South Korea’s legislative election results and their implications for U.S.-South Korea relations

The Quincy Institute and the Seoul-based East Asia Foundation invite you to a webinar on the future of the U.S.-South Korea relations that will focus on South Korea’s recent legislative elections and their implications for bilateral relations.

On April 15, South Korea held one of the world’s first national elections during the coronavirus pandemic. The voter turnout was 66.2 percent, the highest turnout for South Korea’s legislative election in almost 30 years. How will the National Assembly and South Korean President Moon Jae-in tackle outstanding bilateral issues, such as the Special Measures Agreement and diplomacy with North Korea? How does the U.S. Congress view these issues? How does South Korea view rising U.S.-China tensions?
May 2020

27
8PM ET*
*Please Note the evening hour.

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Join us for a timely and important conversation with:

Representative Ami Bera

Ami Bera represents California’s 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Bera is currently a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, where he serves as Chair of the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation.  He is also Vice Chair of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Bera is the founder and Chair of the California Public Higher Education Caucus and he serves as Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Korea.

Ambassador Sung-hwan Kim

Sung-hwan Kim was a career diplomat and served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea from 2010-2013. In his 36-year career, he's held a number of senior diplomatic posts including the Senior Secretary to the President for Foreign Affairs and National Security and Vice Minister of MOFAT. He was ROK's ambassador to Austria and Uzbekistan, and its Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna. He is now a Distinguished Professor at the Hanyang University and the Chairman of the East Asia Foundation.

Dr. Chung-in Moon

Chung-in Moon is special advisor for unification and national security affairs to South Korea's president. He is also distinguished university professor at Yonsei University, editor-in-chief of Global Asia, the co-convener of Asia-Pacific Leadership Network on Nuclear Disarmament and Non-proliferation, and Chairman of Asia Research Fund. He was Dean of the Graduate School of International Studies at Yonsei University, and he served as Ambassador for International Security Affairs of the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Trade and Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Northeast Asian Cooperation Initiative, a cabinet-level post.

Jessica Lee (Moderator)

Jessica Lee is a Senior Research Fellow for East Asia at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Her research focuses on the Korean Peninsula, Japan, and alliances and strategy in East Asia. Previously, Lee led the Council of Korean Americans to advance the voice and influence of the Korean American community through civic engagement and leadership development. She was also a Resident Fellow at the Pacific Forum CSIS in Honolulu, and a senior manager at The Asia Group, LLC, a strategy and capital advisory firm. Lee served as a staff member in the House of Representatives for six years.

 
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