For those of you not following us on instagram and twitter, isc underscore dc. My name is alexander evans, i will be your master of ceremonies. Are working the region programs. For east Asian Studies within job hopkins. I am an alum of the 63rd japan american student conference back in 2011. It continuedays, to motivate me to study in japan and put me on the path that i am and career i am today because of that experience. Particularly given it was right after the march 11 two but disaster, when japan was not open to many students, to be able to go in there and have a persontoperson exchange and it changed my life. Before we get started, we will have a couple of introductory remarks. I would like to introduce linda butcher, the executive director of isc. Director ofs the Media Relations and Public Affairs at the Korean Economic Institute of america, and a legislative researcher for the congressional session at the sse of republic of south korea in dc. Ington she has spoken on topics related to technology, security, gender, and the environment. We look forward to having her. [applause] thank you for the very kind introduction. Thank you all for joining us on this very cold morning. You being here is a testament to of the next generation of leaders who continue to strengthen relations between u. S. , japan, and korea. On behalf of International Student conferences, we want to express our deep gratitude to supporters who made this form possible. The u. S. Department of state and u. S. Embassy of tokyo. The u. S. Japan foundation. Korea foundation, Japan Foundation center for global partnerships. Because of these supporters, we were able to fly in 21 of our distinguished members at the conference. Its timely and muchneeded program. It has been a model working with your. Tolook forward to continued empower and support our student leaders. In the course of this week, the Second Committee members met with key experts, government officials, media, and the public for look into them to continue building relations to problem solve and continue the search for the truth. A common question that was asked was how would you handle the situation, or what is your background on trilateral relationships that you feel you can continue moving forward . Although it is the fourth day of 2018, there is a lot of discussion about usa shall relations, what is going on in into regions. Ande were a lot of fear trepidation about what would happen. As i continue to observe student leaders, interacting with experts and officials, i felt these are people taking into account the relationship between the three countries, helping your relationship and friendships that last a lifetime. That will continue to strengthen the relationship, know how theres no matter how weak we may be moving forward. , we aree watching nonprofit based in washington, to. , our main goal is prepare and support the future relationships of u. S. , japan, and korea. In 1930 four, when relations between japan and america were in decline. America and japan worked to serve as a bridge of understanding and friendship. Later, that continues to thrive and the mission is just as significant today as when it was founded. In 2008, isc launched a second conference. Career relationships have been strong for decades. It was founded when they were facing several challenges, and the need for improved culture understanding and people to culture was necessary grade 10 years later, it has grown to identify and support future leaders will continue serving as bridges and ambassadors to their countries. Why are these conferences and this symposium so important . This is a major question i asked last year. U. S. Relations with japan and korea are at their strongest ever but alliances are not only built by the government and foundations of the people. It would be unwise to think shortterm. We have to prepare the next generation of u. S. Asiapacific leaders. When looking at this years conference in this years symposium, we worked with leaders to make sure we are discussing topics of interest in their field. As i look at them, i see whatever challenges countries may face, we have built lifelong friendships that present it to any obstacles that come my way. If you believe i am painting a rosecolored picture, take a look at the history of our conferences and how it shaped the worldviews of our accomplished alumni. It is important we carry symposiums to provide opportunities for students to gain leadership skills and expose people to outside cultures to be mutual understanding, friendship, and trust during the three countries. Thank you. [applause] thank you. We know that there is a lot of effort that goes into organizing symposiums, forums, and the discussions will be in no small part to your great effort. It is my honor to introduce an ambassador who will give the final opening remarks. He became chief executive officer of sussex our Peace Foundation usa in before that, february 2017. He served as the ambassador to senegal and the republic from 2015 to january 2017. He was also responsible for policy towards japan and korea, the Deputy Assistant secretary in the bureau of east Asian Affairs within the u. S. Department of straight department of state. When the synonymy struck in 2011, he was serving as the deputy chief and u. S. Embassy tokyo. He has a 36 Year Foreign Service career spanning across the globe. It is our great pleasure to have him here