The Ambassadors Series: Opportunities and Challenges for U.S.-South Korean Relations

January 2019

Past Event

The Ambassadors Series: Opportunities and Challenges for U.S.-South Korean Relations

Past Event

Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters

January 09, 2019

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January 2019

Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

Speakers:

Cho Yoon-je

Ambassador of South Korea to the United States

John Walters

Chief Operating Officer, Hudson Institute

On January 9, Hudson Institute hosted Cho Yoon-je, the Republic of Korea’s Ambassador to the United States, for a discussion about the current state of U.S.-South Korean relations. The conversation was moderated by Walter Russell Mead, the Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship at Hudson.

Forged in blood during the Korean War, the Korea-U.S. Alliance has grown stronger over the last decade. The free trade agreement between the two countries has markedly increased trade and investment since it came into effect in 2012 and was successfully upgraded in 2018. Diplomacy between the two nations is also underlined by shared national security concerns, including the goal of complete denuclearization and permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula.

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Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

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Join Senior Fellow and Keystone Defense Initiative Director Dr. Rebeccah Heinrichs and Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration Brandon Williams for a discussion on the administration's priorities in strengthening the US nuclear enterprise.

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