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SUMMARY: How Can the New Governments in Washington and Seoul Tackle North K
 orea?
DESCRIPTION: Bio: Oh Joon is a former Ambassador of the Republic of Korea (
 ROK) to the United Nations (UN) from 2013 to 2016. During this time\, he al
 so served as the 71st President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOS
 OC) and as President of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention 
 on the Rights […]
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p><strong>Bio:</strong> Oh Joon is a former 
 Ambassador of the Republic of Korea (ROK) to the United Nations (UN) from 2
 013 to 2016. During this time\, he also served as the 71<sup>st</sup> Presi
 dent of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and as President of the
  Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons wi
 th Disabilities (CRPD) in 2015 and 2016. He is currently a member of the Hi
 gh Level Panel on the Future of Development Assistance Committee of the Org
 anization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). He was awarded t
 he Order of Service Merit twice from the ROK government. He also received t
 he Youngsan Diplomat Award for his work on North Korean human rights issues
  in 2014. In 2016\, Rehabilitation International awarded him the Global Pre
 sidential Award in acknowledgment of his achievements as President of CRPD.
 </p><p>Lunch will be provided.</p><h2><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/
 how-can-the-new-governments-in-washington-and-seoul-tackle-north-korea-tick
 ets-31173747518">RSVP</a> | <a href="https://sppga.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-conte
 nt/uploads/sites/5/2017/02/ambohjoon_poster_update_web.pdf">Event poster</a
 ></h2>
LOCATION:Auditorium\, Asian Centre
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 -in-washington-and-seoul-tackle-north-korea/
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