Korea-U.S. Relations Symposium
US-Korea Relations under the New US and ROK Administrations

2017.07.19

On July 19, 2017, Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies held a symposium titled “US-Korea Relations under the New US and ROK Administrations.” From the US side, former Deputy Secretary of State and Ambassador John Negroponte, former U.S. Ambassador to Korea Thomas Hubbard, and President Thomas Byrne of The Korea Society joined the symposium. From the Korean side, Professor Kim Sung-han of Korea University and Professor Ahn Dukgeun of Seoul National University participated as discussants.

During his keynote speech, Ambassador Negroponte pointed out that the recent summit between President Moon Jae-in and President Trump reaffirmed the significance of the U.S.-ROK alliance, emphasizing that the alliance has remained and remains staunch, first “battle-tested” and now “paramount” in addressing security threats such as the North Korean nuclear issue.
Ambassador Hubbard provided his thoughts and opinions on the issue of renegotiating the KORUS FTA, and the recently scrapped Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), laying out four scenarios that could unfold in the future.
President Thomas Byrne of The Korea Society provided an overview of Korea’s economic fundamentals, explicating both positive and negative elements present in South Korea’s economy.
Afterwards, discussions on the prospect of North Korean nuclear issues, military communication between two Koreas, and the re-negotiation of KORUS FTA and TPP, etc followed.

John NEGROPONTE, Thomas HUBBARD, Thomas BYRNE, PARK In-Kook, KIM Sung-han, AHN Dukgeun

Lectures and Topics

  • Speaker: John NEGROPONTE, U.S. Department of State

     

  • Speaker: Thomas HUBBARD, U.S. Department of State

     

  • Speaker: Thomas BYRNE, The Korea Society

     

  • Panelist: PARK In-Kook, Chey Institute for Advanced Studies

     

  • Panelist: KIM Sung-han, GSIS, Korea University

     

  • Panelist: AHN Dukgeun, GSIS, Seoul National University

     

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