Korea Peninsula Peace Forum at the U.S. Congress

Korea Peninsula Peace Forum at the U.S. Congress with Key Representatives of South Korea´s Civil Society Organizations, U.S. Politicians and Scholars

Date: Sept. 14, 2009, 1-5 pm
Place: U.S. Capitol, Room SC-6

Hosted by: Senator John Kerry, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Co-organized by: National Association of Korean Americans (NAKA),

US Committee for the Implementation of the June 15 Joint Declaration for Reunification of Korea (June 15 US Committee)

Contact: HK Suh, 703-314-1489, nakausa@naka.org

Leading representatives of South Korea's civil society organizations will participate in the Korea Peninsula Peace Forum at the U.S. Congress on Sept. 14, 2009, along with key U.S. politicians and scholars to share viewpoints on promoting a peaceful settlement in the Korean Peninsula.

The Korea delegation is composed of Prof. Nak-chung Paik, Co-Chair of Korea Peace Forum; Mr. Won-soon Park, Executive Director of the Hope Institute; Rev. Moon-Sook Lee, former General S ecretary, Korea Church Women United; Mr. Jae Shik Oh, Executive Director, Asia Institute.

They will be joined by the host Senator John Kerry, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Congressman Eni F.H. Faleomavaega, Chairman of the House Asia, the Pacific and the Global Environment Subcommittee; Frank Jannuzi, Senior East Asia Specialist (Majority), Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Keith Luse, Senior Professional Staff Member (Minority), Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Joel Witt, former Agreed Framework Coordinator at the U.S. State Department; John Feffer, Co-Director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies; Scott Snyder, Director of the Center for U.S.-Korea Policy, the Asia Foundation; Karin Lee, Executive Director of the National Committee on North Korea, in panel discussions on U.S.-North Korea confidence-building and inter-Korea rapproachement.