서울국제포럼 The Seoul Forum for International Affairs(SFIA)

History

  • History, Members and Finance

    The Seoul Forum for International Affairs (SFIA) was formally established in 1986 as a private, non-profit, and non-partisan organization aimed at promoting and enhancing international understanding of Korea in the global community. Membership includes leading members of academia, media, the public sector, legal profession and business. The Seoul Forum is financially supported by income from its members’ annual fees, private donations, and grants from partnering foundations.

  • Organization

    The Seoul Forum is headed by the President and two Vice Presidents. The Board of Directors provides the overall direction of the organization. The Steering Committee is empowered by the Board to carry on organizational, functional responsibilities of the Forum with the assistance of the Secretariat. Lastly, the Steering Committee consists of the Chairs of the committees: (1) Program, (2) Membership, (3) Finance, (4) Public Relations, (5) General Affairs, (6) Research, and (7) YoungSan Diplomat Award.

  • Officers (as of February 2025)
      • Honorary Chairman of the Board of Directors:

        LEE Hong-Koo


    • Chairman of the Board of Directors:

      RYU Jin Roy

    • Presidents Emeriti:

      KIM Dalchoong

      HAN Sung-Joo

    • Former President:

      KIM Myung Ja

    • Current President:

      BARK Taeho

    • Vice President(s):

      HUH Yongsoo

      LEE Jae-Seung

    • Members of the Board of Directors:

      BARK Taeho

      HUH Yongsoo 

      KIM EunMee

      KIM Hyo Joon

      KIM Woosang 

      KIM Yoon

      LEE Jae-Seung

      LEE Seung-Hoon

      MIN Sunshik 

      RYU Jin Roy

      YI Insill 

    • Auditor(s):

      CHAE Wook

      KIM Kap-You

    • Steering Committee:

      LEE Sang Hyun Program

      KIM YoungJune Finance

      PARK Hyungsoo Contents

      LEE Sook Jong Membership

      YIM Sung-joon YoungSan Diplomat Award

      YOON Young-kwan Korea-India Strategic Dialogue

      HAN Sukhee Seoul-Taipei Forum

      BARK Taeho  Korea-Canada Forum

      SOHN Yul Seoul-Tokyo Forum

SEOUL FORUM

Address 03737 3rd floor, Poongsan Building, 23 Chungjeong-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea

TEL. 82-2-779-7383 FAX. 82-2-779-7380 E-Mail. info@seoulforum.or.kr

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