Chang Hoon Ko

Chang Hoon Ko, B.L., M.P.A. & Ph.D., has been a professor in the Department of Public Administration at Cheju National University of the Republic of Korea since September of 1982.He teaches Philosophy, Philosophy of Public Administration, History of Korean Public Administration, and Island Governance.Ko received his B.L, M.P.A., and Ph.D. from the Department of Public Administration at Korea University, Seoul.He worked for UNC (1996) as a Fulbright scholar and Suffolk University (2002) as a Visiting Scholar.As an activist, he has lead democratization for Korea as a chairperson For Cheju islander's Movement against Anti-Military Base in Cheju-do (1986-1992), and has directed the Jeju Sasam Institute (1990-1995).He has contributed to the promotion of activities of NGOs for Korean democracy and peace for 15 years (1982-1995).Ko founded the World Association of Island Studies (1997) and is currently the chair.As chair, he has been involved with organizing international conferences, including Jeju Sasam and World Peace at Jeju Island (2001 and 2002), Jeju Jamneology (Women divers) at Jeju Island (2002), Jeju Sasam and East Asian Peace (2003) at Harvard University.

Harold Hongju Koh, J.D., is Dean of Yale Law School and Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School, where he has taught since 1985.A Korean-American, from 1998 to 2001, he served as Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor.