JHU SAIS to Host Two-Day Conference Commemorating 50th Anniversary of U.S.-South Korea

The Johns Hopkins Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) will hold a two-day conference, "Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the U.S.-R.O.K. Alliance: Strategic Realignment Around the Korean Peninsula and Tasks for New U.S. and South Korean Leadership," on Thursday, 01/23 and Friday, 01/24.

This conference, co-hosted by the SAIS Japan and Korea Studies Program and the Chosun Daily Newspaper, will feature speeches by Jay-Kun Yoo, member of the R.O.K. National Assembly and President-elect Roh Moo Hyun's special envoy to the United States, Thomas Foley, former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Richard Solomon, former assistant secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs, and Samuel Berger, former national security adviser to President Clinton.

The following topics will be discussed during a series of panel discussions. The complete conference agenda of speakers is below.

Thursday, 01/23

Opening Remarks: SAIS Dean Jessica Einhorn 9:15-9:45 a.m.

Session 1: Is the Current U.S. Foreign Policy Sufficient to Respond to Coming Events in Northeast Asia? 9:45-11:45 a.m.

Luncheon Address: Jay-Kun Yoo noon

Session 2: How Do Japan, China and Russia View Security Issues in Northeast Asia and Korea? 2-3:50 p.m.

Session 3: What Can We Anticipate From North Korea in the Future? 4:05-6:05 p.m.

Dinner Address: Thomas Foley and Richard Solomon 7-9 p.m.

(Georgetown Room, Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.)

Friday, 01/24

Session 4: How Should R.O.K. and United State Cooperate in Dealing With North Korea? 8:30-10:20 a.m.

Session 5: What Are the Future Tasks for Building a Construction U.S.-R.O.K. Alliance? 10:35 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

Luncheon Address: Samuel Berger 12:30 p.m.

The conference will be held in the Kenney Auditorium, first floor of the SAIS Nitze Building at 1740 Massachusetts Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. Members of the public must register to attend the conference by e-mailing [email protected] or calling 202.663.5816.

Members of the media who want to cover this event should contact Felisa Neuringer Klubes in the SAIS Public Affairs Office at 202.663.5626 or [email protected].

Program

01/23

8:45 - 9:30 am. Coffee and refreshment

9:30 - 9:45 am. Opening remark: SAIS Dean Jessica Einhorn

9:45 - 11:45: am. Session 1: Is the current US foreign policy sufficient to respond to coming events in Northeast Asia?

 

Moderator: Nathaniel B. Thayer (SAIS)

Presenters: Charles Morrison (Director of East-West Center) Michael Green (NSC), Victor Cha (Georgetown University)

Discussant: Lho, Kyung Soo (Seoul National University)

12:00 pm. Lunch

Speaker: Yoo, Jay-Jun, Member of ROK National Assembly and President-Elect Roh Moo Hyun's Special Envoy

2:00 - 3:50 pm. Session 2: How do Japan, China and Russia view security issues in Northeast Asia and Korea?

Moderator: David Brown (SAIS)

Presenters: Michishita Narushige (National Institute for Defense Studies) Yu Xintian (President of Shanghai Institute for International Studies) Alexandre Mansourov (Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies) Discussant: Lee, Geun (Seoul National University)

4:05 - 6:05. Session 3. What can we anticipate from North Korea in the future?

Moderator: Larry Wortzel (Heritage Foundation)

Presenters: Bill Brown (Commerce Department), Yoo, Ho-Yul (Korea University),Don Oberdorfer (SAIS).

Discussant: John Merrill (State Department)

 

7:00 pm. Dinner Hosted by President of Chosun Ilbo Bang, Sang Hoon (RSVP only)

 

Place: Georgetown Room

Hilton Washington

1919 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington D. C.

Speaker: Thomas S. Foley, Former Speaker of the House of Representatives

Richard H. Solomon, President of the United States of the Institute of Peace

01/24

7:45 - 8:15 am.Coffee and refreshment

 

8:15 - 8:30 am Introductory Remarks

Edwin J. Feulner, President of the Heritage Foundation

 

8:30 - 10:20 am. Session 4: How should ROK and US cooperate in dealing with

North Korea?

 

Moderator: Yoo, Kun-Il (Chief Editor, Chosun Daily)

Presenters: Moon, Chung-In (Yonsei University) Peter Brookes (Heritage Foundation)

Discussants: Robert Einhorn (Senior advisor at CSIS)Ha, Young-Sun (Seoul National University)

10: 35 - 12: 15 am. Session 5: What are the future tasks for building a constructive US - ROK alliance?

 

Moderator: Karl Jackson (SAIS)

Presenters: Former US ambassador Wendy Sherman, Former Commander in Chief of the UMC Robert Sennewald Former ROK ambassadors Kim, Kyung-Won,Hyun,Hong-Choo

 

12:30 pm. Lunch

Speaker: Samuel R. Berger, Former National Security Advisor to President Clinton