today. [applause] good morning, everyone. I wanted to start by thanking you for coming today and grading braving the snow and cold. It shows how important i think we all feel it is to talk about u. S. Japankorea relations. Its wonderful to see you all. I wanted to thank linda butcher, because i know such a conference isnt easy to put on. It requires a lot of effort. I wanted to thank you for all the work you have done in assembling a group of students who can talk together. Briefly, we are also a nonprofit in washington, d. C. , and our to strengthen u. S. Relations mission is through programs such as this one. We are delighted to be one of the cohost with the International Student conferences. This is the third time we are supporting this initiative to bring together korean, japanese, and American University student leaders. Briefly i wanted to talk about bilateral relationships between japan, korea, and United States. My predecessors up here talked about u. S. Alliances with japan and korea. From our perspective in the United States, it is important to see the Alliance Structure in east asia and how we do not have bilateral alliances but a web of contacts and relationships because it would not be possible for the United States to meet our defense obligations to the republic of korea with that to without access to u. S. Bases in japan. They are accessed there because of our alliance with japan. These are not two separate alliances, it is one network of obligations and responsibilities that we faced together. I think it is natural for the United States, japan, and korea to work in thing together Work Together and think together because we have so many shared values. The three countries, our democracies, we believe in human rights. Rule of law. We have a shared love of these all. [laughter] we also have many shared interests, they all want to see a stable and peaceful order in northeast asia and the region. We really want to see growing Economic Prosperity around the world. My last assignment before retiring from the state department, i was u. S. Ambassador to senegal. We worked closely with our friends from japanese and korean governments because we had a lot of shared interest there. For example, the United States had a large peace corps presence in senegal with 250 volunteers. The two next largest country sending volunteers were korea and japan. A were doing many of the same things American Peace corps volunteers were doing. As i traveled around, i enjoyed meeting young koreans and japanese who were sacrificing two years of their lives to try and make the world a better place. It was gratifying to see that. It reinforced to me how the three countries share common values and how young people in japan, korea, and United States see themselves as global citizens contributing outside of the countries. I think it is important to us. I know we will have good conversations today and you are already having good conversations. It is important to acknowledge while we have differences, there our commonalities are more important for our differences. There is tremendous potential for partnership as we advance our common interests around the world. Programs like this where you discuss important issues like digital diplomacy and challenges in the workplace, i hope will create a foundation for stronger trilateral relations going forward. I look forward to hearing your remarks today and i want to thank you for giving me the chance to talk. Thank you. [applause] thank you. Thank you for your support of todays events. I would like to ask speakers in the first panel so they can get microphone up. This first panel focuses on digital diplomacy. I think digital diplomacy is changing, particularly when we look at the upper level of government. We have a new revolution in political rhetoric and Services Like twitter, but i think it extends much more from that high level. I think the panel will talk about looking at how this change in technology and connection impacts us on a personperson level. One of the great barriers to Communication Exchange with the and exchange was the distance between all the countries involved in todays trilateral summit. As we decreased distances due to technological advancements, that paves a new way how we interact with not just those around us but across the world. While they are finalizing the prep, i want to introduce the moderator, a graduate student in the Public Policy program at auburn university. As an american delegate of the globalization and Economic Development roundtable during the 68th japan america student conference in 2016, should begin she became interested in Economic Development and trade policy and will pursue these throughout her graduate career. As a student, she has has working University Little philanthropy and several Years Experience in working for University Wide and targeted constituency support. She is an intern at the u. S. Department of federal Service Program where she provides Research Support for womens Economic Empowerment entrepreneurship program. Thank you for the remarks. To begin the panel on digital diplomacy, i will introduce myself and our five panelists and allow student panelists and guest panelists to talk about their experiences about digital diplomacy in the 20 rate. In the 21st century. After that, we will open up the floor to discussion. When we open up the floor, i would ask audience members wait to be called on and we will