MEDIA ALERT
Briefing from the Canadian Ambassador to South Korea: Updates from the ground
Canadian Ambassador to South Korea, H.E. Eric Walsh will participate in a web conference on North Korea at the Munk School of Global Affairs ON September 8, 2017. The Ambassador will share his views on the situation in the Korean Peninsula and the ensuing global implications. He will be also be joined by a distinguished group of University of Toronto experts who will engage in a wider discussion on the topic.
As tension escalates between North Korea and the U.S. the international community is looking at ways to bring pressure on the regime in Pyongyang, exploring all diplomatic options.
The ambassador is very keen to shed light on the situationand discuss the role Canada has to play.
| WHO: | – H.E. Ambassador Eric Walsh , Canadian Ambassador to South Korea
– Randall Hansen, Interim Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs – Andre Schmid, Professor and Chair, East Asian Department at U of T – Steven Denney, Munk School Asian Institute PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science – Tina Park, Munk School Asian Institute PhD Candidate, Department of History |
| WHAT: | “Briefing from the Canadian Ambassador to South Korea: Updates from the Ground”
Discussion chaired by Hugh Segal and Q&A with panel |
| WHEN: | 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., Friday, September 8, 2017 |
| WHERE: | Munk School of Global Affairs
The Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility, Parking: Metered parking along Devonshire place or underground parking on the eastside of St. George at the Rotman School of Management |
Note that due to time differences, the Ambassador’s time is limited.
Please contact Larysa Woloszansky Larysa.woloszansky@utoronto.ca, 416-371-1575 for more information.