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For Six Month Period Ending 2/29/2020 (Insert date) I - REGISTRANT
1. (a) Name of Registrant (b) Registration No.
Korea Econoic Institute of America 3327
(c) Business Address(es) of Registrant 1800 K St. NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20006
2. Has there been a change in the information previously furnished in connection with the following? (a) If an individual: (1) Residence address(es) Yes □ No □ (2) Citizenship Yes □ No □ (3) Occupation Yes □ No □ (b) If an organization: (1) Name Yes □ No ,0 (2) Ownership or control Yes □ No JHl (3) Branch offices Yes □ No 2l (c) Explain fully all changes, if any, indicated in Items (a) and (b) above.
IF THE REGISTRANT IS AN INDIVIDUAL, OMIT RESPONSE TO ITEMS 3,4, AND 5(a). 3. If you have previously filed Exhibit C*1, state whether any changes therein have occurred during this 6 month reporting period. Yes □ No ,E) If yes, have you filed an amendment to the Exhibit C? Yes □ No □ If no, please attach the required amendment.
1 The Exhibit C, for which no printed form is provided, consists oi a true copy o' t e c arter, articles of incorporation, association, anci hy laws oi a registrant that is an------organization. (A waiver of the requirement to file an Exhibit C may be obtained for good cause upon written application to the Assistant Attorney General, National Security Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530.)
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(PAGE 2) 4. (a) Have any persons ceased acting as partners, officers, directors or similar officials of theregistrant during this 6 month reporting period? Yes □ No Ml If yes, furnish the following information: Name Position Date Connection Ended
(b) Have any persons become partners, officers, directors or similar officials during this 6 month reporting period? Yes □ No Ml If yes, furnish the following information: Name Residence Address Citizenship Position Date Assumed
5. (a) Has any person named in Item 4(b) rendered services directly in furtherance of the interests of any foreign principal? Yes □ No □ If yes, identify each such person and describe the service rendered.
(b) During this six month reporting period, has the registrant hired as employees or in any other capacity, any persons who rendered or will render services to the registrant directly in furtherance of the interests of any foreign principal(s) in other than a clerical or secretarial, or in a related or similar capacity? Yes □ No Ml Name Residence Address Citizenship Position Date Assumed
(c) Have any employees or individuals, who have filed a short form registration statement, terminated their employment or connection with the registrant during this 6 month reporting period? Yes □ No JH If yes, furnish the following information: Name Position or Connection Date Terminated
(d) Have any employees or individuals, who have filed a short form registration statement, terminated their connection with any foreign principal during this 6 month reporting period? Yes □ No M If yes, furnish the following information: Name Position or Connection Foreign Principal Date Terminated
6. Have short form registration statements been filed by all of the persons named in Items 5(a) and 5(b) of the supplemental statement? Yes □ No □ If no, list names of persons who have not filed the required statement.
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(PAGE 3) n - FOREIGN PRINCIPAL
7. Has your connection with any foreign principal ended during this 6 month reporting period? Yes □ No 0 If yes, furnish the following information:
Foreign Principal Date of Termination
8. Have you acquired any new foreign principal(s)2 during this 6 month reporting period? Yes □ No Ml If yes, furnish th following information:
Name and Address of Foreign Principal(s) Date Acquired
9. In addition to those named in Items 7 and 8, if any, list foreign principal(s)2 whom you continued to represent during the 6 month reporting period. Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP)
10. (a) Have you filed exhibits for the newly acquired foreign principal(s), if any, listed in Item 8? Exhibit A3 Yes □ No MI Exhibit B4 Yes □ No Ml If no, please attach the required exhibit. (b) Have there been any changes in the Exhibits A and B previously filed for any foreign principal whom you represented during this six month period? Yes □ No Ml If yes, have you filed an amendment to these exhibits? Yes □ No Ml If no, please attach the required amendment.
2 The term "foreign principal” includes, in addition to those defined in Section 1(b) of the Act, an individual organization any of whose activities are directly or indirectly supervised, directed, controlled, financed, or subsidized in whole or in major part by a foreign government, foreign political party, foreign organization or foreign individual. (See Rule 100(a) (9)). A registrant who represents more than one foreign principal is required to list in the statements he files under the Act only those principals for whom he is not entitled to claim exemption under Section 3 of the Act. (See Rule 208.) 3 The Exhibit A, which is filed on Form NSD-3, sets forth the information required to be disclosed concerning each foreign principal. 4 The Exhibit B, which is filed on Form NSD-4, sets forth the information concerning the agreement or understanding between the registrant and the foreign principal.
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(PAGE 4) III-ACTIVITIES
11. During this 6 month reporting period, have you engaged in any activities for or rendered any services to any foreign principal named in Items 7, 8, or 9 of this statement? Yes IH No □
If yes, identify each foreign principal and describe in full detail your activities and services: The Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) is a research institute funded by the Republic of Korea government to conduct studies and anlayses of global economic issues. Its aim is to help South Korea pursue a more effective international economic policy. KIEP assesses the implications of recent developments in the global economy for the government and carries out reearch in partnership with other institutions and organizations. The registrant's objective is to promote discussion on areas of economic relations and other bilateral issues between the Republic of Korea and the United States.
12. During this 6 month reporting period, have you on behalf of any foreign principal engaged in political activity3 as defined below? Yes 0 No □
If yes, identify each such foreign principal and describe in full detail all such political activity, indicating, among other things, the relations, interests and policies sought to be influenced and the means employed to achieve this purpose. If the registrant arranged, sponsored or delivered speeches, lectures or radio and TV broadcasts, give details as to dates, places of delivery, names of speakers and subject matter. Please see attached information.
13. In addition to the above described activities, if any, have you engaged in activity on your own behalf which benefits your foreign principal(s)? Yes □ No 13
If yes, describe fully. 5
5 "Political activity," as defined in Section l(o) of the Act, means any activity that the person engaging in believes will, or that the person intends to, in any way influence any agency or official of the Government of the United States or any section of the public within the United States with reference to formulating, adopting or changing the domestic or foreign policies of the United States or with reference to political or public interests, policies, or relations of a government of a foreign country or a foreign political party. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 03/16/2020 12:12:37 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 03/16/2020 12:12:37 PM
(PAGE 5) IV - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
14. (a) RECEIPTS-MONIES During this 6 month reporting period, have you received from any foreign principal named in Items 7, 8, or 9 of this statement, or from any other source, for or in the interests of any such foreign principal, any contributions, income or money either as compensation or otherwise? Yes No □ If no, explain why.
If yes, set forth below in the required detail and separately for each foreign principal an account of such monies.6 Date From Whom Purpose Amount 10/1/2019 KIEP Per contract $597,309.63 12/9/2019 KIEP Per contract $500,197.40
$1,097,507.03 Total
(b) RECEIPTS - FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN During this 6 month reporting period, have you received, as part of a fundraising campaign7, any money on behalf of any foreign principal named in Items 7, 8, or 9 of this statement? Yes □ No J3 If yes, have you filed an Exhibit D8 to your registration? Yes □ No □
If yes, indicate the date the Exhibit D was filed. Date ______
(c) RECEIPTS-THINGS OF VALUE During this 6 month reporting period, have you received any thing of value9 other than money from any foreign principal named in Items 7, 8, or 9 of this statement, or from any other source, for or in the interests of any such foreign principal? Yes □ No 0
If yes, furnish the following information:
Foreign Principal Date Received Thing of Value Purpose
6, 7 A registrant is required to file an Exhibit D if he collects or receives contributions, loans, moneys, or other things of value for a foreign principal, as part of a fundraising campaign. (See Rule 201(e)). 8 An Exhibit D, for which no printed form is provided, sets forth an account of money collected or received as a result of a fundraising campaign and transmitted for a foreign principal. 9 Things of value include but are not limited to gifts, interest free loans, expense free travel, favored stock purchases, exclusive rights, favored treatment over competitors, "kickbacks," and the like.
