Korea Economic Institute of America and
Korea Institute for International Economic Policy present:
An Assessment of 10 years of KORUS FTA and
Future of U.S.-Korea Economic Relations
Monday, March 14, 2022
10:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT
Opening & Keynote Remarks:
Kathleen Stephens
President & CEO
Korea Economic Institute of America
Kim Heungchong
President
Korea Institute for International Economic Policy
Lee Soo-hyuck
Ambassador
Republic of Korea
Lee Hack-young
Chairman
Trade, Industry, Energy, SMEs, and Startups Committee
National Assembly
Republic of Korea
Yeo Han-Koo
Minister for Trade
Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy
Republic of Korea
Conversation and Panel Discussion with:
Wendy Cutler (Asia Society Policy Institute)
Ahn Dukgeun (Seoul National University)
Kang Gu Sang (Korea Institute for International Economic Policy)
Koo Kyong Hyun (Korea Institute for International Economic Policy)
Tami Overby (McLarty Associates)
Jeffrey Schott (Peterson Institute for International Economics)
March 15, 2022, marks the 10th anniversary of the implementation of the KORUS FTA.
Since the beginning of the negotiations, the KORUS FTA has faced controversy. First from concerns
about access for U.S. beef and automobile exports, and then in the agreement’s early years from a
growing trade deficit with Korea. It is timely to make an objective assessment of the agreement. Did the
KORUS FTA and its subsequent renegotiation create a “win-win” situation for the United States and
Korea in terms of trade and employment? With a changing trade environment, what steps need to be taken
to upgrade the U.S.-Korea economic relationship for the next decade?
Please join KEI and KIEP for a discussion about the first 10 years of the KORUS FTA with some of the
key architects of the agreement and about the future of the U.S.-Korea economic relationship.