Breakfast Meeting with Former Minister SungJoo HAN

The French-Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI) and the Korea-France Association (ACF) are honored to co-organize a Breakfast Meeting, featuring a keynote presentation by Dr. SungJoo HAN, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ambassador to Washington.

PRESENTATION

In the aftermath of the U.S. mid-term elections, Dr. SungJoo HAN, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ambassador to Washington, will analyze both internal and external factors relating to the current situation on the Korean peninsula in historical perspective and envisage several future scenarios, which are not mutually exclusive, but may happen in some combination or sequence.

SUNGJOO HAN

Former Minister SungJoo HAN graduated from Seoul National University and received a Ph.D in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley. Previously, he taught at City University of New York and was a visiting Professor at Columbia University and Stanford University. He is now a Professor Emertus at Korea University.

Dr. HAN previously served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs (1993-1994), UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Cyprus (1996-1997), a member of the UN Inquiry Commission on the 1994 Rwanda Genocide (1999), Chairman of the East Asia Vision Group (2000-2001), Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United States (2003-2005), and Acting President of Korea University (2002, 2006-2007).

He frequently played a consulting role for the Korean government, including several presidents, the ministry of foreign affairs, ministry of national defense, and ministry of national unification. He is also a chair professor at the National Diplomatic Academy of Korea.

Agenda

7:30– 8:00        Registration & Networking
8:00 – 8:30       Breakfast
8:30 – 8:35       Welcoming speech
                            - Mr. David-Pierre JALICON, Chairman, FKCCI
8:35 – 8:40       Introduction of Dr. SungJoo HAN
                            - Prof. Woo-Hyun SOHN, President, Korea-France Association
8:40 – 9:10       Presentation
                            - Former Minister SungJoo HAN
                            ” Prospects for Peace on the Korean Peninsula”
9:10 – 9:30       Q&A
                            - Mr. Sebastien Falletti, Correspondent Seoul/Shanghai, Le Figaro 

USEFUL INFORMATION

DATE  Tuesday, November 20th, 2018, 08:00-09:30 (Registrations start at 7:30)
VENUE Novotel Ambassador Seoul Gangnam (130, Bongeunsa-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul)
FEES  45,000 KRW (FKCCI & ACF member) / 55,000 KRW (non-member)
LANGUAGE  English