MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Dear AKPS members,

I would like to congratulate Prof. Jungmin Seo on his new position at Yonsei University!  I also would like to thank him for his outstanding service while leading our association as president this past year.

I feel honored and privileged to serve as President of the Association of Korean Political Studies (AKPS) until the end of the current term in September 2011.   Prof. Seo’s departure and my subsequent presidency were completely unexpected; however, with all the confidence from Prof. Seo, the Governing Board Members, and Association Officers, I believe I can meet the challenge of leading our organization.  I would like to thank the outgoing President, the Governing Board Members, and Association Officers for extending this exciting opportunity to me.

Following in the footsteps of my predecessors, I will do the very best I can to advance our goals.  My immediate priorities are for AKPS to continue in the promotion of scholarship in Korean political studies while maintaining our community where we share ideas and experiences and network in Korean political studies. 

I look forward to working with you and wish you all the best.

Haesook Chae
President, AKPS
Baldwin-Wallace College