A. 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.
B. 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.
C. Officers (as of January 2022)
Chairman of the Board of Directors
LEE Hong-Koo
Presidents Emeriti
KIM Dalchoong
HAN Sung-Joo
Former President
JUNG Ku-Hyun
Current President
KIM Myung Ja
Vice President(s)
BARK Taeho
RYU Jin Roy
Members of the Board of Directors
BARK Taeho
HAN Duk-Soo
HAN Sung-Joo
JUNG Ku-Hyun
KIM Dalchoong
KIM Myung Ja
KIM Yoon
LEE Seung-Hoon
PARK Young-Ju
RYU Jin Roy
KIM Hyo Joon
Auditor(s)
KIM Kap-You
YI Insill
Steering Committee
Chun Chaesung Research
JAUNG Hoon Program
KIM Eun-mee Public Relations
Min Sunshik Finance
LEE Seung-Hoon Membership
SONG Kyungjin General Affairs
Cha, Meeyoung General Affairs vice
YIM Sung-joon YoungSan Diplomat Award
Kim, Yoon Enterprise
H.S.Cho Ambassodors Forum
Kim, Wonjoon Science·Technology and Foreign Affair·security Forum
Chae, Wook ESG Forum
Heo, Yoon op-ed publication
Yoon, Young-kwan Korea-India Strategic Dialogue
Han, Sukhee Seoul-Taipei Forum
Sohn, Jie-Ae Korea-Canada Forum
Park, Cheol Hee Seoul-Tokyo Forum