Asan Plenum

2014APR23

[Asan Plenum 2014] Plenary Session 4 – “On North Korea”

  • Expert :
    Chun Yungwoo / The Asan Institute for Policy Studies

 
Session: Plenary Session 4 / Regency Room
Date/Time: April 23, 2014 / 14:00-15:15

Moderator:
Victor Cha, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Speakers:
Chun Yungwoo, The Asan Institute for Policy Studies
Alexander Lukin, Diplomatic Academy, MFA of Russia
Evans Revere, Brookings Institution
Scott Snyder, Council on Foreign Relations
Yang Xiyu, China Institute of International Studies

About Experts

Chun Yungwoo
Chun Yungwoo

The Asan Institute for Policy Studies

Amb. CHUN Yungwoo is a senior advisor at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies. He is also the chairman and founder of the Korean Peninsula Future Forum (KPFF). Previously, Amb. Chun served as the national security advisor to President Lee Myung-bak from 2010 to 2013. In his 33 years of service in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Chun served as second vice foreign minister (2009-2010), special representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs and head of the ROK delegation to the Six-Party Talks (2006-2008), and deputy foreign minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations (2005-2006). Amb. Chun was also the Korean ambassador to the United Kingdom (2008-2009), ambassador and deputy permanent representative to the United Nations (2003-2005), and also held earlier diplomatic postings in France, Morocco, and Austria. Amb. Chun received his B.A. from Pusan National University and Master of International Affairs from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University.