric. He will discuss U.S. policy toward North Korea and […]
His Excellency YJ Choi, South Korea’s Ambassador to the United States, and Ambassador Thomas Hubbard, The Korea Society Chair, dialogued on the remarkable relationship between Korea and the United States, and Korea’s rise globally. Korea and the U.S. share a common security and vibrant business relations. Korea figures as a growing investor in the United […]
Korbel School Dean, Ambassador Christopher Hill and The Korea Society President Ambassador Mark Minton, addressed Korea’s rising regional and global influence. From the Seoul G20 and Nuclear Security Summit to the 2018 Winter Olympics, Korea has come of its own as regional host and hub. A harbinger of democracy, Korea supports international peacekeeping and leads […]
