Partnerships for International Strategies in Asia (PISA) at the Elliott School of International Affairs (GWU) will host a series of events on Principled Engagement with North Korea. The first will feature Dr. Tony Namkung with a discussion entitled "Seventy Trips to the DPRK: A Thousand Conversations with North Koreans, and Thirty Years Later -- Now What?"
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Speaker
Dr. K.A. ("Tony") Namkung has worked for many years, often behind-the-scenes, to build bridges to the DPRK on behalf of individuals and organizations in the United States, ROK, and Japan. In doing so, he has facilitated both unofficial (Track II) and official dialogues.
Dr. Namkung is an American of Korean descent who was born in Shanghai, raised in Tokyo, and educated in American schools abroad. He received his Ph.D. in Asian history from the University of California at Berkeley, served as deputy director of its Institute of East Asian Studies, and conducted research in various universities and think tanks. He was also a Woodrow Wilson Fellow, Fulbright Fellow, and Danforth Foundation Fellow.