Dr. Seo-Hang Lee is President of Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy and Professor Emeritus at Korea National Diplomatic Academy. Before he was appointed to the current position, Dr. Lee was Consul-General to Mumbai, India. He was also a professor at the Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security (IFANS), the policy research arm of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He joined IFANS in 1989 and served as Dean of Research from 2004 to 2008. Dr. Lee was also Co-Chairman of the Korean Committee of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP). He also served as Chairman of the SLOC Study Group-Korea, a scholarly organization composed of professors, government and naval officers, and other experts on maritime affairs. Dr. Lee received a Ph.D. from Kent State University and a B.A. and M.A. from Seoul National University. He is the recipient of the Killam Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Dalhousie Law School, Canada. Dr. Lee has published or edited more than 80 monographs and books on international security issues and maritime affairs.