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EASC/IKS/FCOB Lecture: U.S. - South Korea Relations: Foreign Policy and International Relations

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October 20, 2016
3:00PM - 4:00PM
Gerach Hall Room 265 (2108 Neil Ave.)

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Add to Calendar 2016-10-20 15:00:00 2016-10-20 16:00:00 EASC/IKS/FCOB Lecture: U.S. - South Korea Relations: Foreign Policy and International Relations Youjin Oh, Second Secretary for Economic Affairs, South Korean EmbassyVanna Chan, Diplomat at Ministry of Foreign Affairs, U.S. Department of State's Office of Korean Affairs US Korean Relations Event FlyerMs. Youjin Oh joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in August, 2007 and was appointed as Second Secretary for Economic Affairs at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea on Aug 17, 2015. Her past work experience includes North Korean Nuclear Policy Division, Protocol Division, International Security Affairs Division, and ASEAN Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Seoul. She holds a BA in International Relations from Seoul National University and a MA in Public Administration from the University of Michigan and also finished coursework for a Ph.D. in international affairs at Peking University.Ms. Vanna Chan is the South Korea Desk Officer at the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Korean Affairs where she covers inter-Korean relations, Korean politics, human rights, and consular issues. Ms. Chan joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 2009. She previously served as a Consular Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina; as a Political-Economic Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Vilnius, Lithuania; and as a Political Military Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. She has a B.A. from the University of Minnesota, and master’s degrees from Columbia University and the Institut d’Études Politiques (Sciences Po). Ms. Chan is from Minnesota.Free and open to the public.This program is supported in part by a U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant for The Ohio State University’s East Asian Studies Center, Insitute for Korean Studies, Fisher College of Business Center for International Business Education, and the Columbus Council on World Affairs and the Korean Economic Institute.  Gerach Hall Room 265 (2108 Neil Ave.) East Asian Studies Center easc@osu.edu America/New_York public

Youjin Oh, Second Secretary for Economic Affairs, South Korean Embassy

Vanna Chan, Diplomat at Ministry of Foreign Affairs, U.S. Department of State's Office of Korean Affairs

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Ms. Youjin Oh joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in August, 2007 and was appointed as Second Secretary for Economic Affairs at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea on Aug 17, 2015. Her past work experience includes North Korean Nuclear Policy Division, Protocol Division, International Security Affairs Division, and ASEAN Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Seoul. She holds a BA in International Relations from Seoul National University and a MA in Public Administration from the University of Michigan and also finished coursework for a Ph.D. in international affairs at Peking University.

Ms. Vanna Chan is the South Korea Desk Officer at the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Korean Affairs where she covers inter-Korean relations, Korean politics, human rights, and consular issues. Ms. Chan joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 2009. She previously served as a Consular Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina; as a Political-Economic Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Vilnius, Lithuania; and as a Political Military Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. She has a B.A. from the University of Minnesota, and master’s degrees from Columbia University and the Institut d’Études Politiques (Sciences Po). Ms. Chan is from Minnesota.

Free and open to the public.

This program is supported in part by a U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant for The Ohio State University’s East Asian Studies Center, Insitute for Korean Studies, Fisher College of Business Center for International Business Education, and the Columbus Council on World Affairs and the Korean Economic Institute.