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CONTACT Special Presentation "Spotlight on South Korea: A Staunch Ally, Friend and Partner"  May
4, 2011 --
Laurel
Lake and University Circle will present a special Panel Discussion about the political, security and
economic issues crucial to U.S. and South Korea relations,
via live videoconference on Thursday, May 12 at 1:30 p.m.
This
special program is sponsored by the Cleveland
Council on World Affairs. It is free and open to the public at 200
Laurel Lake Drive in Hudson. Call 1-866-650-2100 to register. Panelists
include Ambassador Jack Pritchard,
President of the Korea Economic Institute; Joshua
Huck, Republic of Korea Unit Chief, Office of Korean Affairs, U.S.
Department of State; and Greg
Scarlatoiu, Director of Business Issues and Public Affairs, Korea
Economic Institute. Ambassador Charles L. (Jack) Pritchard is the President of the Korea Economic Institute (KEI) in
Washington. Ambassador
Pritchard served as ambassador and special envoy for negotiations to the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea and United States representative
to the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization in the
administration of President George W. Bush from April 2001 until
September 2003. Previously, he served as Special Assistant to the
President for National Security Affairs and Senior Director for Asian
Affairs in the administration of President Clinton. Joshua Huck is the Republic of Korea Unit Chief
in the Office of Korean Affairs at the Department of State.
Prior to this, he served as the Deputy Chief of the
Political-Economic Affairs Section at the U.S. Embassy in Sofia,
Bulgaria. He also served as
a Political-Military Affairs Officer in Tokyo, Japan, as a Consular
Officer in Shanghai, China and as a Desk Officer in the Office of
Chinese Affairs. He is a Northeast Ohio native. Greg Scarlatoiu, Director of Business Issues and
Public Affairs for the Korea Economic Institute (KEI) in Washington,
D.C., is responsible for managing outreach programs to educate Americans
on developments in Korea and U.S.-Korea relations both inside and
outside of Washington D.C. Mr.
Scarlatoiu authors a column on developments in U.S.-Korea business and
economic relations in KEI’s monthly newsletter, Insight. He has
written on the applicability of the Eastern European experience to the
North Korean context, in the KEI Exchange and in the Korean language
press. Laurel Lake Retirement
Community is the smart choice for discerning adults who wish to
continue leading active lives filled with a variety of interests,
including work, volunteering, travel, fitness, cultural and lifelong
learning pursuits. To learn more about this not-for-profit community
offering multiple home styles within a scenic 150-acre campus in Hudson,
call 1-866-650-2100 or visit www.laurellake.org
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