bring you a microphone. Please state your name and affiliation before the question. My name is wallace stanfield, and i am a graduate student at auburn university. I am an intern for the department of state and i was 68th japan american delegate and i would not be on this path today without that experience. I would like to thank isc for that. Our student panelists are rebecca anderson, she is the chair of the 11th Great American student confidence. She completed undergraduate studies at John Hopkins University and is pursuing a masters degree in korean studies. Our other student panelists is the vice chair of the japaneseamerican student conferences executive committee, a sophomore studying law, and has been selected to go to korea as a representative of Japanese University students to it. I will introduce the professionals on our panel. Julie chunk has been the director of japanese officer that there since august last year. She has the rank of minister counselor and has served in positions including deputy chief in cambodia, economic counselor in thailand, coordinating civilian military foreign assistance, economic officer in tokyo, and creating programs in japan. She received her bachelors degree in Political Science and her masters in International Affairs from columbia university. Our next panelist currently serves as a fellow of Public Opinion on global affairs. He previously served as a nexus scholar and is a member of the trilateral working group. He was previously based in seoul, where he was a program officer. He received his bachelors degree in Political Science and his masters degree in international commerce. Our last professional panelist is the Vice President and cofounder of a program which aims to promote Global Awareness through virtual control Language Exchange programs. She worked in japan for the Japan ExchangeTeaching Program and as a Program Manager for the cap Abl InternationalExchange Foundation in tokyo. She has served as the Cultural Affairs coordinator at the japan information of Culture Center at the embassy of japan in the United States. She received her bachelors degree in japanese and International Studies and a masters in international communication. I would like to let rebecca began. If she could, will you tell us about your viewpoint on government and government actors exercising digital diplomacy across the globe . Is there anyway we can improve the communication and cooperation of these Communication Strategies . First of all, i would like to thank isc for this opportunity. It is surreal to be sitting amongst such distinguished speakers who are far more qualified to speak on the subject than i am. When we are talking about digital diplomacy and new approaches to diplomacy and changing international policies, this is the world that we inherit. So i think it is relevant we are part of the discussion and im happy to be here today. Even though i am not south korean myself, as a representative of the korean america student conference i , will do my best to speak from a south korean perspective and do it justice in the discussion today. Going back to digital diplomacy in todays governance, in terms of where south korea is that korea is at today, this country is very technologically advanced, so i think moving forward, south korea as a nation is uniquely positioned to take advantage of these new approaches to diplomacy. I think there is a lot of area to thrive moving forward. We have seen in the past few years more efforts towards this. I, for one, and appreciative of the fact i can take a 40 minute subway ride and be connected to free wifi the entire time. In terms of internet, speed, connectivity, ownership, social media usage, these are things that south korea is the leader in. Moving forward will be interesting to see how south korea really takes up the mantle of digital diplomacy and incorporates it to its traditional approaches to reaching out to the rest of the world. World. At the current moment, we have president moon who ran a Successful Social Media Campaign during an election process, a new foreign minister of affairs at the united nations, so highlevel officials decision to positioned to shut take korea into this next stage. Moving forward into this new era, where digital diplomacy is not novel but a norm. I think i have a few suggestions for how south korea can make changes moving forward from my own perspective. By no means am i an expert, but i think it would be pertinent for the government, and beyond south korea, it is important to define the objective for digital diplomacy. It is not a bandwagon but taken taking advantage of these Natural Resources there are already there. I think it will help south korea fully realize its globalized potential. Another area i would like to see an expansion of is english social Media Presence and also really dedicated staff on all platforms. We have twitter, facebook, youtube, the list goes on and on. I think there have been some inroads. There is a new Korea Foundation initiative in a restaurant guidebook cap. I think this could be an area moving forward where we could see more growth. My last point i would like to drive home is it may be presumptuous of me as a in as a young person speaking on this panel, but talking about digital diplomacy, young people do seem to go hand in hand with that. To us, these Digital Tools are not so much new. We grew up with this and have a different way of