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15. (a) DISBURSEMENTS-MONIES During this 6 month reporting period, have you (1) disbursed or expended monies in connection with activity on behalf of any foreign principal named in Items 7, 8, or 9 of this statement? Yes 0 No □ (2) transmitted monies to any such foreign principal? Yes □ No 0
If no, explain in full detail why there were no disbursements made on behalf of any foreign principal. We trasmit monies when we have reimbursement to be made for the foriegn principal
If yes, set forth below in the required detail and separately for each foreign principal an account of such monies, including monies transmitted, if any, to each foreign principal.
Date To Whom Purpose Amount
Total
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(PAGE 7) (b) DISBURSEMENTS-THINGS OF VALUE During this 6 month reporting period, have you disposed of anything of value10 other than money in furtherance of or in connection with activities on behalf of any foreign principal named in Items 7, 8, or 9 of this statement? Yes □ No Ml If yes, furnish the following information:
Date Recipient Foreign Principal Thing of Value Purpose
(c) DISBURSEMENTS-POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS During this 6 month reporting period, have you from your own funds and on your own behalf either directly or through any other person, made any contributions of money or other things of value11 in connection with an election to any political office, or in connection with any primary election, convention, or caucus held to select candidates for political office? Yes □ No Ml
If yes, furnish the following information: Date Amount or Thing of Value Political Organization or Candidate Location of Event
10, 11 Things of value include but are not limited to gifts, interest free loans, expense free travel, favored stock purchases, exclusive rights, favored treatment over competitors, "kickbacks," and the like.
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(PAGE 8) V - INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS
16. (a) During this 6 month reporting period, did you prepare, disseminate or cause to be disseminated any informational materials?12 Yes 0 No □ If Yes, go to Item 17. (b) If you answered No to Item 16(a), do you disseminate any material in connection with your registration? Yes □ No □ If Yes, please forward the materials disseminated during the six month period to the Registration Unit for review. 17. Identify each such foreign principal. The foreign principal is Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP). During the 6 month period, Korea Economic Institute of America has published articles, academic papers and blog articles. All these publications are available on Korea Economic Institute of America's website.
18. During this 6 month reporting period, has any foreign principal established a budget or allocated a specified sum of money to finance your activities in preparing or disseminating informational materials? Yes 0 No □ If yes, identify each such foreign principal, specify amount, and indicate for what period of time. Please see attached information on budget.
19. During this 6 month reporting period, did your activities in preparing, j lssemmating or causing the dissemination otlnFoimational materials include the use of any of the following: Ml Radio or TV broadcasts Ml Magazine or newspaper □ Motion picture films □ Letters or telegrams □ Advertising campaigns Ml Press releases Ml Pamphlets or other publications Ml Lectures or speeches □ Other (specify) ______Electronic Communications Ml Email Ml Website URL(s): www.keia.org □ Social media websites URL(s): facebook.com/koreaeconinstitute, twitter.com/koreaeconinst □ Other (specify) ______
20. During this 6 month reporting period, did you disseminate or cause to be disseminated informational materials among any of the following groups: IM Public officials Ml Newspapers Ml Libraries Ml Legislators □ Editors 0 Educational institutions 0 Government agencies 0 Civic groups or associations □ Nationality groups □ Other (specify)______
21. What language was used in the informational materials: 0 English □ Other (specify)______
22. Did you file with the Registration Unit, U.S. Department of Justice a copy of each item of such informational materials disseminated or caused to be disseminated during this 6 month reporting period? Yes 0 No O
23. Did you label each item of such informational materials with the statement required by Section 4(b) of the Act? Yes 0 No □
12 The term informational materials includes any oral, visual, graphic, written, or pictorial information or matter of any kind, including that published by means of advertising, books, periodicals, newspapers, lectures, broadcasts, motion pictures, or any means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce or otherwise. Informational materials disseminated by an agent of a foreign principal as part of an activity in itself exempt from registration, or an activity which by itself would not require registration, need not be filed pursuant to Section 4(b) of the Act.
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VI - EXECUTION In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1746, the undersigned swear(s) or affirm(s) under penalty of peg'ury that he/she has (they have) read the information set forth in this registration statement and the attached exhibits and that he/she is (they are) familiar with the contents thereof and that such contents are in their entirety true and accurate to the best of his/her (their) knowledge and belief, except that the undersigned make(s) no representation as to truth or accuracy of the information contained in the attached Short Form Registration Statement(s), if any, insofar as such information is not within his/her (their) personal knowledge.
(Date of signature) (Print or type name under each signature or provide electronic signature13)
13 This statement shall be signed by the individual agent, if the registrant is an individual, or by a majority of those partners, officers, directors or persons performing similar functions, if the registrant is an organization, except that the organization can, by power of attorney, authorize one or more individuals to execute this statement on its behalf.
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Department of Justice (DOJ) Report
Doris Kathleen Stephens
President & CEO
Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI)
Contacts from September 1,2019 - February 29,2020
Manner of Contact:
Meeting Forum/Program Dinner Lunch
Breakfast Phone call Interview E-mail •
• Coffee with someone may be categorized as Meeting
Date Activity/Subject Matter U.S. government official or U.S. public Manner of contacted contact September 5, Korea-India relations Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI) Forum/program 2019
September 11, U.S.-Korea relations Hathaway Brown School; Ambassador Forum/program 2019 Heather Hodges, President, and Carina Van Vliet, CEO, Cleveland Council on World Affairs September 13, Planning for event Emanuel Pastreich, Director, Meeting 2019 the Asia Institute
September 15, U.S.-Korea relations Young-Key Kim-Renauld, President, Korea- Forum/program 2019 U.S. Washington Forum September 16, Planning for event Esther Im, Program Officer, The National Meeting 2019 Committee on North Korea September 17, Farewell reception Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI) Reception 2019
September 18, Global business Fred Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Forum/program 2019 Council
September 18, Planning for event Abraham Kim, Executive Director, the Meeting 2019 Council of Korean Americans September 29, Welcome reception Center for Strategic and International Dinner 2019 Studies
September 30, U.S.-Korea relations Victor Cha, Senior Advisor and Korea Forum/program 2019 Chair, Center for Strategic and International Studies September 30, Planning for event Thomas Byrne, President, Meeting 2019 the Korea Society
October 2, 2019 Welcome reception KEI; Wendy Cutler, Vice President, Asia Reception Society Policy Institute
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October 2, 2019 Korea’s National Day Republic of Korea Reception Ambassador’s residence October 3, 2019 Peace Agreement for the Korean Joel Wit, Senior Fellow, Forum/program Peninsula Stimson Center October 4, 2019 Planning for event Ambassador Joseph Yun, Meeting Senior Advisor to the Asia Program, United States Institute of Peace October 10, U.S.-Korea relations Center for Strategic and International Forum/program 2019 Studies October 10, Welcome reception U.S.-Korea & Korea-U.S. Business Council, Reception 2019 U.S. Chamber of Commerce October 11, U.S.-Korea trade relations U.S.-Korea & Korea-U.S. Business Council, Forum/program 2019 U.S. Chamber of Commerce October 15, North Korea issues Jacob Fromer, Washington Correspondent, Meeting 2019 NKNews Ocotber 16, Korea-Japan trade dispute Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI) Forum/program 2019
