10/06/2026
KASC 19 finished things off in Washington, DC! 🇺🇸🇰🇷
The final stop of KASC 19 took us from KEI and Samsung Electronics America to the State Department and a panel at The Asia Group. We walked the Korean War Veterans Memorial alongside CKA's Emerging Leaders Fellowship, explored the Smithsonian, and dug into sports diplomacy and civil nuclear cooperation at the Korea Foundation and the Transpacific Future Center. Then came the moment the whole conference built toward: roundtables presented their research at the Final Forum, followed by one last celebration dinner together in Chinatown.
Highlights from our time in DC:
🏛️ Six-Party Talks diplomatic simulation at the Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI)
💼 Visiting Samsung Electronics America to learn about career paths and corporate strategy
🌐 Receiving a briefing on U.S.-Korea relations at the U.S. Department of State
🤝 Hearing from the Korea Team at The Asia Group in a panel and networking with them afterwards
🎖️ Honoring history at the Korean War Veterans Memorial with CKA's Emerging Leaders Fellowship
🏅 Exploring sports diplomacy at the Korea Foundation and civil nuclear cooperation at the Transpacific Future Center
🎤 Sharing ideas, research, and recommendations at the KASC 19 Final Forum
Thank you to every speaker, partner, and host who opened their doors, and to the delegates who made these weeks something special. This is not goodbye, just the start for the KASC 19 alumni. 💙
Big thanks to our core sponsors: the Freeman Foundation, ACC Capital, the Asia Group Foundation, and the Nimick Forbesway Foundation.