February 3, 2016


The Honourable Daniel Russel

Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs

United States Department of State

to address

ICAS Winter Symposium Addendum
Humanity, Liberty, Peace and Security
The Korean Peninsula Issues and US National Security

April 4, 2016 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Rayburn House Office Building room 2237
The Capitol Building
Capitol Hill, Washington DC

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Dear Friend:

We are pleased to share with you that Assistant Secretary Daniel Russel will address "North Korea: How to Approach the Nuclear Threat" at the ICAS Spring Symposium Prologue on April 4, 2016 in Washington DC.

Daniel Russel is the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs and is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. Prior to his appointment as Assistant Secretary on July 12, 2013, Danny served at the White House as Special Assistant to the President and National Security Council (NSC) Senior Director for Asian Affairs. During his tenure there, he helped formulate President Obama’s strategic rebalance to the Asia Pacific Region, including efforts to strengthen alliances, deepen U.S. engagement with multilateral organizations, and expand cooperation with emerging powers in the region.

Prior to joining the NSC in January of 2009, Danny served as Director of the Office of Japanese Affairs and had assignments as U.S. Consul General in Osaka-Kobe, Japan (2005-2008); Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in The Hague, Netherlands (2002-2005); Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Nicosia, Cyprus (1999-2002); Chief of Staff to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering (1997-99); Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (1995-96); Political Section Unit Chief at U.S. Embassy Seoul, Republic of Korea (1992-95); Political Advisor to the Permanent Representative to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, Ambassador Pickering (1989-92); Vice Consul in Osaka and Branch Office Manager in Nagoya, Japan (1987-89); and Assistant to the Ambassador to Japan, former Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield (1985-87).

In 1996, Danny was awarded the State Department's Una Chapman Cox Fellowship sabbatical and authored America’s Place in the World, a book published by Georgetown University. Before joining the Foreign Service, he was manager for an international firm in New York City.

He was educated at Sarah Lawrence College and University College, University of London, UK.

Thank you.