October 16, Alumni relations Caitlin Donohue, Alumni Relations and Meeting 2019 Resource Development, Harvard Kennedy School______Ocotber 17, Welcome reception Emily Haddad, Dean, College of Reception 2019 Liberal Arts and Sciences, the University of Maine October 18, Northeast Asia’s School of Policy and International Affairs, Forum/program 2019 Security Environment the University of Maine Ocotber 21, North Korean Nuclearization Richard Johnson, Senior Director for fuel Lunch 2019 cycle and verification, Nuclear Threat Initiative October 21, U.S.-Korea relations David Delgado, Show Host, “Going Global Interview 2019 with David Delgado” October 24, U.S.-Korea relations Ambassador Mary Carlin Yates, Former Breakfast 2019 Foreign Service Officer, U.S. State Department______Ocotber 25, North Korea issues National Endowment for Democracy Forum/program 2019 October 28-29, U.S.-China relations Susan Elliott, President & CEO, National Forum/program 2019 Committee on American Foreign Policy; George H.W. Bush China Foundation
October 31, U.S.- Korea relations Jim Wayman, Director, Office Multilateral Lunch 2019 Nuclear Security Affairs, U.S. Department of State November 1, Inter-Korea Relations Seth Berkman, Journalist; Korea Economic Forum/program 2019 Institute of America (KEI) November 1, Welcome reception Council of Korean Americans (CKA) Reception 2019
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November 5, U.S.- Korea relations Center for Strategic and Forum/program 2019 International Studies (CSIS); Alex Wong, Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of State______November 5, Welcome reception Center for Strategic and Reception 2019 International Studies (CSIS) November 7, U.S.-Korea relations Harvard University Asia Center Forum/program 2019
November 8, U.S.-Korea relations Geoffrey Carliner, Executive Director, Forum/program 2019 Boston Committee on Foreign Relations November 13, Northeast Asia Security Michael Green, Senior Vice President for Dinner 2019 Asia, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) November 15, North Korean Human Rights Sandra Fahy, Visiting Fellow, Harvard Law Lunch 2019 School November 20, Annual Dinner The Korea Society (TKS) Dinner 2019
November 21, U.S.-Korea relations Lowel Barrington, Chair, Department of Forum/program 2019 Political Science, Marquette University November 25, Welcome reception Korea Economic Institute (KEI) Reception 2019
December 4, Japan-ROK relations Sheila Smith, Senior Fellow, Forum/program 2019 Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) December 4, U.S.-Korea alliance relations Gen. Walter Sharp, Chairman, Korea Forum/program 2019 Defense Veterans Association (KDVA) December 5, U.S.-Korea alliance relations Korea Economic Institute (KEI) Forum/program 2019
December 6, Planning for event Andrew Hyde, Non-Resident Fellow, The Meeting 2019 Stimson Center; Emmanuel Pastreich, Director, The Asia Institute December 11, U.S.-Korea relations Susan Cox, Vice President, Holt Meeting 2019 International; University of Oregon; Abraham Kim, Executive Director, Council of Korean Americans (CKA) December 20, U.S.-Korea relations David Steinberg, Lunch 2019 Professor of Asian Studies, Georgetown University December 27, U.S.-Korea relations Thomas Byrne, President, The Korea Lunch 2019 Society (TKS) January 6, 2020 Planning for event Gen. Walter Sharp, Chairman, Korea Lunch Defense Veterans Association (KDVA); Thomas Byrne, President, The Korea Society (TKS) ______Janauaiy 8, 2020 Senior Foreign Service Yuri Kim, Ambassador to Albania, U.S. Dinner Department of State Janauary 9, 2020 Swearing-in ceremony Yuri Kim, Ambassador to Albania, U.S. Forum/program Department of State _
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January 10, 2020 Planning for event John Brandon, Senior Director, The Asia Meeting Foundation (TAF) Janauary 12, Welcome dinner for Korea Alex Chee, Associate Professor, Dartmouth Dinner 2020 American Day honoree University Janauary 13, Korean American Day Korea Economic Institute (KEI) Forum/program 2020
January 14, 2020 Asia scholars network workshop The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Forum/program Founation Janauary 16, U.S.-Korea trade relations James Whitcomb, President, Southeast U.S. Forum/program 2020 Korean Chamber of Commerce (SEUSKCC) ______Janauary 27, Planning for event Thomas Byrne, President, The Korea Meeting 2020 Society (TKS) January 29,2020 Planning for event Abraham Kim, Executive Director, the Meeting Council of Korean Americans January 30, 2020 Annual membership dinner The Korea Society (TKS) Dinner
February 6, 2020 Planning for event Emmanuel Pastreich, Director, The Asia Meeting Institute February 7, 2020 Planning for publiation John Burton, journalist, Meeting The Korea Times February 8, 2020 Welcome reception National Governors Association Reception
February 16, U.S.-Korea relations Flarry Harris, Ambassador to the Republic Lunch 2020 of Korea, United States Department of State February 25, U.S.-Korea relations Sarasota Institute of Lifelong Learning Forum/program 2020 (SILL) February 26, North Korea Sarasota Institute of Lifelong Learning Forum/program 2020 (SILL)
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Department of Justice (DOJ) Report
Irene Park
Executive Assistant & Office Manager
Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI)
Contacts from September 1,2019 - February 29,2020
Manner of Contact:
Meeting Forum/Program Dinner Lunch
Breakfast Phone call Interview E-mail
• Coffee with someone may be categorized as Meeting
Date Activity/Subject Matter U.S. government official or U.S. Manner of public contacted contact 9/8/2019 Planning for meeting Gordon Church, First Secretary, E-mail Economic Section, U.S. Embassy in the Republic of Korea 9/9/2019 Responding to an invitation for KEI Daniela Milan, Manager of E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens to give Programming, and Andrea Bender, a presentation on U.S.-Korea relations at Event Coordinator, Cleveland the Cleveland Concil on World Affair Council on World Affairs 9/9/2019 Responding to a meeting request for KEI Emanuel Pastreich, Director, the E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens Asia Institute 9/10/2019 Responding to a meeting request for KEI Abraham Kim, Executive Director, E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens the Council of Korean Americans 9/13/2019 Responding to a meeting request for KEI Esther Im, Program Officer, The E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens National Committee on North Korea 9/13/2019 Responding to an invitation for KEI Andrew Goff, Special Assistant to E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens to President and CEO, and Kristi attend a private luncheon discussion with Pappalardo, Director of Corporate chief executives from SK Hynix and SK Relations and Awards Dinners, Telecom Atlantic Council 9/13/2019 Responding to an invitation for KEI James Settele, Director, and Peter E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens to Fandel, Program Officer, School of attend a conference on Nuclear North Korea Policy and International Affairs, University of Maine 9/17/2019 Responding to an invitation for KEI Joel Wit, Senior Fellow, E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens to Stimson Center attend a workshop on challenges of building a peace regime on the Korean Peninsula___ 9/17/2019 Responding to an invitation for KEI Geoffrey Carliner, Executive E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens to Director, Boston Committee on speak on North and South Korea Foreign Relations____ 9/18/2019 Responding to an invitation for KEI Jane Lee, Program Coordinator, E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens to Center for Strategic and Intematinal attend the “CSIS-Joongang Ilbo Forum” Studies
