Biography
Dr. Choi is a professor and the former Dean of the Graduate School of International Studies at Ewha Womans University. He is the President of the Korean International Economic Association and the Vice President of the United Nations Association-Republic of Korea.
He was the President of the Korea Economic Research Institute, a think tank representing the Korean business sector. He was a member of various advisory councils for the Korean government, including the National Economic Advisory Council, Trade Negotiations Advisory Council, Inter-Korea Relations Council, and Advisory Council for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He served as the President of the Korea Association of Negotiation Studies and the President of the Korean Association of Trade and Industry Studies. Before joining academia, he was a trade negotiator representing the Korean government. He was the chief negotiator for the WTO basic telecom negotiations (1994-1997). He negotiated the service agreement and the telecom annex at the Uruguay Round, the Korea-US telecom agreement, and the Korea-EU telecom agreement. He led the Korean initiative of the Asia-Pacific Information Infrastructure (APII) at the APEC Summit to reduce the information divide.
His book includes Northeast Asia in 2030: Forging Ahead or Drifting Away (2018), China, New Paradigm (2016), The KORUS FTA: Against the All Odds (2006), and The Success and Failure of Trade Negotiations of Korea (2004). He received a B.A. from Seoul National University and a Ph.D. in economics from Yale.
He was the President of the Korea Economic Research Institute, a think tank representing the Korean business sector. He was a member of various advisory councils for the Korean government, including the National Economic Advisory Council, Trade Negotiations Advisory Council, Inter-Korea Relations Council, and Advisory Council for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He served as the President of the Korea Association of Negotiation Studies and the President of the Korean Association of Trade and Industry Studies. Before joining academia, he was a trade negotiator representing the Korean government. He was the chief negotiator for the WTO basic telecom negotiations (1994-1997). He negotiated the service agreement and the telecom annex at the Uruguay Round, the Korea-US telecom agreement, and the Korea-EU telecom agreement. He led the Korean initiative of the Asia-Pacific Information Infrastructure (APII) at the APEC Summit to reduce the information divide.
His book includes Northeast Asia in 2030: Forging Ahead or Drifting Away (2018), China, New Paradigm (2016), The KORUS FTA: Against the All Odds (2006), and The Success and Failure of Trade Negotiations of Korea (2004). He received a B.A. from Seoul National University and a Ph.D. in economics from Yale.
