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About the Program



Founded in 1989 by Professor Emeritus Lawrence Krause in recognition of the growing importance of Korea to the United States and, more generally, to the Asia-Pacific, the Korea-Pacific Program promotes greater understanding of contemporary Korea, both North and South, including international relations, politics, public policy, and business environment.

The Korea-Pacific Program is currently directed by Stephan Haggard, the Krause Professor of Korea-Pacific Studies, and Assistant Professor Jong-sung You at the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS).


Seoul, Korea
photo by Andrea Castillo, MPIA 2009

 Our Mission:

The Korea-Pacific Program fosters its mission through a number of activities:

• Teaching core courses on Korea at IR/PS.  Korea is one of five regional concentrations.

• Organizing and promoting research, including joint research projects with other universities and institutes in the United States, Korea, and the Asia-Pacific.

• Presenting seminar series, including the annual Krause Lecture on Korea-Pacific Affairs.

• Providing a visiting scholars program for faculty and other researchers.

• Promoting fellowships and internships for IR/PS students interested in Korean studies.

• Reaching to the local community on current events and issues.

• Developing a library containing a collection of over 12,000 titles, as well as new Korean language materials.