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9/18/2019 Responding to an invitation for KEI Euhwa Tran, Chief Operating E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens to Officer, George H.W. Bush China attend the George H.W. Bush Conference Foundation on U.S.-China Relations 9/20/2019 Responding to an invitation for KEI Embassy of the Republic of Korea E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens to attend the Korea National Day & Armed Forces Day event______9/26/2019 Responding to an interview request for KEI David Delgado, Show Host, “Going E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens Global with David Delgado” 9/27/2019 Responding to an invitation for KEI Wendy Cutler, Vice President, Asia E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens to Society Policy Institute attend an event on emerging Korean female trade professionals on trade negoations and policy______10/1/2019 Responding to an invitation for KEI Jane Lee, Program Coordinator, E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens to Center for Strategic and International attend a private roundtable with ROK Amb. Studies (CSIS) Harrv Harris______10/1/2019 Responding to an invitation for KEI Esperanza Gomez Jelalian, E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens to Executive Director of the U.S.-Korea attend a reception dinner and speak at the Business Council, U.S. Chamber of annual Post-KORUS Collaboration at the Commerce U.S.-Korea Business Council 10/4/2019 Responding to a meeting request for KEI Jacob Fromer, Washington E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens Correspondent, NK News 10/7/2019 Planning for program Christopher Guertsen, Economic Meeting Officer, Hyekyung Ahn, Senior Protocol Executive, Kot Soon Bok, Protocol Assistant, U.S. Embassy in the Republic of Korea 10/7/2019 Planning for program Dana Jea, Assistant Information Meeting Officer, Public Diplomacy Section, U.S. Embassy in the Republic of Korea 10/9/2019 Responding to a meeting request for KEI Caitlin Donohue, Alumni Relations E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens and Resource Development, Harvard Kennedy School 10/15/2019 Responding to a lunch meeting request for Richard Johnson, Senior Director for E-mail KEI President & CEO Kathleen Stephens Fuel Cycle and Verification, Nuclear Threat Initiative 10/16/2019 Responding to an invitation for KEI Lowell Barrington, Chair, and E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens to Sahvana Williams, Department of speak at the John Oh Lecture Series event Political Science, Marquette University 10/18/2019 Responding to an invitation for KEI Jiyoung Suh, Director of Special E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens to Events, The Korea Society (TKS) attend the Korea Society Annual Dinner 10/24/2019 Responding to an invitation for KEI Lynn Lee, Associate Director, E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens to National Endowment for Democracy attend a private roundtable of Enhacing Access to Information in North Korea with Mr. Thae Yong-ho
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10/25/2019 Responding to an invitation for KEI Council of Korean Americans E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens to (CKA) attend the CKA Empower Summit and dinner reception______10/25/2019 Responding to an invitation for KEI Sheila Smith, Senior Fellow, and E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens to Jacob Ware, Research Associate, speak on Japan-Korea relations______Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) 10/30/2019 Responding to an invitation for KEI Holly Angell, Associate Director, E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens to Harvard University Asia Center speak at the 15th Tsai Lecture Series at the Harvard Universi Asia Center 10/31/2019 Responding to an invitation for KEI Eri Hirano, Associate Director & E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens to Senior Coordinator for Asia, Center attend a private dinner discussion on the for Strategic and International future of the US Secuirty commitment to Studies (CSIS) Korea and the changing politics of Northeast Asia 11/1/2019 Responding to an invitation for KEI Jane Lee, Program Coordinator, E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens to Center for Strategic and International attend the CSIS Korea Chair Forum Studies (CSIS)______11/8/2019 Responding to a lunch meeting request for Sandra Fahy, Visiting Fellow, E-mail KEI President & CEO Kathleen Stephens Harvard Law School 11/5/2019 Responding to an invitation for KEI Gen. Walter Sharp, Chairman, and E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens to Steve Lee, Senior Vice President of speak on Wartime OPCON Transition Operations, Korea Defense Veterans Association (KDVA) 11/7/2019 Responding to an invitation for KEI Abraham Kim, Executive Director, E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens to Council of Korean Americans attend CKA’s Eugene, Oregon Outreach (CKA) Program______11/22/2019 Responding to a meeting request for KEI Andre Hyde, Non-Resident Fellow, E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens The Stimson Center; Emanuel Pastreich, Director, the Asia Institute 11/25/2019 Responding to an invitation for KEI James Whitcomb, President, E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens to Southeast U.S. Korean Chamber of speak at the annual dinner at the SEUSKCC Commerce (SEUSKCC) 11/26/2019 Responding to a lunch meeting request for David Steinberg, Professor of Asian E-mail KEI President & CEO Kathleen Stephens Studies, Georgetown University 12/30/2019 Responding to an invitation for KEI Jennie Chow, Office Manager E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens to Specialist, Assistant to the attend the swearing-in ceremony of EUR/SCE, United States Department Ambassdor to Albania Yuri Kim of State 1/6/2020 Responding to an invitation for KEI Natasha Little, Program Manager, E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens to The Maureen and Mike Mansfield attend the “Mansfield-Luce Asia Scholars Foundation Network” workshop_____ 1/9/2020 Responding to a meeting request for KEI John Brandon, Senior Director, The E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens Asia Foundation (TAF) 1/10/2020 Responding to an invitation for KEI Jorie Lueloff, President, Sarasota E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens to give Institute of Lifelong Learning a presentation on U.S.-Korea relations and North Korea 1/15/2020 Responding to an invitation for KEI Embassy of the Republic of Korea E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens to attend a reception for the 2020 National Governors Association Winter Meeting
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1/23/2020 Responding to a meeting request for KEI Abraham Kim, Executive Director, E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens Council of Korean Americans (CKA) ______1/24/2020 Responding to a meeting request for KEI John Burton, Journalist and E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens Consultant, The Korea Times 1/24/2020 Planning logistics for KEI President & CEO Roshon Gibson, Administrative E-mail Kathleen Stephens trip to attend a Assistant, The RAND Corporation conference at The RAND Corporation 1/30/2020 Responding to a meeting request for KEI Emanuel Pastreich, Director, the E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens Asia Institute 2/6/2020 Responding to an invitation for KEI Scott Harold, Senior Political E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens to Scientist, The RAND Corporation speak on U.S.-Japan Alliance and change on the Korean Peninsula 2/18/2020 KEI President & CEO Kathleen Stephens’ James Carouso, Foreign Policy E-mail request for a meeting with staff at U.S. Advisor to the Commander, and Indo-pacific Command John Wood, Senior Executive Service, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command 2/21/2020 Responding to an invitation for KEI Maria Reissaus, Program Director, E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens to American Academy of Diplomacy speak on U.S.-South Korea Alliance 2/24/2020 Responding to a lunch meeting request for Florence Lowe-Lee, President and E-mail KEI President & CEO Kathleen Stephens Founder, Global America Business Institute (GABI)_____ 2/25/2020 Responding to a lunch meeting request for David Steinberg, Professor of Asian E-mail KEI President & CEO Kathleen Stephens Studies, Georgetown Universit\ 2/26/2020 Responding to a meeting request for KEI Andrew Ou, Deputy Director, Office E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens of the Foreign Policy Advisor, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command 2/28/2020 Responding to an invitation for KEI Frank Aum, Senior Expert on North E-mail President & CEO Kathleen Stephens to Korea, United States Institute of speak on U.S.-DPRK negotiations Peace (USIP)
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Department of Justice Report
Junil Kim
Senior Manager for Operations and Technology
Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI)
Contacts from September 1,2019 - February 29,2020
Manner of Contact:
Meeting Forum/Program Dinner Lunch
Breakfast Phone call Interview E-mail
• Coffee with someone may be categorized as Meeting
Date Activity/Subject Matter U.S. government official or Manner of U.S. public contacted contact 09/05/2019 East Meets South: Strengthening South Korea- KEI Event Forum/Program India Relations for the 21 st century
09/12/2019 Mongolia Navigates a Changing World: A Book KEI Event Forum/Program Launch
09/17/2019 Farewell Reception for Ambassador Yoon-je KEI Event Forum/Program Cho
