Tong Kim Adjunct Professor, Korea Studies Visiting Scholar, U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS Education: M.A. Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies; B.A. Korea University Expertise: North Korean nuclear program; U.S. diplomacy towards North and South Korea Background: Served 27 years as the U.S. Department of State senior Korean language interpreter where he participated in almost all bilateral negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang until his retirement in 2005; taught at Korea University; provided lectures on U.S. policy toward the two Koreas at the Graduate University of North Korean Studies and other institutes; currently a regular biweekly columnist for The Korea Times. |