The Atlantic Council and Korea Foundation’s annual forum brings officials and senior experts from the United States and Republic of Korea to develop forward-looking recommendations on priority issues for the US-ROK security alliance and economic partnership, while addressing the long-term vision for the future of the relationship. This year’s forum, in the immediate aftermath of the second Trump-Kim summit, focuses on the results of the Hanoi summit and explores the path forward for the denuclearized and peaceful Korean peninsula.

Opening Remarks:

Mr. Frederick Kempe
President and CEO, Atlantic Council

Amb. Sihyung Lee
President, Korea Foundation

Remarks:

Amb. Joseph DeTrani
Former US Special Envoy for Six-Party Talks

First Panel Discussion: “An Assessment of the Hanoi Summit and the Path Forward”

​​​​Amb. Byung-jae Cho
Former Chancellor,
Korea National Diplomatic Academy

Amb. Joseph DeTrani
Former US Special Envoy for Six-Party Talks

Amb. Kathleen Stephens
Former US Ambassador to the Republic of Korea; President and CEO, Korea Economic Institute

Amb. Alexander Vershbow
Former US Ambassador to the Republic of Korea;
Former Deputy Secretary General of NATO;
Distinguished Fellow,
Atlantic Council

Dr. Young-kwan Yoon
Former Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea; Professor Emeritus, Seoul National University

Moderated by:
Amb. Paula J. Dobriansky
Former US Under Secretary of State;
Senior Fellow, “The Future of Diplomacy Project,” Harvard University JFK Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Board Director, Atlantic Council

Second Panel Discussion: “The Future of the US-ROK Alliance and Regional Architecture”

Dr. Byung-il Choi
Professor, Ewha Womans University

Dr. Jihwan Hwang
Professor, Department of International Relations, University of Seoul

Dr. Byung-yeon Kim
Professor, Department of Economics,
Seoul National University

Mr. Barry Pavel
Senior Vice President,
Arnold Kanter Chair, and Director,
Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security,
Atlantic Council

Moderated by:​​​​
Dr. Miyeon Oh
Director and Senior Fellow, Asia Security Initiative, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security,
Atlantic Council