10/02/2019 Networking reception with the Asia Society KEI Event with the Asia Forum/Program Policy Institute Society Policy Institute 10/04/2019 University Program with Brigham Young KEI Event Forum/Program University
10/07/2019 KEI-U.S. Embassy Seoul program collaboration Christopher Geusrsten, Meeting Economics Officer, U.S. Department of State 10/08/2019 KEI-U.S. Embassy Seoul program collaboration Dana Marie Jea, Public Meeting Diplomacy Officer, U.S. Department of State 10/17/2019 South Korea’s Migrant Policies and Democratic KEI Event Forum/Program Challenges after the Candlelight Movement
10/22/2019 Documentary screening of “JERONIMO: An KEI Event with the Council Forum/Program Untold Tale of Koreans in Cuba” of Korean Americans 11/01/2019 A Discussion with Seth Berkman, Author of A KEI Event Forum/Program Team of Their Own
11/13/2019 KEI-U.S. State Department, Korea Desk Jennifer Brannan, Science Meeting program coordination and Technology Policy Fellow, U.S. Department of State 11/14/2019 U.S. and Korea: Politics, Trade & Diplomacy KEI Event with the World Forum/Program Affairs Council of Jacksonville, FL
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11/15/2019 U.S.-Korea relations and careers in international KEI Event with the Forum/Program affairs University of North Florida 11/25/2019 Welcome Reception for Amb. Lee Soo-hyuck KEI Event Forum/Program
12/05/2019 Shifting the Burden: The U.S.-South Korea KEI Event Forum/Program Alliance amid Washington’s New Approach to Military Cost-Sharing______12/10/2019 South Korea-Russia Economic Relations In the KEI Event Forum/Program New Northern Policy
10/07/2019 KEI-U.S. Embassy Seoul program collaboration Christopher Geusrsten, E-mail Economics Officer, U.S. Department of State 12/20/2019 Roundtable discussion on North Korean human Center for Strategic and Forum/Program rights International Studies and George W. Bush Institute Event 01/02/2020 Conducting public opinion surveys David Tully, U.S. Department Meeting of State 01/13/2020 Korean American Day 2020 honoree recognition KEI Event Forum/Program
02/20/2020 Conducting public opinion surveys David Tully, U.S. Department E-mail of State 02/26/2020 Prospects for a Stable Transformation of the Hudson Institute Forum/Program Korean Peninsula
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Department of Justice Report
Kyle Ferrier
Director of Academic Affairs and Research
Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI)
Contacts from September 1,2019 - February 29,2020
Manner of Contact
Meeting Forum/Program Dinner Lunch
Breakfast Phone call Interview E-mail
• Coffee with someone may be categorized as Meeting
U.S. government official or U.S. public Date Activity/Subject Matter Manner of contacted contact Preparation for upcoming Haesook Choi, Professor of Political 9/1/2019 E-mail program______Science, Baldwin Wallace University Ming Wan, Professor, Schar School of 9/1/2019 Possibility of a program Jhiblic Policy, George Mason University E-mail Preparation for upcoming Aaron Skabelund, Associate Professor of 9/2/2019 E-mail program______Histo , Brigham Young Universin Sai Miyamoto, Chief of Political-Military 9/2/2019 Possibility of a meeting Affairs, Commander’s Initiatives Group, US E-mail Forces Korea Preparation for upcoming Keith Seidel, Assistant Director, Institute for 9/3/2019 E-mail program______Korean Studies, Indiana University Kathryn Pongonis, Chief, Political-Military 9/6/2019 Possibility of a meeting Affairs, Embassy of the United States of E-mail America, Seoul Preparation for upcoming Lowell Barrington, Chair, Department of 9/9/2019 E-mail program______Political Science, Marquette University Kristofer Garriot, Master’s candidate, Schar School of Public Policy, George Mason Preparation for upcoming 9/10/2019 University; George Hutchinson, PhD Phone call program candidate, Schar School of Policy and Government Cleveland Council on World Affairs; 9/11//2019 US-Korea alliance Hathaway Brown High School students Forum/Program Multilateral diplomacy with 9/12/2019 Baldwin Wallace University students North Korea simulation Forum/Program Kathryn Pongonis, Chief, Political-Military 9/17/2019 US-Korea alliance Affairs, Embassy of the United States of Meeting America, Seoul Timothy Martin, Reporter, The Wall Street 9/17/2019 US-Korea alliance Journal; Andrew Jeong, Reporter, The Wall Dinner Street Journal Matthew Goodman, Senior Vice President, Preparation for upcoming Center for Strategic and International 9/27/2019 E-mail program Studies; Scott Harold, Associate Director, Center for Asia Pacific Policy, RAND
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Corporation; See Won Byun, Assistant Professor, San Francisco Sate University; Rush Doshi, Director, China Strategy Initiative, Brookings Institution; Kathryn Botto, Research Analyst, Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Brad Glosserman, Senior Adviser (Non-resident), Pacific Forum; Yuki Tatsumi, Senior Fellow and Co-Director of the East Asia, Stimson Center; Ming Wan, Professor, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University; Charles Boustam, Partner, Capitol Counsel Multilateral diplomacy with 10/4/2019 Brigham Young University students North Korea simulation Forum/Program Preparation for upcoming Darcie Draudt, PhD candidate in the 10/7/2019 Department of Political Science at the Johns E-mail program Hopkins University Preparation for upcoming Bola Olaniyan, Program Director, 10/9/2019 Wisconsin In Washington, University of E-mail program Wisconsin-Madison Kristofer Garriot, Master’s candidate, Schar Preparation for upcoming 10/10/2019 School of Public Policy, George Mason Phone call program University 10/14/2019 US-ROK Alliance The Sejong Society of Washington, D.C., Korea Defense Veterans Association Forum/Program 10/16/2019 Japan-Korea economic dispute KEI Forum/Pro ram Preparation for upcoming Seung-kyung Kim, Director, Institute for 10/16/2019 E-mail program______Korean Studies, Indiana University South Korean democracy and 10/17/2019 migration ______KEI Forum/Program 10/17/2019 North Korean human rights Committee for Human Rights in North Korea Forum/Program Kristen Luck, masters candidate, George 10/18/2019 Japan-Korea relations Washington University; Esteban Serrano Montufar, masters candidate, George Meeting Washington University, Invitation to participate in 10/21/2019 Stacie Pettyjohn, Senior Political Scientist, upcoming program______RAND Corporation______E-mail Multilateral diplomacy with 10/23/2019 North Korea simulation University of Wisconsin-Madison students Forum/Program Multilateral diplomacy with 10/24/2019 North Korea simulation Syracuse University students Forum/Program 10/25/2019 US-Israel-Korea relations American Jewish Committee Forum/Pro am A possible university outreach Robert Ridlon, Professor of Business 10/28/2019 Economics and Public Policy, Kelley School E-mail program of Business, Indiana University 10/29/2019 Japan-Korea economic dispute KEI F orum/Prog ram 10/29/2019 US alliances Brookings Institution F orum/Program John Fay, Stabilization Advisor, Bureau of 11/1/2019 Dynamics in Northeast Asia Conflict Stabilization, U.S. Department of Meeting State Multilateral diplomacy with 11/2/2019 North Korea simulation George Mason University students Forum/Program 11/7/2019 US-Korea relations Harvard University Asia Center Forum/Program
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Multilateral diplomacy with 11/8/2019 North Korea simulation Tufts University students Forum/Program Preparation for upcoming Linda Butcher, Executive Director, 11/13/2019 Meeting program______International Student Conferences Multilateral diplomacy with 11/13/2019 Brown University students North Korea simulation E-mail 11/15/2019 US-Korea alliance National Bureau of Asian Research Fourm/Program 11/20/2019 Multilateral diplomacy with Marquette University students Forum/Program North Korea simulation 11/21/2019 US-Korea relations Marquette Universi i students Forum/Program 12/3/2019 US-Korea relations Korea Foundation Dinner 12/5/2019 US-Korea alliance KEI Forum/Pro am 12/5/2019 US-Korea alliance Scott Harold, Associate Director, Center for Dinner Asia Pacific Policy, RAND Corporation 12/10/2019 Russia-Korea relations KEI Forum/Pro am 12/12/2019 US-Korea relations John Fay, Stabilization Advisor, Bureau of Meeting Conflict Stabilization, U.S. Department of State 12/16/2019 North Korea Jacob Fromer, Reporter, NK News Meeting 12/17/2019 North Korean economy George Washington University Institute for Fourm/Program Korean Studies 12/18/2019 US policy on North Korea Center for a New American Security Forum/Proinam 1/8/2020 South Korea’s policy on North National Committee on North Korea Lunch Korea 1/13/2020 Korean American Day KEI Forum/Program 1/24/2020 Carnegie Endowment for International Forum/Program The outlook for Japan