Promoting Dialogue and Understanding Between Korea and the United States
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Event Date
March 1st 12:00pm - 12:00am ET
Registration Fee
$10 students
$25 general admission
The registration fee covers admission to the conference and the reception to follow, continental breakfast, refreshments and lunch.
Registration is required. You can register today by completing the registration form below.
Welcome Remarks
Tom Mengler, J.D.
President, St. Mary’s University
Introduction
Larry Hufford, Ph.D.
Chair and Graduate Program Director of the Department of International Relations and Professor of Political Science, St. Mary’s University
Each presentation will be followed by a conversation with panel discussants.
Panel Introduction by Moderator
Mark Tokola
Vice President, Korea Economic Institute of America
Presentation: The North Korean Military Threat
General John Tilelli
Former Commander, United States Forces Korea
Presentation: North Korean Proliferation
Bruce E. Bechtol, Jr., Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science, Angelo State University
Discussants:
Thomas J. Bellows, Ph.D.
Full Professor, University of Texas at San Antonio
William Taylor, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Security Studies, Angelo State University
Prayer
Lunch
Attendees may eat lunch during the keynote presentation.
Keynote Introduction by Moderator
Seongbae Lim, Ph.D.
Full Professor of Information Systems and Chair of the Department of Finance and Quantitative Management, St. Mary’s University
Keynote Presentation: Alternate Strategies for Peaceful Regime Evolution in North Korea
Min Cho, Ph.D.
President of Peace Academy, Peace Foundation
Keynote Q&A Session
Each presentation will be followed by a conversation with panel discussants.
Panel Introduction by Moderator
Ambassador Thomas Hart Armbruster (M.A. ’03)
Former Ambassador to the Republic of the Marshall Islands, U.S. Department of State
Presentation: The North Korean Human Rights Conundrum
Greg Scarlatoiu
Executive Director, The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea
Presentation: Sanctions Regimes and North Korea
William Newcomb (M.A. ’67)
Former United Nations Official, United Nations Security Council
Discussants:
Troy Stangarone
Senior Director of Congressional Affairs and Trade, Korea Economic Institute
Anthony Bartl, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Angelo State University
Panel Introduction by Moderator
Seongbae Lim, Ph.D.
Presentation: The American North Korea Engagement Strategy
Keith Luse
Executive Director, National Committee on North Korea
Presentation: Engagement, Diplomacy, and North Korea’s Neighbors
Chris Griffin
Executive Director, Foreign Policy Initiative
Discussants:
Rosa Park
Director of Programs and Editor, Committee for Human Rights in North Korea
Stephen Noerper, Ph.D.
Senior Director, Korea Society
Adjunct Associate Professor, Columbia University
Fellow, Pacific Forum CSIS and Weatherhead East Asia Institute
Closing Remarks
Larry Hufford, Ph.D.
Attendees will be emailed a parking pass after registering for the event and will be assigned to park in Lot D.
For more information, contact Kathleen Worthington at 210-436-3111 or kworthington@stmarytx.edu.
This event is sponsored by St. Mary’s University, Institute for the Study of Asian Development; Angelo State University; Korea Economic Institute; and The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea.