[UPDATE: Location Change]

I’m back from a hiatus. Normal posting from me will resume (maybe).

Interest in Korea and U.S.-Korea relations continue to grow (at least in D.C.). Christopher Hale, a D.C. attorney with Korean expertise, says that Sejong Society is “a Korea policy-oriented group for young professionals and students” that:

has gotten off to a successful start. Several of us have been batting around this idea for a long time, and it’s great that it is finally off the ground. The next event is this Thursday at the Johns Hopkins SAIS building on Mass. Ave, and features a presentation by James Pierce at the State Department. The following event (next week) will feature Amb. Hubbard. Please drop by if you can, the more the merrier.

More information on the Sejong Society event:

To All Sejong Society Participants,

After a stellar turnout, and an excellent presentation by Dr. Lim Won-hyuk from the Brookings Institution at our last Sejong Society event on May 18th, we are now prepared to announce our next special guest speakers for the month of June!

Every month, the Sejong Society will revolve around a theme on which guest speakers will lecture. The theme for June is “Why Should Americans Care about Korea and US-ROK Relations?” To kick-off the month of June will be:

Who: Mr. James A. Pierce - U.S. Department of State at the Office of Korean Affairs
When: June 8, 2006 6:30 pm
Where: Johns Hopkins University, Benjamin T. Rome Building
1619 Massachusetts Ave. NW
[The location has been changed to:

Johns Hopkins University SAIS
Paul H. Nitze Building - Herter Room - 1st Floor
1740 Massachusetts Ave. NW

The Nitze Building is about one block away from the Benjamin T. Rome Building. Please make note of this change. In addition, please note that this week’s event is OFF THE RECORD, and is for non-attribution to the guest speaker. ]

There is no cost to attend the event, and refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to Xena Kim at xenakim@gmail.com.

Mr. Pierce is a long-time Foreign Service Officer who served as the Deputy Political Counselor for Political Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, Korea. In addition, Mr. Pierce is a passionate enthusiast for getting more young people involved in US-ROK relations.

Subsequent Events for the month of June:

Thursday June 15, 20006
Ambassador Thomas C. Hubbard, Senior Advisor, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer, & Feld (LLP), and former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea

Thursday June 22, 2006
Katy Oh, President of the Korea Club (based in Washington, D.C.)

Thursday June 29, 2006
To Be Announced

Unless otherwise noted, all Sejong Society events will be held at Johns Hopkins University SAIS, Benjamin T. Rome Building (1619 Massachusetts Ave. NW) on Thursdays at 6:30pm.

Also, the Sejong Society’s website is still under development, but it will be launched very soon, so please keep watching your inboxes.

The month of June for the Sejong Society promises to hold highly thought provoking and exciting guest speakers. Please make every effort to attend, and inform your friends and colleagues about the Sejong Society. If you have not registered already, please do so at: http://groups.google.com/group/SejongSociety. We are also planning to hold happy hours and joint social events with other Washington, D.C. organizations. Details are coming soon.

Thank you very much, and I hope to see you on June 8th!

Regards,

Stafford A. Ward
Sejong Society President

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