CANCELLED: ICAS Spring Symposium Veritas: The Korean Peninsula Issues and US National Security

UPDATE: May 6, 2024 We regret to inform you that this event has been cancelled. --- Christopher Johnstone Senior Adviser and Japan Chair CSIS Virtual Address ICAS Spring Symposium Veritas 2024 The Korean Peninsula Issues and US Asia Indo-Pacific Policy May 7 2024  700 PM - 815 PM EDT

Dear Friend: We are pleased to share with you that Christopher Johnstone will address a virtual ICAS Spring Symposium Veritas on "The Korean Peninsula Issues" on May 7, 2024.  Christopher B Johnstone is senior adviser and Japan Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Prior to joining CSIS, Chris served in government for 25 years in a variety of senior positions with a focus on US policy toward Japan and the Indo-Pacific. He served twice on the National Security Council, as director for East Asia under President Biden and director for Japan and Oceanian affairs under President Obama (2014–2016). In the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Chris led offices with responsibility for South and Southeast Asia (2017–2021) and East Asia (2016–2017); he was director for Northeast Asia from 2010 to 2014, where Chris had principal responsibility for developing strategy for the US-Japan alliance. He began his career as an intelligence officer in the Central Intelligence Agency, where Chris worked on national security issues in Northeast Asia and served in an overseas field station. He has a master's in public affairs from Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs and a Bachelor of Arts from Swarthmore College. Chris speaks fluent Japanese. Thank you.                                     Sincerely,                                     Sang Joo Kim                                     Senior Fellow & Executive Vice President                                ICAS                                 www.icasinc.org                                     ICAS Strategy (icasinc.org)                                     ICAS 2023 Videos (icasinc.org)                                      Policyexperts.org             All Rights Reserved.