The Center for ASEAN-India Studies at the Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security (IFANS) of the Korea National Diplomatic Academy (KNDA) hosted a closed-door expert seminar on February 4, 2025, under the theme “ROK-U.S. MRO Cooperation and Its Strategic Implications.”
The seminar brought together experts in diplomacy, security, and the defense industry, as well as representatives from business, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Navy, and the Korea Coast Guard. During the event, participants recognized the significance of ROK-U.S. cooperation in terms of MRO following the inauguration of the Trump administration and discussed the strategic implications of such cooperation in relation to South Korea’s Indo-Pacific Strategy.
List of participants:
Internal Participants (IFANS/KNDA)
H.E. CHOE Hyoung-chan, Chancellor of KNDA
Director-General KIM Jonghan, Department of Indo-Pacific Studies (IFANS/KNDA)
Director-General CHOI Wooseon, Department of International Security and Unification Studies (IFANS/KNDA)
Director-General Jun Hae-Won, Department of North American and European Studies (IFANS/KNDA)
Director CHOE Wongi, Center for ASEAN-Indian Studies, Department of Indo-Pacific Studies (IFANS/KNDA)
Assistant Professor CHO Wondeuk, Department of Indo-Pacific Studies, IFANS
Assistant Professor BAN Kil Joo, Department of International Security and Unification Studies (IFANS/KNDA)
Researchers Jeong Hyeyeong, LEE Yoon seo, Park Myunga, Suh Kyuhyeong, Lee Suji, Lee Ha Young (IFANS/KNDA)
External Participants
Managing Director KIM Dae-sik, Hanwha Ocean’s Specialized Vessel MRO Business TFT
Deputy Director Park Kyu-seo, Logistics Management, Naval Logistics Command (Colonel)
Commander Baek Hyun-min (Designate)
Lieutenant Han Seo-hyun
Professor Lee Sook-yeon, Korea National Defense University
Professor Jang Won-jun, Defense Industry Convergence Program, Jeonbuk National University
Professor Jung Gu-yeon, Kangwon National University
Research Fellow Peter Lee, Asan Institute for Policy Studies
Commander Hwang Byung-seon, U.S. Policy Division, Ministry of National Defense
Chief Hwang Yoon-ha, International Legal and Information Division, Korea Coast Guard (Police Superintendent)
Police Lieutenant Park Eun-young
Participants from Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Director KIM Daehwan, Indo-Pacific Strategy
Second Secretary KIM Jungwoon, ROK-U.S. Security Cooperation Division II
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