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The Korea Society is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) organization with individual and corporate members that is dedicated solely to the promotion of greater awareness, understanding, and cooperation between the people of the United States and Korea.

Mar 26, 2012

On February 28, 2012, Hong-Chul “Hank” Ahn, Commissioner of Invest KOREA, visited The Korea Society to outline the unique opportunities for foreign direct investment in Korea. Mr. Ahn reviewed the current investment climate, location benefits, promising industries, and high-quality human resources available to the...


Mar 19, 2012

On February 15, 2012, Jaeyong Song, professor at Seoul National University and co-author of the recent Harvard Business Review article, The Paradox of Samsung's Rise, spoke to The Korea Society about the strategic management decisions that led to Samsung's emergence as one of the world's most successful companies. He...


Mar 12, 2012

On January 19th, 2012, Dr. Marie Jhin, author of Asian Beauty Secrets: Ancient and Modern Tips from Japan, Korea and China visited The Korea Society to discuss the history of beauty in the Far East. She shared centuries-old customs and timely tips and treatments for health and...


Mar 5, 2012

On January 20th, 2012, Joseph Cirincione, president of the Ploughshares Fund and author of Bomb Scare: The History and Future of Nuclear Weapons and Deadly Arsenals: Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Threats, and Alexandra Toma, founder and co-chair of the Fissile Materials Working Group and executive director of...