This is an international public conference, co-hoseted by CSIS and the Korea Foundation, with senior opinion makers, policy makers, and officials to frame the agenda for U.S.-ROK relations going forward in advance of the visit by President Park Geun-hye to the United States.

The distinguished panels will look at the broadening scope of U.S.-ROK cooperation around the globe as well as the challenges on the peninsula and in the region with an unprecedented gathering of experts.

This conference is by RSVP only and all remarks are on-the-record.

Welcoming Remarks
 Dr. Victor Cha, Senior Adviser and Korea Chair, CSIS and Professor and Director, Asian Studies Program, Georgetown University

Congratulatory Remarks
 Ambassador Ahn Ho-Young, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United States

Opening Remarks
 The Honorable Antony J. Blinken, Deputy Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State

SESSION I: U.S.-ROK Alliance and Global Partnership

Dr. Kurt Campbell, Chairman and CEO, The Asia Group; Former Assistant Secretary of State
Ambassador Richard Armitage, President, Armitage International; Former Deputy Secretary of State
Ambassador Thomas Hubbard, Senior Director, McLarty Associates; Former U.S. Ambassador to Korea
Ambassador Choi Young Jin, Distinguished Professor, Yonsei University; Former Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United States

SESSION II: North Korean Challenges and Future of the Korean Peninsula

Ambassador Christopher Hill, Dean, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver; Former Assistant Secretary of State
Ambassador Robert Gallucci, Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy, Georgetown University; Former Special Envoy for Nonproliferation
Ambassador Stephen Bosworth, Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University; Former Senior Envoy for North Korea
Ambassador Chun Yung-woo, Chairman, Korean Peninsula Future Forum; Former National Security Adviser to the President