UK and Two Koreas

SPEAKER: HMA Colin Crooks LVO

DATE: Tuesday. February 13, 2024. 7:30PM (Seoul)

VENUE: Fifth floor (Conference Room) of FAST FIVE Tower (Namdaemun-ro 9-gil 24, Jung-gu, Seoul)

ADMISSION (Online & In-person): Free for Members; W10,000 for Non-members; W5,000 for Non-member students (Student ID requested)

• If you would like to attend online Zoom, RSVP by February 12 (Monday). We will email you the link on Tuesday.
• To attend in-person, RSVP is not required.

ABSTRACT: TBA

BIO: 

2022 ~ Present: Her Majesty’s Ambassador, British Embassy Seoul

2018 ~ 2021:       Her Majesty’s Ambassador, British Embassy Pyongyang

2015 ~ 2018:       Minister Counsellor, British Embassy Beijing

2011 ~ 2015:        Deputy Head of Mission, later Charge d’Affaires (on loan to European External Action Service), EU Delegation Jakarta

2009 ~ 2011:       Deputy Head, South East Asia & Pacific Department, Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO)

2008:                   FCO, Senior Policy Adviser on North Korea

2008:                   Charge d’Affaires, British Embassy Pyongyang

2008:                   On loan to Cabinet Office

2006 ~ 2008:     Deputy Programme Director, Corporate Services, FCO

2002 ~ 2006:     First Secretary, British Embassy Washington

2000 ~ 2002:     Principal Speechwriter to the Foreign Secretary, FCO

1999 ~ 2000:      Head of Section, European Union Directorate, FCO

1998 ~ 1999:       First Secretary, British Embassy Seoul

1995 ~ 1998:       Second Secretary, British Embassy Seoul

1993 ~ 1995:       Language Training (Korean)

1992:                     Joined FCO

Education:           MA (Cantab) Modern & Medieval Languages, Cambridge University (Fitzwilliam College)

VENUE: Online Zoom & In-person