Join us on May 12th for a Panel Discussion about political, security and economic issues crucial to the relations between the United States and South Korea.
Panelists Include:
Charles L. (Jack) Pritchard, President, Korea Economic Institute (KEI)
Ambassador Charles L. (Jack) Pritchard is the President of the Korea Economic Institute (KEI) in Washington. Ambassador Pritchard served as ambassador and special envoy for negotiations to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and United States representative to the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization in the administration of President George W. Bush from April 2001 until September 2003. Previously, he served as Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and Senior Director for Asian Affairs in the administration of President Clinton.
Joshua Huck, ROK Unit Chief, Office of Korean Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Joshua Huck is the Republic of Korea Unit Chief in the Office of Korean Affairs at the Department of State. Prior to this, he served as the Deputy Chief of the Political-Economic Affairs Section at the U.S. Embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria. He also served as a Political-Military Affairs Officer in Tokyo, Japan, as a Consular Officer in Shanghai, China and as a Desk Officer in the Office of Chinese Affairs. He is a Northeast Ohio native.
Greg Scarlatoiu, Director of Business Issues and Public Affairs, Korea Economic Institute
Greg Scarlatoiu, Director of Business Issues and Public Affairs for the Korea Economic Institute (KEI) in Washington, D.C., is responsible for managing outreach programs to educate Americans on developments in Korea and U.S.-Korea relations both inside and outside of Washington D.C. Mr. Scarlatoiu authors a column on developments in U.S.-Korea business and economic relations in KEI’s monthly newsletter, Insight. He has written on the applicability of the Eastern European experience to the North Korean context, in the KEI Exchange and in the Korean language press.
Date: May 12, 2011 Time: 1:30 to 2:20 p.m.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ks.html - South Korea
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kn.html - North Korea
http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/kei/issues/2011-04-05/email.html - articles in Insight monthly newsletter
Schools interested in participating in this FREE current events program, via distance learning, should contact John Ramicone at 216-916-6360 or john.ramicone@ideastream.org by May 9th..
