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Wilson Center Appoints New Korea Center Director

The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars has appointed Troy Stangarone as the new director of the Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy.

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Announcing the 2024 NextGen US-ROK Leadership Cohort

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Troy Stangarone

Director of the Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy; Deputy Director of the Indo-Pacific Program

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Kayla Orta

Senior Associate, Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy

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Troy Stangarone

Director of the Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy; Deputy Director of the Indo-Pacific Program

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Kayla Orta

Senior Associate, Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy

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Director, Indo-Pacific Program

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Global Alliances & Partnerships
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Modern Korean History
Cooperation between the North Korean and Polish Security Apparatuses in the 1980s
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