Participant Biographies

Kim Sung-han

Kim Sung-han

Dean and Professor, Graduate School of International Studies, Korea University
Session 1 - "ROK-U.S. Alliance"

Prof. Kim Sung-han is Dean and Professor of International Relations at the Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS)/Division of International Studies (DIS) and Director of Ilmin International Relations Institute at Korea University. He served as Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade in 2012-2013. Prof. Kim was a professor from 1994 to 2007 at the Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security. In 2013-2014, Prof. Kim was the Chair of World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on WMD and was the Chair of the Korean National Committee of CSCAP (Council on Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific). Prof. Kim specializes in U.S. foreign policy and international security. He has served on numerous presidential commissions, councils, and committees related to foreign affairs and national security issues. His most recent articles published in scholarly journals include From Blood Alliance To Strategic Alliance, The End of Humanitarian Intervention? and The Day After: ROK-U.S. Cooperation for Korean Unification. Prof. Kim received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin.