50th Seoul Colloquium in Korean Studies : Olivier Vasset (Thursday May, 2023)
On Thursday May 4, beginning at 6:00 pm (Korean Time), Olivier Vasset will give a lecture as part of the “Seoul Colloquium in Korean Studies” organized jointly by the Seoul Center of the EFEO and RAS Korea.
“2 years in North Korea (2011-2013): notes from the First Director of the French Office in Pyongyang”
- North Korea: the birth of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK): 9 September 1948 under Soviet tutelage.
- Korean War: 22 June 1950 – 27 July 1953: the US, China and DPRK signed an armistice. French participation to the UN intervention force (1950-1953).
- The French North Korean Relations:
- My sources of information or how to deal with the scarcity of the news.
- The French presence in North Korea.
- ODA: yes or no.
- About Pyongyang and its surroundings.
- Travelling in North Korea.
Olivier Vaysset was a part-time instructor at Keio International Center (2018-2022) giving a course about “France & Europe Asian Policy since WWII”. He got a MA in History and Chinese language and Civilization, Jussieu, University of Paris 7. He enjoyed a private summer program at Tung-wu Ta-hsüeh University, Taipei (1976), then got a Certificate of History of Modern China, Nanjing and Beijing Universities during his 2 years as a foreign student with a Chinese government scholarship (1979-1981).
A former French diplomat (1984-2017), he was stationed mainly in Asia: Laos: 1989-92, Japan: 1992-95, Burma: 1995-99, Taiwan: 2002-06, Singapore: 2006-08, D.P.R. of Korea as the 1st Director of the French Cooperation Office in Pyongyang: 2011-13, Consul General in Chengdu, P.R. China: 2013-16.
His files have been very diverse, covering in particular foreign policy & cooperation.
All who wish to participate MUST register in advance by sending an email to efeoseoul@hotmail.com, mentioning their full name and affiliation.
A Zoom link will then be sent to them.
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