Visting Professor
Georgetown University

Inter-Korean

Background

Dr. Balbina Hwang is Visiting Professor at Georgetown University where she teaches courses on Asian politics and political economy. From 2007 to January 2009, she served as Senior Special Advisor to Ambassador Christopher Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, at the U.S. State Department. From 2009 to 2010, she taught Northeast Asian Security at National Defense University. Prior to joining the State Department, she was Senior Policy Analyst for Northeast Asia in the Asian Studies Center of The Heritage Foundation, a think tank, and Lecturer at Georgetown University.

Biography

Dr. Hwang, a native of Korea, was a Fulbright Scholar to South Korea in 1998-99 where she conducted doctoral dissertation field research. She is the author of numerous articles and book chapters. She has received several writing awards, including ones from the International Studies Association and the National Capital Area Political Science Association. She has provided expert testimony before Congressional hearings, and is a frequent commentator for major international media outlets, including CNN, BBC, NPR, Lehrer News Hour, and The Wall St. Journal, among others.

She serves as a Committee Member at NCNK (National Committee on North Korea); the Korean Overseas Women’s International Network (KOWIN); and is an elected Board Member of CSCAP (Council for Security and Cooperation in the Asia Pacific).

Dr. Hwang earned her Ph.D. in Government from Georgetown University; an MIA (Masters of International Affairs) from Columbia University; an MBA from the Darden Business School at the University of Virginia; and a BA in Philosophy and Government from Smith College. She has taught at American University and the University of Maryland.

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