Sweden's Role in Korean Peninsula Diplomacy with Ambassador Peter Semneby
The Korea Society
December 18, 2025 - Join us for a discussion with Ambassador Peter Semneby, the Swedish Government's Special Envoy for the Korean Peninsula. In conversation with policy director Jonathan Corrado, Ambassador Semneby will provide a brief overview history of Sweden's role in Korea, examine Sweden's convening capacity as exhibited in 2018-2019, investigate whether Sweden's interests and perspective have been affected by North Korea's involvement in the Russo-Ukraine War and Sweden's ascension to NATO, and explore ideas for how to break the current impasse. This program is made possible...
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US-Korea Shipbuilding Cooperation with Jeffrey Voth
The Korea Society
December 11, 2025 - Join us for a conversation on the obstacles and pathways for enhanced US-Korea shipbuilding cooperation with Jeffrey Voth, President of Herren Associates, Inc., an engineering and technology firm headquartered in Washington, D.C. He is author of a recent article, "" US President Donald J. Trump has met twice with Republic of Korea President Lee Jae Myung, first in Washington in August and next in Gyeongju on the sidelines of the APEC Summit in October. The two leaders agreed to The Korea Strategic Trade and Investment deal, which includes a commitment by Korea to...
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Gaining Global Perspective: Insights on Workplace Culture
The Korea Society
December 10, 2025 - In the next program of our Young Professionals' Network series, The Korea Society is hosting a panel discussion to explore what it takes to navigate leadership roles in multinational companies, make major career transitions, and think strategically on a global scale. Panel Speakers Melissa Choi: Director, Global Marketing at Elizabeth Arden Skincare, Revlon Youngjin Yoon: Director at Morgan Stanley Moderated by Stephanie Hwang, Development Program Officer at The Korea Society, the discussion will also highlight how national and organizational culture shape leadership...
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Korea-China Relations: A History of Intervention with Dr. Ji-Young Lee
The Korea Society
December 4, 2025 - Join us for a discussion with Dr. Ji-Young Lee for an examination of the circumstances and methods of Chinese military intervention in the Korean Peninsula. Dr. Lee is Associate Professor of International Relations at American University's School of International Service, and author of China's Hegemony: Four Hundred Years of East Asian Domination (2016) and an upcoming work under contract titled: The Great Power Next Door, a historically informed analysis of when and how China has chosen to militarily intervene in the Korean Peninsula. Dr. Lee's 2020...
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Korean Treasures: Collected, Cherished, Shared | The Curatorial Roundtable
The Korea Society
December 2, 2025 - The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art presents , the first U.S. exhibition of significant works from the renowned Lee Kun-Hee Collection. On view through February 1, 2026, features over 200 works, including a dozen National Treasures designated by the Korean government. The largest and most comprehensive presentation of Korean art ever mounted at the National Museum of Asian Art, the exhibition spans 1,500 years—from ancient Buddhist sculptures and ceramics to paintings, furnishings and modern masterpieces of the 20th century. Donated to...
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Diplomacy Panel - Adaptation or Transformation? - 2025 Van Fleet Policy Forum
The Korea Society
Recorded November 14, 2025 - The Van Fleet Policy Forum is The Korea Society’s flagship policy event. Through panel discussions, keynote remarks, and networking opportunities, the forum convenes senior thought leaders from the US and Korea for dynamic, informative, and analytical discussions on security, diplomacy, geoeconomics, and alliance history. This year’s conference was held in The Atlantic Council’s office in Washington D.C. and produced in partnership with the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative in The Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. The 2025 Van...
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Geoeconomics Panel - Nexus of Trade, Investment, and National Security - 2025 Van Fleet Policy Forum
The Korea Society
Recorded November 14, 2025 - The Van Fleet Policy Forum is The Korea Society’s flagship policy event. Through panel discussions, keynote remarks, and networking opportunities, the forum convenes senior thought leaders from the US and Korea for dynamic, informative, and analytical discussions on security, diplomacy, geoeconomics, and alliance history. This year’s conference was held in The Atlantic Council’s office in Washington D.C. and produced in partnership with the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative in The Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. The 2025 Van...
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Security Panel - Deterring and Defending in a Regional Conflict - 2025 Van Fleet Policy Forum
The Korea Society
Recorded November 14, 2025 - The Van Fleet Policy Forum is The Korea Society’s flagship policy event. Through panel discussions, keynote remarks, and networking opportunities, the forum convenes senior thought leaders from the US and Korea for dynamic, informative, and analytical discussions on security, diplomacy, geoeconomics, and alliance history. This year’s conference was held in The Atlantic Council’s office in Washington D.C. and produced in partnership with the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative in The Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. The 2025 Van...
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History Panel - The Forging of an Alliance - 2025 Van Fleet Policy Forum
The Korea Society
Recorded November 14, 2025 - The Van Fleet Policy Forum is The Korea Society’s flagship policy event. Through panel discussions, keynote remarks, and networking opportunities, the forum convenes senior thought leaders from the US and Korea for dynamic, informative, and analytical discussions on security, diplomacy, geoeconomics, and alliance history. This year’s conference was held in The Atlantic Council’s office in Washington D.C. and produced in partnership with the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative in The Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. The 2025 Van...
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U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts - 2025 Van Fleet Policy Forum Keynote Remarks
The Korea Society
Recorded November 14, 2025 @ Atlantic Council HQ Washington D.C. - We are happy to share this special keynote address from our 2025 Van Fleet Policy Forum featuring U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts. The Van Fleet Policy Forum is The Korea Society’s flagship policy event. Through panel discussions, keynote remarks, and networking opportunities, the forum convenes senior thought leaders from the US and Korea for dynamic, informative, and analytical discussions on security, diplomacy, geoeconomics, and alliance history. This year’s conference was held in The Atlantic Council’s office in...
info_outlineJuly 25, 2025 - Join us for a conversation on the enduring legacy and impact of The Korean War and the U.S.-Korea Alliance. The Korean War Armistice Agreement, which remains in effect today, was signed 72 years ago on July 27, 1953.
The program opens with prerecorded remarks from Korea Society president and CEO Tom Byrne filmed at the base of the Korean War Memorial in Kissena Corridor Park in Flushing, Queens titled: Remembering ‘The Forgotten War.’
Introductory remarks are provided by Consul Choong-geon Lee from the Republic of Korea New York Consulate, Korean War Veteran Mr. Jack Foley, and Brigadier General (Ret.) Chris Stockel, NYC Metro Area chapter president of the Korea Defense Veterans Association (KDVA). This program is produced in collaboration with KDVA. Following the introductions, author Dr. Michael Devine discusses his book, The Korean War Remembered: Contested Memories of an Unended Conflict (for sale here at 40% discount with the code 6AS23), which explores how conflicting “theaters of memory” in the United States, South Korea, North Korea, and China “have evolved over decades and how they continue to shape the domestic and foreign policies of the countries still involved in this unresolved struggle...” The moderator is policy program director Jonathan Corrado.
This program is also a collaboration with The Korea Society education department and is attended by participants from The Korea-America Student Conference (KASC18), consisting of 24 student members from undergraduate and graduate universities in both the United States and South Korea.
This program is made possible by the generous support of our individual and corporate members and the Korea Foundation.
For more information, please visit the link below:
https://www.koreasociety.org/policy-and-corporate-programs/2021-remembering-the-korean-war