in 2020 Peace; Japan-America Society of Washington DC______1/27/2020 George Washington University Institute for North Korean economy Fourm/Program Korean Studies 1/29/2020 North Korean media National Committee on North Korea Roundtable 1/31/2020 North Korean nuclear program Stimson Center E-mail 2/6/2020 A possible university outreach George Hutchinson, PhD candidate, Schar Phone call program______School of Policy and Government 2/7/2020 Multilateral diplomacy with North Korea simulation Brigham Young University students Forum/Program Uri Friedman, Staff Writer, National 2/11/2020 US-Korea relations Security and Global Affairs, The Atlantic Phone call 2/13/2020 A possible university outreach Kevin Fogg, Associate Director, Carolina Phone call Asia Center, University of North Carolina at program Chapel Hill______2/14/2020 Katherine Tarr, Public Diplomacy Meeting Coordinator for Japan and Korea, U.S. Department of State; Jennifer Steffensen, Foreign Affairs Officer, Office of Korean US-Korea relations Affairs; Angela Kerwin, Director, Office of Korean Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Scott Urbom, Deputy Director, Office of Korean Affairs, U.S. Department of State 2/16/2020 James Carouso, Foreign Policy Advisor to E-mail Possible meeting the Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command 2/18/2020 Possible meeting Grant Baker, undergraduate student, Xavier E-mail Unviersiiy______
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2/19/2020 Student Conferences, Fulbright Working in foreign policy International Forum/Program Association National Capital Area Chapter 2/19/2020 John Wood, Senior Executive Service, J9, Possible meeting E-mail U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, 2/20/2020 Infrastructure in Asia Atlantic Council Forum/Pro am 2/21/2020 Invitation to join a program Jean Lee, Director, Hyundai Motor-Korea E-mail Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy, Wilson Center 2/24/2020 US-Korea relations Matthew Kelemen, Booz Allen Hamilton E-mail 2/25/2020 US-Korea relations Uri Friedman, Staff Writer, National E-mail Security and Global Affairs, The Atlantic 2/25/2020 Multilateral diplomacy with Johns Hopkins University students; Darcie Forum/Program North Korea simulation Draudt, PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at the Johns Hopkins University 2/25/2020 Careers Talk Johns Hopkins University students; Darcie Forum/Program Draudt, PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at the Johns Hopkins University; Kathryn Botto, Research Analyst, Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 2/26/2020 Possible meeting Rebecca L Law, Office of Strategic E-mail Partnerships, J92, US Indo-Pacific Command 2/26/2020 Preparation for upcoming Fulton Armstrong, Senior fellow, Center for E-mail program Latin American and Latino Studies, American University; Melissa Morton, Program Coordinator, Maxwell-in- Washington, S\;acuse Universi 2/26/2020 Preparation for upcoming Thomas Kellenberg, Executive Director of E-mail program the Notre Dame Washington Program, University of Notre Dame_____ 2/26/2020 Possible meeting Andrew Ou, Foreign Service Officer, U.S. E-mail Department of State______2/28/2020 US-Korea relations Korea Defense Veterans Association Forum/Program
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Department of Justice Report
Mark Tokola
Vice President
Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI)
Contacts from September 1,2019 - February 29,2020
Manner of Contact:
Meeting Forum/Program Dinner Lunch
Breakfast Phone call Interview E-mail
• Coffee with someone may be categorized as Meeting
Date Activity/Subject Matter U.S. government official or U.S. public Manner of contacted contact 9/3/2019 Planning for speaking event Catherine Forslund, Isabel Ross Abbott E-mail Professor of History and Women’s Studies; Chair, History, Politics and International Studies, Rockford Universitv 9/4/2019 Planning for speaking event David Caprara, Vice President for Strategic Meeting Partnerships, Global Peace Foundation 9/5/2019 U.S.-Mongolia relations Jeff Goodson, Retired Foreign Service E-mail (USAID) Officer 9/5/2019 Planning for speaking event Roxana Idu, Professor in the Economics E-mail Department, Rockford University 9/10/2019 U.S.-Korean relations Rockford University Speech
9/16/2019 U.S.-Korean relations Allan Saunders, Communications and E-mail Marketing Manager, American Foreign Service Association 9/18/2019 U.S.-North Korean diplomacy Brookings Institution, Roundtable with Special Program Envoy for North Korea Stephen Biegun
9/19/2019 U.S.-Taiwan relations Rorry Daniels, Deputy Project Director, Forum E-mail on Asia-Pacific Security at the National Committee on American Foreign Policy
9/20/2019 Planning for speaking event Andrew Ham, Program Assistant, Area E-mail Studies, Foreign Service Institute, U.S. Department of State
9/26/2019 U.S.-Korean relations Bruce Bechtol, Professor, Department of E-mail Security Studies and Criminal Justice, Angelo State University 9/27/2019 Arms control policy James Wayman, Director, Office Multilateral E-mail Nuclear Security Affairs at United States Department of State
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9/27/2019 U.S.-South Korea-Japan relations Dean Morgan Graduate School of National Program Security 10/4/2019 U.S.-Korean relations Elliott School of International Affairs, The Speech George Washington University 10/11/2019 U.S.-Northeast Asia relations Susan Elliott, President and CEO, National E-mail Committee on American Foreign Policy 10/11/2019 North Korea human rights John Bradshaw, Executive Director, DACOR E-mail
10/21/2019 U.S.-South Korea-Japan security Henry Sokolski, Executive Director, E-mail relations Nonproliferation Policy Education Center 10/23/2019 U.S.-South Korea relations Foreign Service Institute, National Foreign Speech Affairs Training Center, U.S. Department of State 10/25/2019 U.S.-South Korea relations The Hamilton Lugar School of Global and Speech International Studies, Indiana University
10/31/2019 U.S.-Korea relations David Rezelman, Teacher, History and E-mail International Relations, Norfolk Academy
10/31/2019 U.S.-Korea relations Mark Minton, Adjunct Faculty, East Asian E-mail Languages and Culture, Indiana University 12/2/2019 U.S.-Northeast Asia relations East-West Center in Washington Speech
12/12/2019 U.S.-Korean security relations James Przystup, Senior Research Fellow, E-mail Center for Strategic Research, Institute for National Security Studies, National Defense University 1/3/2020 U.S.-Korea diplomacy Frank Aum, Senior Expert, U.S. Institute of E-mail Peace 1/24/2020 Korea-Japan relations Voice of America studios, Washington Interview
1/27/2020 Korea-Japan relations Connie Kim, Voice of America Reporter E-mail
2/3/2020 North Korea denuclearization National Committee on North Korea Program
2/7/2020 North Korea diplomacy David Maxwell, Senior Fellow, Foundation for E-mail the Defense of Democracies 2/10/2020 China-Korea relations Yun Sun, Senior Fellow and Co-Director E-mail of the East Asia Program and Director of the China Program, Stimson Center______2/10/2020 Afghanistan reconstruction DACOR - USAID Program
2/11/2020 U.S.-North Korea diplomacy Robert Rapson, Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. E-mail Embassy Seoul 2/21/2020 U.S. military planning Center for Strategic and International Studies Program 1 1
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Department of Justice (DOJ) Report
Rosa Chung
Director of Finance and Human Resources
Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI)
Contacts from September 1, 2019 — February 29, 2020
Manner of Contact:
Meeting Forum/Program Dinner Lunch
Breakfast Phone call Interview E-mail
• Coffee with someone may be categorized as Meeting
LIS, government official or LIS, Manner of Date Activity/Subject Matter ______public contacted______contact 09/05/2019 East Meets South: Strengthening South KEI Event Forum Program Korea-India Relations for the 21st century 09/12/2019 Mongolia Navigates a Changing World: A KEI I/vent Forum/ Program Book Launch 09/17 2019 Farewell Reception for Ambassador Yoon- KEI Event Forum/Program je Cho 10/07/2019 KEI-U.S. Embassy Seoul program Christopher Geusrsten, Meeting collaboration Economics Officer, U.S. Department of State 10/08/2019 KEl-LJ.S. Embassy Seoul program Dana Marie Jea, Public Meeting collaboration Diplomacy Officer, U.S. Department of State 10/22/2019 Documentary screening of “JERONIMO: KEI Event with the Council of Forum Program An Untold Tale of Koreans in Cuba” Korean Americans 11/01/2019 A Discussion with Seth Berkman, Author KEI I/vent Forum/Program of A Team of Their Own 11/25/2019 Welcome Reception for Amh. Lee Soo- KEI Event Forum/Program hyuck 12/05/2019 Shifting the Burden: The U.S.-South Korea KEI Event Forum/Program Alliance amid Washington’s New Approach to Military Cost-Sharing______12/10/2019 South Korea-Russia Economic Relations KEI Event Forum/Program In the New Northern Policy
