January 23, 2018
U.S. Policy Toward North and South Korea: Dealing with "One Country, Two Planets"
Guest Speaker:
Aloysius M. O'Neill
Retired U.S. Foreign Service Officer
Woo Lae Oak Korean Restaurant
8240 Leesburg Pike
Vienna, VA 22182
Dear Colleague:
You are invited to attend a meeting of the Korea Club on Tuesday, January 23, 2018.The event will feature Aloysius M. O'Neill, who will give a presentation entitled, "U.S. Policy Toward North and South Korea: Dealing with "One Country, Two Planets."
Aloysius M. O’Neill worked for many years on U.S. relations with the Republic of Korea and to a lesser extent with the DPRK. As a Foreign Service Officer, he served twice in the American Embassy in Seoul, first from 1977 to 1979 and again from 1988 to 1992. In the latter period, he worked closely with Korean diplomatic colleagues on the ROK’s expanding relations with the DPRK’s allies under Nordpolitik. As a political officer in Tokyo from 1982 to 1984, he analyzed Japan’s Asia policy during a period that included the Soviet shoot-down of Korean Air 007 and the Rangoon bombing – the North Korean attempt to assassinate President Chun Doo-hwan. Mr. O’Neill was serving in the American embassy in Rangoon when the North Koreans destroyed Korean Air 858 in 1987. As the U.S. consul general in Okinawa from 1994 to 1997, Mr. O’Neill was deeply en
December 12, 2017
North Korea: The Land of Lousy Options
Guest Speaker:
Gen. Wallace "Chip" Gregson (USMC, Ret)
Senior Advisor, Avascent Global Advisors
Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs
Woo Lae Oak Korean Restaurant
8240 Leesburg Pike
Vienna, VA 22182
Dear Colleague:
You are invited to attend a meeting of the Korea Club on Tuesday, December 12, 2017. The event will feature Gen. Wallace "Chip" Gregson, who will give a presentation entitled, "North Korea: The Land of Lousy Options."
Lieutenant General Wallace “Chip” Gregson (USMC, Ret.) is the Senior Advisor at Avascent International. He most recently served as the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Asian and Pacific Security Affairs. Previously, he served as Chief Operating Officer for the United States Olympic Committee as an independent consultant before entering Government in 2009. In Japan, he was Director of Asia-Pacific Policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense from 1998 to 2000.
From 2003 to 2005, he was Commanding General of the Marine Corps Forces Pacific and Marine Corps Forces Central Command, where he led and managed over 70,000 Marines and Sailors in the Middle East, East Africa, Asia, and the United States. From 2001 to 2003, he served as Commanding General of the III Marine Expeditionary Force in Japan, where he was awarded the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun, the Gold and Silver Star; the Korean Order of National Security Merit, Gukseon Medal; and the Order of Resplendent Banner from the Republic of China.
Please note: THIS EVENT IS ON-THE-RECORD
PROGRAM DETAILS
The reception will begin at 6:30 pm, followed by dinner at 7:00 pm, and the speaker’s presentation and Q & A session. The program will conclude at 9:00 pm. The cost of the dinner is $25.00, payable at the door by either check o
December 12, 2017
The War Crimes Committee of the International Bar Association invites you to the launch of a Report on the findings of a nearly two-year Inquiry on Crimes Against Humanity in North Korean Political Prisons. The Inquiry Report finds reasonable grounds to conclude that Kim Jong-un and members of his regime have committed ten of the eleven crimes against humanity enumerated in the Rome Statute, the treaty that created the International Criminal Court (ICC).
November 13, 2017
AGENDA
Presenters:
Robert Collins, Author
Amanda Mortwedt Oh, Author
Discussants:
James Durand
Member of the Board of Directors, International Council of Korean Studies
Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Korean Studies
George Hutchinson
Member of the Board of Directors, International Council of Korean Studies
Editor, International Journal of Korean Studies
Mark Tokola
Vice President, Korea Economic Institute
Moderator:
Greg Scarlatoiu
Executive Director, HRNK
Q&A
Closing Remarks
The event will be on the record.
RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/from-cradle-to-grave-the-path-of-north-korean-innocents-tickets-39348193506
Please email Rosa Park, HRNK Director of Programs, at
[email protected] with any questions or concerns.
October 26, 2017
The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) cordially invites you to:
THE PARALLEL GULAG:
North Korea's "An-jeon-bu" Prison Camps
Thursday, October 26, 2017
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
National Press Club
First Amendment Lounge
529 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20045
Opening Remarks
Victor Cha, Korea Chair, CSIS
Presenters
David Hawk, Author
Amanda Mortwedt Oh, HRNK
Discussants
Roberta Cohen, Co-Chair Emeritus, HRNK
Stephen Noerper, Senior Director, Korea Society
Moderator: Greg Scarlatoiu, Executive Director, HRNK
Q&A
Closing Remarks
The event will be on the record.
