Speaker
JUN Bong-Geun
Affliation
Korea National Diplomatic Academy(KNDA), Institute of Foreign Affairs and Nation
Title
Professor
Session

Biography

Dr. Bong-Geun Jun is currently Professor at the Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security (IFANS) that he joined since 2005. Before joining the IFANS, Professor Jun held a few government and private positions: Policy Advisor to the Minister of Unification from 2003 to 2004; Visiting Scholar at Keio University in Tokyo and Japan-Korea Cultural Foundation Academic Fellow from 2001 to 2002; Secretary to the ROK President for international security affairs at the Blue House from 1993 to 1997; and a professional staffer at KEDO New York headquarters from 1997 to 2001. Dr. Jun’s research area covers the North Korean nuclear issue, inter-Korean relations, and nonproliferation issues. Dr. Jun received a BA and MA in political science from Seoul National University in 1982 and 1984 respectively and the Ph.D. in Political Science from University of Oregon in 1992.


전봉근 교수는 현재 국립외교원 외교안보연구소에서 안보통일연구부 교수로 재직 중이다. 전문 분야로는 한반도문제, 북핵문제, 국제안보, 핵비확산, 원자력정책 등이다. 주요 보직으로 청와대 국제안보 비서관(1993~7), KEDO 뉴욕본부 전문위원(1997~2001), 일본 게이오대 방문연구원(2001~2), 통일부 장관정책보좌관(2003~4) 등을 역임하였고, 2005년 6월부터 외교안보연구원에 근무하기 시작했다. 전봉근 교수는 서울대 외교학과를 졸업하고 동 대학원에서 정치학석사, 미국 오레곤주립대에서 정치학박사 학위를 취득했다.