Speakers
Taeyong Cho
Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United States of America
Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the U.S.A.
Philip Goldberg
Former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea (2022-2025)
Thomas Hubbard
Former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea (2001-2004)
Kathleen Stephens
Former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea (2008-2011)
Harry Harris
Former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea (2018-2021)
Moderator
Event Details
The U.S.-ROK alliance is entering a new era of cooperation and partnership 70 years after its birth in the Mutual Defense Treaty of 1953. Moving from a primarily military alliance to a broader economic partnership bolstered by the KORUS FTA, the United States and the Republic of Korea share a long history of cooperation based on mutual trust and shared values. Fully committed to upgrading the bilateral alliance to a global comprehensive strategic alliance, the two countries are ready to meet the shared challenges including supply chain resilience, climate change, cyber security, the denuclearization of North Korea, promoting the rules-based international order, and democracy in crisis.