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Department of Justice (DOJ) Report
Sang Kim
Director of Public Affairs & Intern Coordinator
Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI)
Contacts from September 1,2019 - February 28,2020
Manner of Contact:
Meeting Forum/Program Dinner Lunch
Breakfast Phone call Interview E-mail
• Coffee with someone may be categorized as Meeting
Date Activity/Subject Matter U.S. government official or U.S. Manner of ______public contacted______contact September 5,2019 South Korea’s New Southern Policy Korea Economic Institute of Forum/Program America (KEI) event September 12, 2019 Mongolia Navigates a Changing KEI Event Forum/Program World: A Book Launch
September 17,2019 Farewell Reception for Ambassador KEI Event Forum/Program Yoon-je Cho
September 18,2019 Possible collaboration Abraham Kim, Execuive Director, Meeting Council on Korean Americans September 24, 2019 Claire Smolik, Republic of Korea Meeting Unit Chief, U.S. Department of State September 26-27, U.S.-Korea relations World Affairs Council of Forum/Program 2019 Albuquerque, New Mexico September 30,2019 U.S.-Korea relations KEI Facebook Live Interview
October 15, 2019 U.S.-Korea relations World Affairs Council of Forum/Program Philadephia October 16, 2019 Korea-Japan trade dispute Korea International Trade Forum/Program Association-KEI Octoer 17, 2019 Democracy in South Korea KEI Event Forum/Program
October 22, 2019 U.S.-Korea economic relations Jim Alvis, Senior Manager, Lunch Government Affairs, Kia Motors October 22, 2019 Koreans in Cuba KEI-CKA Forum/Program
October 28, 2019 Preparing for the outreach program Young Han, Foreign Service Officer, Meeting in Virginia U.S. Department of State
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October 29-30, 2019 U.S.-Korea relations World Affairs Council of Greater Hampton Roads Forum/Program
November 1, 2019 Inter-Korea relations Book event KEI Event Forum/Program
November 1, 2019 Possible collaboration Young-Key Kim-Renaud, Professor Meeting Emeritus, George Washington University November 4, 2019 U.S.-Korea relations Scott Snyder, Senior Lunch Council on Foreign Relations (CFR); Bruce Bechtol, Professor, Angelo State Universi November 13, 2019 Preparing for the outreach program Jennifer Brannan, Foreign Servic Meeting in Florida Officer, U.S. Department of State November 14, 2019 Human rights in North Korea Korea Club event Forum/Program
November 22, 2019 Planning for Korea Club Greg Scarloiu, Executive Director, Forum/Program Human Rights for North Korea (HRNK); Jim Kelman November 25, 2019 Welcome reception for Ambassador KEI Event Forum/Program Lee Soo-hyuck
December 3, 2019 Holiday Reception Samsung Forum/Program
December 3, 2019 Holiday Reception Korea Foundation Forum/Program
December 5, 2019 U.S.-Korea relations KEI Event Forum/Program
December 6, 2019 Holiday Reception Office of Korean Affairs, U.S. Forum/Program Department of State, December 10, 2019 South Korea’s New Northern Policy KEI Event Forum/Program
December 16, 2019 Planning for Ambassadors’ Chris Geurtsen, Economic Officer; Call Dialogue Tipten Troidl, Commerical Officer, U.S. Embassy in Seoul______January 8, 2020 Possible collaboration Ellen Park, Government Affairs Meeting Manager, POSCO America January 9, 2020 Planning for Ambassadors’ Chris Geurtsen, Economic Officer; Call Dialogue Tipten Troidl, Commerical Officer, U.S. Embassy in Seoul January 13, 2020 Korean American Day KEI Event Forum/Program
January 22, 2020 Katherine Tarr, Foreign Service Lunch Officer, U.S. Department of State January 22, 2020 Bill Clifford, Executive Director; Liz Meeting Brailford, Chief Operation Officer, World Affairs Council of America Possible collaboration Paul Park, Program Manager, CKA Meeting January 23, 2020
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January 24, 2020 U.S. policy in East Asia Carnegie Endowment for Forum/Program International Peace January 29, 2020 North Korean media analysis National Comminittee on North Forum/Program Korea (NCNK) February 11, 2020 South Korean politics East-West Center in Washington, Forum/Program DC February 12, 2020 Lunar New Year Reception Samsung Electronics America - Forum/Program Congressional Korean American Staff Association Planning for Ambassadors’ Chris Geurtsen, Economic Officer; Call February 13, 2020 Dialogue Tipten Troidl, Commerical Officer, U.S. Embass> in Seoul February 14, 2020 U.S.-Korea relations Angela Kerwin, Director of Korean Meeting Affairs; Scott Urbom, Deputy Director of Korean Affairs, U.S. Department of State _____ February 18, 2020 Planning for outreach program in Patrick Ryan, Executive Director, Email Tennesee Tennesee World Affairs Council February 26, 2020 U.S. policy in East Asia Hudson Institute Forum/Program
February 28, 2020 U.S.-Korea alliance Korea Defense Veterans Association Forum/Program
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Department of Justice Report
Troy Stangarone
Senior Director of Congressional Affairs & Trade
Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI)
Contacts from September 1,2019 - February 29,2020
Manner of Contact:
Meeting Forum/Program/Conference Dinner Lunch
Breakfast Phone call Interview E-mail Speaker/Moderator
Coffee with someone may be categorized as Meeting
Date Activity/Subject Matter U.S. government official or U.S. public Manner of contacted contact U.S.-Korea trade September 3,2019 Jay Sapsford, Deputy Bureau Chief, Lunch Washington, DC, Wall Street Journal Follow up regarding invitation to Randall Henning, Professor School of E-mail September 3, 2019 speak at a private seminar for the International Service, American South Korean National Economic University Advisory Council______Follow up regarding invitation to Yuki Tatsumi, Senior Fellow and Co- E-mail speak at a private seminar for the September 3, 2019 Director of the East Asia Program, South Korean National Economic Stimson Center Advisory Council Follow up regarding invitation to Clete Willems, Partner, Akin Gump E-mail speak at a private seminar for the September 3, 2019 South Korean National Economic Advisory Council Follow up regarding request for a Gordon Church, Economic Officer, U.S. E-mail meeting on behalf of Kyle Ferrier Embassy Seoul September 4 2019 regarding research project on Special Measures Agreement and the value of the U.S.-Korea alliance September 5,2019 South Korea’s New Southern Policy KEI Academic Paper Series event Program Invitation to private roundtable with South Korean foreign affairs Victor Cha, Senior Advisor and Korea September 5, 2019 committee chairman Yoon Chair, Center for Strategic and E-mail Sanghyun______International Studies Invitation to private roundtable with Frank Aum, Senior Expert, U.S. Institute E-mail South Korean foreign affairs September 5, 2019 of Peace committee chairman Yoon Sanghyun Invitation to private roundtable with Scott Snyder South Korean foreign affairs September 5, 2019 committee chairman Yoon Sanghyun Invitation to private roundtable with September 5, 2019 Joseph Yun South Korean forei n affairs
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committee chairman Yoon Sanghyun ______Invitation to private roundtable with Bruce Klingner South Korean foreign affairs September 5, 2019 committee chairman Yoon Sanghyun______Wendy Cutler, Vice President and September 9, 2019 Korea-Japan trade dispute Managing Director Washington Office, Meeting Asia Society Policy Institute KEI Roundtable with South Korean September 11, North Korea policy National Assembly Foreign Affairs and 2019 Unification Committee Chairman Yoon Moderator Sanghyun ______Private seminar for the South September 13, Clete Willems, Partner, Akin Gump Phone call Korean National Economic 2019 Advisory Council______September 17, U.S.-Korea relations and China Matthew Rusling, Reporter, 2019 Xinhua News Agency Lunch September 17, Farewell reception for South 2019 Korean Ambassador Cho Yoon-je KEI Program September 24, Multilateral cooperation in 2019 Northeast Asia Hudson Institute Program September 25, U.S. policy after the 2020 elections 2019 on China, Japan, trade and finance KEI Conference September 27, North Korea Keith Luse, Executive Director, National 2019 Committee on North Korea Lunch September 27, 2019 Korea-Japan trade dispute Global Business Dialogue Speaker October 2, 2019 Korea-Japan trade dispute Scott Seaman, Director, Asia, The Eurasia Group______Lunch South Korean women in trade October 2, 2019 polic reception______Asia Society Policy Institute - KEI Program October 2, 2019 National Day Reception Korean Embassy Program October 9, 2019 Korea-Japan trade dispute Jay Chittooran, Government Affairs Manager, Samsung Semiconductor Meeting October 10, 2019 U.S.-Korea Relations CSIS Korea Chair Program October 11, 2019 North Korea Jacob Fromer, Correspondent, NK News Meeting October 15, 2019 North Korea’s economy North Korea Economic Forum Lunch October 16, 2019 Korea-Japan trade dispute Korea International Trade Association- KEI Moderator October 16, 2019 Digitial money Peterson Institute for International Economics Program South Korean democracy after the October 17, 2019 candlelight movement KEI Academic Paper Series Program October 17, 2019 U.S. North Korea policy United States Institute of Peace Program October 22, 2019 KEI non-resident fellowship Stephen Haggard, Lawrence and Sallye Phone call Krause Professor of Korea-Pacific Studies, director of the Korea-Pacific Program, University of California - San Diego October 22, 2019 U.S.-Korea economic relations Jim Alvis, Senior Manager, Government Lunch Affairs, Kia Motors October 25, 2019 South Korean economy Indiana University Conference Academy of Korean Policy October 28, 2019 Yonho Kim, Associate Research Outreach Professor of Practice; Associate Director Meeting
