U.S.-Korea Dialogue on Strategies for Effective
Development Cooperation
October 17-18, 2011
Venue: Somerset Palace Seoul
Seoul, Korea
Sponsors:
The Korea Foundation
Friends of The Asia Foundation Korea
AGENDA
Monday, October 17
9:00-9:20 am
Welcome and Introductions
Background to the Workshop: Expanding the U.S.-Korea Alliance
Scott Snyder, Senior Fellow for Korea Studies/Director of the Program on
U.S.-Korea Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
Rationale for U.S.-Korea Cooperation in International Development
Edward Reed, Korea Representative, The Asia Foundation
9:20-10:50 am
Session One:
Enhancing Food Security in States with Chronic Food Shortages
Moderator: LEE Taeho, Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics
Rural Development, & Seoul National University
USAID’s Feed the Future Initiative
Michael Satin, Director, General Development Office, USAID Regional
Development Mission for Asia, Bangkok
South Korean Strategy for Agricultural Technology Transfer to Developing
Countries
CHO Gyoung-Rae, Director General, Bilateral Agricultural Cooperation
Team, Korea Rural Development Administration
Discussion
10:50-11:00 am
Break
11:00 am-12:30 pm
Session Two:
Learning from Experience in order to Improve Aid Effectiveness
Moderator: KIM Joon-kyung, Director, Development Research & Learning
Network, KDI School of Public Policy and Management
USAID-The Asia Foundation Project Evaluation
Nina Merchant, Assistant Director, Economic Reform and Development, The
Asia Foundation
Strengthening Korea’s Evaluation of ODA Projects
KIM Sang-tae, Professor, Graduate School of Pan-Pacific International
Studies, Kyunghee University
Discussion
12:30-1:30 pm
Luncheon
Venue: Palazzo Due Restaurant – 176 Gwanhun-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Special Guest Speaker: Jennifer Adams, Development Counselor,
USAID Beijing
1:45-3:15 pm
Session Three:
The Role of International Volunteer Programs in Development
Cooperation
Moderator: Edward Reed, The Asia Foundation
The U.S. Peace Corps and the Korean Development Experience
Jon Keeton, President, Friends of Korea
Lessons from World Friends Korea
KANG Myoung-ok, President, Korea International Development Institute
Discussion
3:15-3:30 pm
Break
2
3:30-5:00 pm
Session Four:
What Works Best in NGO-ODA Agency Partnerships in Promoting
Development Goals?
Moderator: HWANG Won-gyu, Professor, Gangneung-Wonju National
University; Member of the Korean National Committee for
International Development
ROK Case study: Korean NGOs and Korean ODA Partnership
SOHN Hyuk-sang, Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy & Civic
Engagement, Kyunghee University
U.S. Case study: U.S. NGO and USAID Partnership
Victor Hsu, Professor, School of Public Policy and Management,
Korea Development Institute
Discussion
5:00-5:30 pm
Concluding Observations
6:00-8:00 pm
Dinner with special invited guests
Venue: Top Cloud Restaurant - 6 Jongno 2-ga, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Special Guest: Dr. Chang, Hyun-sik, Vice-President,
Korea International Cooperation Agency
Tuesday, October 18
9:00-9:15 am
Summary of Discussion on Day One
9:15-10:45
Session Five:
Effective Strategies for Strengthening Governance in States with Weak
National and Local Institutions
Moderator: Anne-Isabelle Degryse-Blateau, Director,
UNDP Seoul Policy Centre
Sharing Korea’s Experience in Building and Strengthening Public Governance
Capacity
PARK Jin, Professor, School of Public Policy and Management, Korea
Development Institute
Performance-Based Governor’s Fund (PBGF) Project in Afghanistan: USAID
and The Asia Foundation Partnership
Jean-Louis Van Belle, Former Chief of Party, Performance-Based Governors
Fund, The Asia Foundation, Afghanistan
Discussion
10:45-11:00 am
Break
3
11:00-12:00 am
Session Six:
Open Discussion & Recommendations for Effective U.S.-ROK Cooperation
Moderator: Scott Snyder, Council on Foreign Relations
Brief remarks: Representatives of USAID and KOICA
12:00-12:15 pm
Conclusion and Closing: Edward Reed
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