Event

POSTPONED: Partners in the Indo-Pacific: US Policy in the Next Administration

Date & Time

Monday

Dec. 9, 2024

1:30pm – 5:30pm ET

Location

6th Floor Flom Auditorium, Woodrow Wilson Center
and Online

Event Sponsors

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

Indo-Pacific Program

Event Co-Sponsors

The Korea International Trade Association

Home to more than half the world's population and 60% of global GDP, the Indo-Pacific was a focal point for the Biden administration and will remain one for the incoming Trump administration. As the Trump administration prepares to return to office, what legacy is the Biden administration leaving it in the region to build off of? What are some of the key challenges and opportunities for the Trump administration in the Indo-Pacific and how can it cooperate with allies such as South Korea in the region to further the first Trump administration’s objective of a free and open Indo-Pacific?

Join the Wilson Center and the Korea International Trade Association for a discussion of what the incoming Trump administration’s potential policy and how the US and South Korea can cooperation in the region.

Please click on the word "agenda" above to see a detailed schedule for the event.

Monday, December 9

01:30pm – 01:45pm ET

Welcoming Remarks

Chairman Yoon Jin-sik
Korea International Trade Association

Ambassador Cho Hyundong
Embassy of the Republic of Korea

Troy Stangarone
Director, Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy, Wilson Center

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

01:55pm – 02:30pm ET

Fireside Chat

Kurt M. Campbell
Deputy Secretary of State, U.S. State Department

Michael Beeman
Former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Japan, Korea and APEC

Moderator:
Troy Stangarone
Director, Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy, Wilson Center

02:40pm – 03:40pm ET

Panel 1: Trade and Security Issues in the Indo-Pacific

Speakers:
Park Jin
Former Foreign Minister, Republic of Korea

Yeo Han-koo
Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics and Former Trade Minister, Republic of Korea

Mark Kennedy
Director, Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition, Wilson Center and Former Member of Congress

Clete Willems
Partner, International Trade Policy, Akin and Former Deputy Assistant to the President for International Economics and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council

Moderator:
Troy Stangarone
Director, Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy, Wilson Center

03:40pm – 03:55pm ET

Tea Break

04:05pm – 05:05pm ET

Panel 2: Tech Issues in the Indo-Pacific

Speakers:
Ambassador Choi Seokyoung
Former Korean Ambassador for Economic and Trade Affairs

Melissa Griffith
Lecturer in Technology and National Security, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies

Mario Masaya
Senior Research Director, US-ASEAN Business Council

Scott Jacobs
Senior Principal for Global Goverment Affairs, Coupang

Moderator:
Kellee Wicker
Director, Science and Technology Innovation Program, Wilson Center

05:05pm – 05:10pm ET

Closing Remarks

Park Jongwon
Deputy Minister for Trade, Republic of Korea

Speakers

Yoon Jin-sik

Chairman, Korea International Trade Association

Ambassador Cho Hyundong

Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Korea

Kurt Campbell

Deputy Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State

Michael Beeman

Former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Japan, Korea and APEC; Author of "Walking Out: America’s New Trade Policy in the Asia-Pacific and Beyond"

Park Jongwon

Deputy Minister for Trade, Republic of Korea

Moderators

Panelists

Park Jin

Global Fellow;
Former Foreign Minister, Republic of Korea

Yeo Han-koo

Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics and Former Trade Minister, Republic of Korea

Mark Kennedy

Director, Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition

Clete Willems

Partner, International Trade Policy, Akin and former Deputy Assistant to the President for International Economics and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council

Ambassador Choi Seokyoung

Former Korean Ambassador for Economic and Trade Affairs

Melissa K. Griffith

Lecturer in Technology and National Security, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies

Mario Masaya

Senior Research Director, US-ASEAN Business Council

Scott Jacobs

Senior Principal for Global Government Affairs, Coupang

Hosted By

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

The Center for Korean History and Public Policy was established in 2015 with the generous support of the Hyundai Motor Company and the Korea Foundation to provide a coherent, long-term platform for improving historical understanding of Korea and informing the public policy debate on the Korean peninsula in the United States and beyond. Read more

Indo-Pacific Program

The Indo-Pacific Program promotes policy debate and intellectual discussions on US interests in the Asia-Pacific as well as political, economic, security, and social issues relating to the world’s most populous and economically dynamic region. Read more