The Launch of Korea Matters for America/America Matters for Korea 

When: September 12, 2018, 4:30 PM -6:30 PM

Where: Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2060

The East West Center in Washington and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the USA, along with the

Congressional Korea Caucus, launched the updated report Korea Matters for America/America Matters for Korea, which functions as a practical resource for political leaders, the media, students, and the general public and features infographics that illustrate the importance and impact of US-Korea relations at the national, state, and local levels. The booklet and corresponding state and Congressional District one-page connections summaries can be accessed and downloaded online at: asiamattersforamerica.org/korea.

Korea Matters for America/America Matters for Korea is generously supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the USA, and produced in partnership with The Asan Institute for Policy Studies and The Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP).  

4:30 - 4:45 PM: Opening remarks

• Dr. Satu Limaye, Director, East-West Center in Washington

• Mr. Young Jin Jang, Minister for Economic Affairs, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the USA 

4:45 - 5:45 PM: Panel Discussion and Q&A Session

• Dr. Satu Limaye, Director, East-West Center in Washington (Moderator)

• Bruce Klingner, Senior Research Fellow, Northeast Asia, The Heritage Foundation

• Dr. David Steel, Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Affairs, Samsung Electronics North America​

• Ambassador Kathleen Stephens, President, Korea Economic Institute

• Barbara Weisel, Managing Director, Rock Creek Global Advisors

5:45 - 6:30 PM: Reception 

 For more images, please visit the album for this event on the East-West Center's Flickr page. 

Speaker Biographies

Young Jin Jang  has served as the Minister for Economic Affairs at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Washington, DC since May 2018. Mr. Jang graduated with a B.A. in Economics in 1992 from Kyung Hee University in Korea and with a M.A. in Economics in 2002 from the State University of New York.

Bruce Klingner specializes in Korean and Japanese affairs as the senior research fellow for Northeast Asia at The Heritage Foundation's Asian Studies Center. Klingner is a distinguished graduate of the National War College, where he received a Master's degree in national security strategy in 2002. He also holds a master's degree in strategic intelligence from the Defense Intelligence College and a bachelor's degree in political science from Middlebury College in Vermont.

Dr. Satu Limaye is Director of the East West Center in Washington where he created and now directs the Asia Matters for America initiative and edits the Asia Pacific Bulletin. He is also Senior Advisor at the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) and Senior Fellow on Asia History and Policy at the Foreign Policy Institute at Paul H. Nitze School of International Studies (SAIS). He is a magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Georgetown University and received his doctorate from Oxford University (Magdalen College) where he was a George C. Marshall Scholar.

Dr. David Steel is Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Affairs for Samsung Electronics America (SEA), a position he assumed in December 2017 after holding various other leadership roles within the company. Currently based in Washington, DC, Dr. Steel oversees SEA’s public affairs team and the corporate and product communications and citizenship teams headquartered in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey. He holds a PhD in Physics from MIT, an MBA with Honors from the University of Chicago, and a BA in Physics from Oxford University.

Ambassador Kathleen Stephens assumed leadership of KEI as President and CEO in September 2018. Ambassador Stephens was a career diplomat in the United States Foreign Service, 1978-2015. She was US Ambassador to the Republic of Korea 2008-2011, the first woman and first Korean-speaker to serve in that position. Stephens was an undergraduate at Prescott College, University of Hong Kong and Oxford University, and holds a B.A. Honors from Prescott. She holds a Master’s degree from Harvard University’s Kennedy School.

Barbara Weisel is a Managing Director at Rock Creek Global Advisors, an international economic policy advisory firm, where she focuses on international trade and investment policy and negotiations as well as market access and regulatory matters. Ms. Weisel earned two Masters Degrees from Harvard University in 1983 in Public Policy with a focus on international development, and Religious Studies, with a focus on Islamic civilization. She has a Bachelor’s degree from Connecticut College (Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude).

