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The Indiana Council on World Affairs and the Indianapolis Committee on Foreign relations host a discussions with the VP of the Korean Economic Institute and officials from the US State Department and the South Korean Embassy

When: Wednesday May 16, cocktails 5:30 PM; dinner 6:30 PM; talk 7:15-8:45 PM 

Where: The Marten House Conference Center (Just east of St. Vincent Hospital) 1801 West 86th Street Indianapolis 46260

Reservations for dinner must be made before 5:00 PM May 10. See information below about how to do this.

Contrary to what you might think from watching the news, some of the most important developments on the Korean Peninsula may have little to do with North Korea’s nuclear program. Some of the other issues that have mostly flown below the public radar screen include: negotiations over the Korean-US Free Trade Agreement; the recovery of the South Korean economy from the Asian economic crisis of the mid-1990s; the shifting rivalry for influence and sometimes grudging cooperation between China, Russia, Japan, and the US … only one part of which manifests itself in the “Six Party Talks” over the North’s nukes.

Coming to Indianapolis to discuss these issues will be three distinguished and influential policy-shapers from DC:

• Lim Sang-Woo is the First Secretary for Economics at the South Korean embassy to the United States
• Robert Armstrong is Chief Economic Officer at the Korean Affairs desk in the US State Department
• James Lister is Vice President of the Korean Economic Institute

This event is part of the Korean Economic Institute’s “Future of Korea Series” of public discussions. Established in 1982, the Korean Economic institute focuses on economics but addresses all aspects of relations between the US and the ROK

Reservations for dinner must be made before 5:00 PM May 10. This can be done by calling 317-566-2036 or email cmatthewfox@gmail.com. Email reservations must have “ICWA Dinner Reservation” in the subject and must include the name of each attendee, address, and telephone number. If you make a reservation and must cancel, you must inform the ICWA by May 10 to avoid paying for dinner. Dinner for ICWA and ICFR members and their guests: $22; for nonmembers it’s $30. Attending just the discussion is $3 for members, $4 for nonmembers.

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