June Sejong Society Events
Stafford A. Ward
After a stellar turnout (thanks to you!), and an excellent presentation
by Dr. Lim Won-hyuk from the Brookings Institution at our last Sejong
Society event on May 18th, we are now prepared to announce our next
special guest speakers for the month of June!
Every month, the Sejong Society will revolve around a theme on which
guest speakers
will lecture. The theme for June is "Why Should Americans Care About
Korea and US-ROK Relations?" To kick-off the month of June will be:
Who: Mr. James A. Pierce - U.S. Department of State at the Office of
Korean Affairs
When: June 8, 2006 6:30 pm
Where: Johns Hopkins University, Benjamin T. Rome Building
1619 Massachusetts Ave. NW
There is no cost to attend the event, and refreshments will be served.
Please RSVP to Xena Kim at xen...@gmail.com.
Mr. Pierce is a long-time Foreign Service Officer who served as the
Deputy Political Counselor for Political Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in
Seoul, Korea. In addition, Mr. Pierce is a passionate enthusiast for
getting more young people involved in US-ROK relations.
Subsequent Events for the month of June:
Thursday June 15, 20006
Ambassador Thomas C. Hubbard, Senior Advisor, Akin, Gump, Strauss,
Hauer, & Feld (LLP), and former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea
Thursday June 22, 2006
Katy Oh, President of the Korea Club (based in Washington, D.C.)
Thursday June 29, 2006
To Be Announced
Unless otherwise noted, all Sejong Society events will be held at Johns
Hopkins University SAIS, Benjamin T. Rome Building (1619 Massachusetts
Ave. NW) on Thursdays at 6:30pm.
Also, the Sejong Society's website is still under development, but it
will be launched very soon, so please keep watching your inboxes.
The month of June for the Sejong Society promises to hold highly
thought provoking and exciting guest speakers. Please make every
effort to attend, and inform your friends and colleagues about the
Sejong Society. We are also planning to hold happy hours and joint
social events with other Washington, D.C. organizations. Details are
coming soon.
Thank you very much, and I hope to see you on June 8th!
Regards,
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Stafford A. Ward
Sejong Society President
1112 M Street NW, Apt. 504
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 580-5150