To RSVP for this event, please click to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-parallel-gulag-north-koreas-an-jeon-bu-prison-camps-tickets-38539427465?aff=es2
Please email Rosa Park, HRNK Director of Programs at
[email protected] with any questions or concerns.
September 13, 2017
Korea Club
Wednesday | September 13, 2017
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Facing North:
Managing North Korea's Military Challenge
Guest Speaker:
Gen. In-Bum Chun (ROK, Ret)
Visiting Scholar, U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins SAIS
Visiting Fellow, Center for East Asia Policy, Brookings Institution
Woo Lae Oak Korean Restaurant
8240 Leesburg Pike
Vienna, VA 22182
Dear Colleague:
You are invited to attend a meeting of the Korea Club on Wednesday, September 13, 2017. The event will feature Gen. In-Bum Chun, who will give a presentation entitled, "Facing North: Managing North Korea's Military Challenge."
Lieutenant General In-Bum Chun (ROK, Ret) is a Visiting Scholar at U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins SAIS and Visiting Fellow at the Center for East Asia Policy Studies of the B
July 25, 2017
PROGRAM
Date: Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Venue: International Conference Hall B2, Minerva Complex, HUFS
1. Opening of Ceremony --------------------------------------- Greg Scarlatoiu
Moderator
Executive Director, HRNK
2. Keynote Speech --------------------------------------- H.E. Jung-Hoon Lee
Ambassador for North Korean Human Rights,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea
“North Korean Human Rights: Past, Present, Future”
3. Speakers -----------------------------------------------------------Signe Poulsen
Representative, UN Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (Seoul)
“The Balance between Accountability and Engagement”
Kwang-Jin Kim
Senior Researcher, ROK Institute for National Security Strategy
“An Update on Kim Regime Dynamics and Overseas Economic Activities”
Kwang-Il Jeong
Political Prison Camp Survivor
Director and Founder, “No Fence for North Korea”
“From Political Prison Camp Survivor to Information Warrior
June 22, 2017
THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF
THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON KOREAN STUDIES
jointly with
COMMITTEE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN NORTH KOREA AND
KOREA ECONOMIC INSTITUTE OF AMERICA
THE CHANGING SITUATION ON
THE KOREAN PENINSULA:
CHALLENGES FOR NEW PRESIDENTS IN 2017
June 22, 2017, Thursday
Korea Economic Institute of America
1800 K Street, NW Suite 1010, Washington, DC 20006
Click here to RSVP
Conference Schedule:
8:00 AM
Registration
8:45–9:00 AM
Opening Remarks
Dr. Bruce E. Bechtol, Jr., President
International Council of Korean Studies and Angelo State University
June 07, 2017
Korea Club
Wednesday | June 7, 2017
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
U.S. Korea Policy:
Issues, Priorities, Prospects
Guest Speakers:
James Applegate
Chief of DPRK Unit in the Office of Korean Affairs
U.S. Department of State
&
Will Cobb
Chief of ROK Unit in the Office of Korean Affairs
U.S. Department of State
Woo Lae Oak Korean Restaurant
8240 Leesburg Pike
Vienna, VA 22182
Dear Colleague:
You are invited to attend a meeting of the Korea Club on Wednesday, June 7, 2017. The event will feature Mr. James Applegate, Chief of DPRK Unit and Mr. Will Cobb, Chief of ROK Unit at the Office of Korean Affairs in the U.S. Department of State, who will give a presentation entitled, "U.S. Korea Policy: Issues, Priorities, Prospects."
James ApplegateJames Applegate is the Chief of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Unit in the Office of Korean Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. Prior to taking this assignment, Mr. Applegate served as Deputy Counselor for United Nations Affairs at the U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna, Austria (UNVIE) (2013-2016). His other overseas assignments include Kabul, Afghanistan (2012-2013); Canberra, Australia (2009-2011); and Guangzhou, China (2007-2009). He also served as a Watch Officer and Senior Watch Officer in the Department’s 24-hour Operations Center, which monitors developing crises around the world. A graduate of Michigan State University, Mr. Applegate spent two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Armenia before joining the Foreign Service.
Will CobbWill Cobb is the Chief of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Unit in the Office of Korean Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. Prior to taking this assignment, Mr. Cobb served as a Special Assistant to Secretary of Sta
May 10, 2017
Korea Club
Tuesday | May 10, 2017
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
South Korea-U.S. Relations:
Past, Present, Future
Guest Speaker:
His Excellency Ahn Ho-young
Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United States
Woo Lae Oak Korean Restaurant
8240 Leesburg Pike
Vienna, VA 22182
Dear Colleague:
You are invited to attend a meeting of the Korea Club on Wednesday, May 10, 2017. The event will feature His Excellency Ahn Ho-young, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United States, who will give a presentation entitled, "South Korea-U.S. Relations: Past, Present, Future."
Ambassador Ho-young Ahn is the Republic of Korea’s Ambassador to the United States. He began his posting in June of 2013. Ambassador Ahn is a career diplomat who has served as the Ambassador to Belgium and the European Union, and as First Vice Foreign Minister.