 

The Launch of Korea Matters for America/America Matters for Korea 

When: September 12, 2018, 4:30 PM -6:30 PM

Where: Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2060

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The East West Center in Washington and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the USA, along with the

Congressional Korea Caucus, launched the updated report Korea Matters for America/America Matters for Korea, which functions as a practical resource for political leaders, the media, students, and the general public and features infographics that illustrate the importance and impact of US-Korea relations at the national, state, and local levels. The booklet and corresponding state and Congressional District one-page connections summaries can be accessed and downloaded online at: asiamattersforamerica.org/korea.

Korea Matters for America/America Matters for Korea is generously supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the USA, and produced in partnership with The Asan Institute for Policy Studies and The Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP).  

4:30 - 4:45 PM: Opening remarks

• Dr. Satu Limaye, Director, East-West Center in Washington

• Mr. Young Jin Jang, Minister for Economic Affairs, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the USA 

4:45 - 5:45 PM: Panel Discussion and Q&A Session

• Dr. Satu Limaye, Director, East-West Center in Washington (Moderator)

• Bruce Klingner, Senior Research Fellow, Northeast Asia, The Heritage Foundation

• Dr. David Steel, Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Affairs, Samsung Electronics North America​

• Ambassador Kathleen Stephens, President, Korea Economic Institute

• Barbara Weisel, Managing Director, Rock Creek Global Advisors

5:45 - 6:30 PM: Reception 

 For more images, please visit the album for this event on the East-West Center's Flickr page. 

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Speaker Biographies

Young Jin Jang  has served as the Minister for Economic Affairs at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Washington, DC since May 2018. Mr. Jang graduated with a B.A. in Economics in 1992 from Kyung Hee University in Korea and with a M.A. in Economics in 2002 from the State University of New York.

Bruce Klingner specializes in Korean and Japanese affairs as the senior research fellow for Northeast Asia at The Heritage Foundation's Asian Studies Center. Klingner is a distinguished graduate of the National War College, where he received a Master's degree in national security strategy in 2002. He also holds a master's degree in strategic intelligence from the Defense Intelligence College and a bachelor's degree in political science from Middlebury College in Vermont.

Dr. Satu Limaye is Director of the East West Center in Washington where he created and now directs the Asia Matters for America initiative and edits the Asia Pacific Bulletin. He is also Senior Advisor at the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) and Senior Fellow on Asia History and Policy at the Foreign Policy Institute at Paul H. Nitze School of International Studies (SAIS). He is a magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Georgetown University and received his doctorate from Oxford University (Magdalen College) where he was a George C. Marshall Scholar.

Dr. David Steel is Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Affairs for Samsung Electronics America (SEA), a position he assumed in December 2017 after holding various other leadership roles within the company. Currently based in Washington, DC, Dr. Steel oversees SEA’s public affairs team and the corporate and product communications and citizenship teams headquartered in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey. He holds a PhD in Physics from MIT, an MBA with Honors from the University of Chicago, and a BA in Physics from Oxford University.

Ambassador Kathleen Stephens assumed leadership of KEI as President and CEO in September 2018. Ambassador Stephens was a career diplomat in the United States Foreign Service, 1978-2015. She was US Ambassador to the Republic of Korea 2008-2011, the first woman and first Korean-speaker to serve in that position. Stephens was an undergraduate at Prescott College, University of Hong Kong and Oxford University, and holds a B.A. Honors from Prescott. She holds a Master’s degree from Harvard University’s Kennedy School.

Barbara Weisel is a Managing Director at Rock Creek Global Advisors, an international economic policy advisory firm, where she focuses on international trade and investment policy and negotiations as well as market access and regulatory matters. Ms. Weisel earned two Masters Degrees from Harvard University in 1983 in Public Policy with a focus on international development, and Religious Studies, with a focus on Islamic civilization. She has a Bachelor’s degree from Connecticut College (Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude).