This lecture will describe North Korea as seen from the inside - its people, their aspirations and fears, and what it is like to live amongst them.
With frequent appearances on BBC discussing North Korea, John Everard, former British Ambassador to North Korea, 2006-2008, brings extensive knowledge of North Korea, China and South America to Stanford. Mr. Everard served as British Ambassador to Uruguay in 2001-2005, and was head of the Political Section in Beijing 2000-2001. He was responsible for political relations with the troubled states of West Africa and managed mutinational efforts to restore democracy to Bosnia, 1995-1998. He became the youngest British Ambassador to Belarus in 1993.
During his fellowship at the Asia-Pacific Research Center, Mr. Everard will hold seminars related to his research project on North Korean life and society, and will be involved in various projects on Korea. He is also a Visiting Senior Fellow at the Asia Research Centre of London School of Economics.
Free and open to the public, but RSVP required by 5:00 pm on October 5. To RSVP, please visit: http://ksp.stanford.edu/events/inside_north_korea.