Former Ambassador Kathleen Stephens will discuss international relations in Asia and the Pacific.
About the speaker
Kathleen Stephens was a career Foreign Service officer from 1978 to 2014. She was U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea (2008-2011), and acting U.S. Ambassador to India (2014). Other overseas postings included China, Northern Ireland, Yugoslavia, and Portugal. She served in numerous State Department and White House positions in Washington. She is Board Chair of the Korea Society and Vice-Chair of the Asia Foundation. She was President of the Korea Economic Institute of America (2018-2023).
Host
Sponsors
- La Follette School of Public Affairs
- Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership
- East Asian Legal Studies Center, UW La School
Contact
Laurie Dennis, ldennis@wisc.edu