April 24, 2017
On the first day of North Korea Freedom Week, The George Washington University Truth and Human Rights in North Korea (THiNK) cordially invites you to:
North Korea’s Gulag:
Addressing an Ongoing Humanitarian Emergency
Monday, April 24, 2017 | 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
GWU Betts Theater
Marvin Center
800 21st Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052
1:00–1:05 p.m. | Welcoming Remarks
April 05, 2017
Korea Club
Wednesday | April 5, 2017
6:30–9:00PM
North Korean Refugee Settlement in the ROK:
An Update
Guest Speaker:
Kwang-joo Sohn
Woo Lae Oak Korean Restaurant
8240 Leesburg Pike
Vienna, VA 22182
Dear Colleague:
You are invited to attend a meeting of the Korea Club on Wednesday, April 5, 2017. The event will feature Kwang-joo Sohn, who will give a presentation entitled, "North Korean Refugee Settlement in ROK: An Update."
Kwang-joo Sohn is the President of Korea Hana Foundation (North Korean Refugees Foundation), an organization established under the ROK Ministry of Unification. Previously, Mr. Sohn led the DailyNK Korea Unification Strategy Institute and served as the chief editor for the DailyNK. He also led the Ideology Research Center, Institute for International Affairs Research, ROK National Intelligence Service (NIS), was a member of the NIS Unification Policy Institute Research Committee, and of the advisory committee of the 17th Presidential Transition Team in 2008. Mr. Sohn has been a member of the Network for North Korean Democracy and Human Rights since 2007. A former reporter for the Dong-A Daily, Mr. Sohn holds a BA in French language and literature from Korea University and completed the Graduate School of North Korean Studies at Kyungnam University. For two years, he studied under Hwang Jang-yeop, former president of Kim Il-sung University and most senior North Korean defector to the ROK. He has authored numerous articles and columns as well as six books on the inner workings of the Kim regime.
Please note, this EVENT WILL BE OFF THE RECORD.
PROGRAM DETAILS
The reception will begin at 6:30 pm, followed by dinner at 7:00 pm, and the speaker’s presentation and Q & A session. The program will conclude at 9:00 pm. The
March 27, 2017
North Korea’s human rights abuses: The crimes of a belligerent state
Monday, March 27, 2017 | 10:00 AM–3:40 PM
Lunch will be served.
AEI, Auditorium | 1789 Massachusetts Avenue, NW | Washington, DC 20036
For US policy, defending human rights in North Korea is not only a moral imperative but also an essential element to reducing the regime’s threats to the rest of the world.
RSVP
Watch Live Online
DESCRIPTION
Pyongyang is the world’s worst human rights violator, and yet, the Kim regime’s behavior at home cannot be dismissed as an isolated threat far from America’s shores, as North Korea’s latest atrocities abroad — overseas assassinations, rocket launches, and nuclear threats — demonstrate. For US policy, defending human rights in North Korea is not only a moral imperative but also an essential element to reducing the danger the regime poses to the world.
Please join AEI, the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea, and the Yonsei Center for Human Liberty on March 27 — the third anniversary of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s endorsement of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights report on North Korea — for an expert update on the human rights situation in North Korea and a discussion of how Washington and its allies in the region can seek to improve it.
PARTICIPANTS
Virginia Bennett, US Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
Nicholas Eberstad
March 09, 2017
Korea Club
Thursday | March 9, 2017
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
North Korea and the Mission to Account for
America's Missing Korean War Servicemen
Guest Speaker:
Col. Ashton Ormes (USA Ret.)
Woo Lae Oak Korean Restaurant
8240 Leesburg Pike
Vienna, VA 22182
Dear Colleague:
You are invited to attend a meeting of the Korea Club on Thursday, March 9, 2017. The event will feature Col. Ashton Ormes, who will give a presentation entitled, "North Korea and the Mission to Account for America's Missing Korean War Servicemen."
Ashton Ormes is a retired U.S. Army colonel, a Northeast Asia Foreign Area Officer, and a former civilian member of th
March 01, 2017
Join St. Mary’s University for the North Korea: Challenges and Opportunities conference featuring experts from around the globe. The program will delve into timely issues about North Korea’s military, international community, engagement and diplomacy.
Wednesaday, March 1, 2017
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
St. Mary’s University
University Center, Conference Room A
Reception to follow
December 16, 2016
The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK)
and the National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) cordially invite you to:
Expert Meeting: U.S. and ROK Policy toward North Korean Human Rights
November 17, 2016
Dear Colleague:
You are invited to attend a meeting of the Korea Club on Thursday, November 17, 2016. The event will feature Ambassador Joseph
October 20, 2016
September 07, 2016
Korea Club with Markus Garlauskas
Wednesday | September 7, 2016
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
A Changing North Korea
Guest Speaker:
Markus Garlauskas
Woo Lae Oak Korean Restaurant
8240 Leesburg Pike
Vienna, VA 22182
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July 26, 2016
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