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of Institute for Korean Studies, George Washington University October 29, 2019 Korea-Japan trade dispute Global Business Dialogue - KEI Moderator November 14, 2019 U.S.-Korea relations Future of Korea Program in Jacksonville, FL Speaker November 18-19, U.S.-Korea alliance and North 2019 Korea Rand Corporation Speaker December 3, 2019 U.S.-Korea relations Korea Foundation Dinner U.S.-Korea special measures December 5, 2019 KEI agreement ______Program Daniel Moore, Washington December 6, 2019 U.S.-Korea steel trade Correspondent, Pittsburgh Post- Gazette Interview South Korea-Russia economic December 10, 2019 relations KEI Program December 17, 2019 North Korean economy North Korea Economic Forum, George Washington Universi Program December 19, 2019 North Korean human rights Council on Foreign Relations Program December 19, 2019 Future of U.S.-Korea relations KEI Dinner January 2, 2020 Conducting public opinion surveys David Tully, U.S. Department of State Meeting South Korean automotive January 6, 2020 Robert Ridlon, Lecturer, Indiana innovation University Call January 8, 2020 Possible collaboration Ellen Park, Government Affairs Meeting Manager, POSCO America Implications of U.S.-Iran tensions January 9, 2020 for South Korea Korean Kontext podcast Speaker George Washington University - January 10, 2020 Global trade policy Institute of Korean Studies and Korean Speaker Development Institute Celebration of Korean-American January 13,2020 KEI Day_____ Program January 29-30, U.S.-Korea alliance and North 2020 Korea National Defense University Program January 31,2020 North Korea sanctions Dukin Han, Reporter, Radio Free Asia Interview February 4, 2020 Tuberculosis in North Korea Council on Foreign Relations Program Ten issues for the Korean peninsula February 6, 2020 in 2020 Korean Kontext Interview February 14, 2020 U.S.-Korea relations Angela Kerwin, Director of Korean Meeting Affairs; Scott Urbom, Deputy Director of Korean Affairs, Katherine Tarr, Public Diplomacy Coordinator for Japan and Korea, U.S. Department of State; Jennifer Steffensen, Foreign Affairs Officer, Office of Korean Affairs, U.S. Department of State Februaiy 26, 2020 U.S.-Korea economic relations Foreign Service Institute, U.S. Department of State_____ Speaker February 26, 2020 U.S.-North Korea talks Hudson Institute Program Februaiy 27, 2020 Future of global supply chains Atlantic Council Program Februaiy 28, 2020 U.S.-Korea alliance Korea Defense Veterans Association Program
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Department of Justice (DOJ) Report
Yong Kwon
Director of Communications
Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI)
Contacts from September 1,2019 - February 28,2020
Manner of Contact:
Meeting Forum/Program Dinner Lunch
Breakfast Phone call Interview E-mail
Coffee with someone may be categorized as Meeting
Date Activity/Subject Matter U.S. government official or U.S. public Manner of contact contacted
September 3 Meeting to discuss upcoming Hayley Aron (Mansfield Foundation) email book launch by NY Times’ Seth Berkman at KEI
September 3 Follow up correspondence with Jennifer Steffensen (Office of Korean email hosts of the event with the World Affairs, State Department), Charles Affairs Council San Antonio Gonzalez (former Congressman), and Armen Babajanian (World Affairs Council San Antonio)
September 4 Connecting San Antonio World Sarah Yagoda (Meridian Center), Armen email Affairs Council to Meridian Babajanian (World Affairs Council San Center Antonio)
September 13 Book talk and interview with Alicia Campi (former U.S. State Forum/Program and Alicia Campi Department, Johns Hopkins University) Interview
September 17 Farewell reception for Jennifer Steffensen (Office of Korean Program Ambassador Cho Yoon-je Affairs, State Department); Kat Tarr (Office of Public Diplomacy, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State)
September 17 Lunch with Matt Rusling, a Matt Rusling (Xinhua) Lunch freelance journalist with Xinhua
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September 12 Follow up with an attendee at the Italia Garduno (World Affairs Council email World Affairs Council San San Antonio) Antonio
Septmeber 18 Correspondence on participating Allan Saunders (Road Scholars) email in a Road Scholars event on the Korean Peninsula
September 23 Coordinating potential CNN Duglad McConnell, Brian Todd (CNN) email interview with Ambassador Stephens
Septemebr 24 Speaking with Road Scholars on Allan Saunders (Road Scholars) Program the Korean Peninsula
September 24 Coordinating radio interview for David Delgado (Going Global with David email Ambassador Kathleen Stephens Delgado)
September 25 Email correspondence regarding a Kirk Larsen (Brigham Young University) email potential program on U.S.-Korea diplomatic relations
October 10 Introductory email with NK News Jacob Fromer (NK News) email Correespondent
October 16 KEI-KITA Event on Korea-Japan U.S. Congressman Joe Wilson, Shihoko program Dispute Goto (Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars), Stephen Ezell (Information Technology & Innovation Foundation), Dr. Marcus Noland (Peterson Institute of International Economics), Lori L. Prater (Office of U.S. Congressman Mike Kelly)
October 17 Academic program with Darcie Darcie Draudt (Johns Hopkins University) program Draudt on South Korea’s democracy after candlelight
October 22 Podcast interview with Director Joseph Juhn Interview Joseph Juhn regarding his new documentary on Cuban Koreans
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October 23 Promoting Seth Berkman book Lisa Neirotti (George Washington email launch event to George University) Washington University
November 1 Seth Berkman book launch Seth Berkman (New York Times) Program
November 13- Coordinating Mark Tokola’s Eunjung Cho (Voice of America) email December 3 appearance on a TV panel discussion on North Korea
November 22- Setting up discussion between Daniel Moore (Post Gazette) email December 2 Troy Stangarone and Post Gazette correspondent
November 27 Connecting Seoul Mayor Park Paul Park (Council of Korean Americans) email Won Soon's office with the Council of Korean Americans
December 2 Providing introductions between Bill Furnish (U.S. Embassy Seoul) email the Habib House and the Old Korean Legation House in Washington DC
December 3 Samsung Holiday Reception U.S. Representative Jim Clybum, Scott Program Thompson (Samsung)
December 12 Lunch with RFA correspondents Dukin Han, Noh Jung Min (Radio Free Lunch Asia)
December 16 - Regular calls with Chris Geurtsen, Christopher P Geurtsen (Economic Call ongoing US Embassy in Seoul, on Officer, U.S. Embassy Seoul) Ambassadors’ Dialogue Program
Januaiy 3 New York Times fact check Stephanie Fairyington (New York Times) email
Januaiy 9 Bloomberg TV appearance by Jonathan Rosenberg (Bloomberg) email Troy Stangarone
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January 24 Organizing Skype interview Jihye Lee (Arirang TV) email between Mark Tokola and Arirang TV
January 24-31 Correspondence to organize Jen Steffensen (Department of State, email meeting between Korea Desk at Office of Korean Affairs) the State Department and Korea Economic Institute
January 30 Organizing Phone interview with Dukin Han (Radio Free Asia) email Troy Stangarone
February 11 Coordinating a potential meeting Jennifer Lee (The Asia Group) email
February 14 Meeting between the Korea Angela Kerwin (Director of Office of Meeting Economic Institute and U.S. State Korean Affairs) Department Korea Desk
February 19 Coordinating an interview with Katherine Ahn, Michael Lipin (Voice of email Troy Stangarone America)
February 21 Corrdinating the acquisition of a Jun Sang Woo (PD/M, U.S. Embassy email picture of Ambassador Kathleen Seoul) Stephens
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