About this Event

Korea Update: Current situation on the Korean Peninsula

An update on the diplomatic, economic and security situation on the Korean Peninsula.

About the Speaker

Lieutenant General In-Bum Chun (ROK, Ret) served 38 years in the South Korean Army and retired in 2016. He served in Iraq and was part of a rescue mission in Afghanistan.

He commanded combat units from platoon to the division level and his final command position was Commanding General of the ROK Special Forces. He is also fondly referred to be the Father of the Combined ROKUS Division.

He has a PhD in political science and was a fellow with the Brookings Institute, US-Korea Institute under John’s Hopkins University and a fellow with the Sam Nunn School of Georgia Tech, the Japanese National Institute for Defense Studies and the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS).

General Chun has a Bronze Star Medal, three Legion of Merits, and is the only Korean to receive the USSOCOM Medal.

He is currently a Senior Fellow with the Association of the United States Army.