Professor
Division of International Studies
Korea University
Korea
Dr. Kim, Byungki, Professor of Politics and International Relations, is Founder/Directing Head of The International Security Policy Forum at The Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS), Senior Fellow and Steering Committee Memberof The Institute for Sustainable Development at Korea University, and a Visiting Fellowat The Global Economic and Financial Research Institute (Seoul), Vice Chairman of Korea Institute of Public Policy Research (Seoul) and Senior Fellow and Vice Chairman of ASEM Institute of International Relations (Seoul), arguably three of the most influential public policy institutions in Korea, in whose capacity he brings together makers of foreign policy, public opinion, national security, finance, trade, development and global governance policy at the highest level from around the globe, including the most gifted fellows from Korea and abroad as part of its global leader fellowship program. In addition to these academic portfolios, Prof. Kim is a Visiting Fellow and Advisory Council Memberof Research Institute for Peace and Security (Seoul), a Visiting Fellow of Korea Institute for International Studies (Seoul), a Fellow of Korea-Japan Relations of April Society of Korea, a Fellow of The Yun, Po-Sun Presidential Research Institute (Seoul), and a Fellow of The Institute for Corean-American Studies in Philadelphia. In his numerous public service to the state spanning across more than ten agencies, ministries and specialized bureaus, including the Prime Ministerial and Presidential Secretariats, as the highest ranking external civilian, Prof. Kim has served in his capacity as a Member of The Executive Policy Expert Council of The South Korean National Security Council, a Member of The Executive Policy Planning Advisory Council of The South Korean Ministry of National Defense, a Member of The Executive Policy Advisory Council of The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, a Member of The Executive Advisory Council to The Commander of the United States (U.S.) Forces in Korea (U.S.F.K.)/Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command (CFC)/United Nations Command (UNC) in Korea, a Member of The Executive Advisory Council to The Republic of Korea Commander of The Special Warfare Command/Deputy Commander of Korea-U.S. Combined Special Forces Command, a Member of The Presidential Advisory Council on Peaceful and Democratic Reunification, a Commissioner of The Emergency Planning Commission in The Office of the Prime Minister, a Member of the Executive Policy Advisory Council in The Ministry of National Re-unification, a Member of the Visiting Board of Evaluation for The Korea Institute of Defense Analysis, the main analytical arm of the Ministry of National Defense (MND), and a Member of Board of Trustee forThe Societas Koreana (Globalization of Korean Studies Project) for The Academy of Korean Studies, the Mecca of Korean Studies attached to the Ministry of Knowledge and Economy in Seoul.
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