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A Trip Report from North Korea

Seminar

Speaker(s)

Siegfried S. Hecker,

Date and Time

February 20, 2008 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Availability

RSVP

RSVP required by 5PM February 19.

Location

CISAC Conference Room

FSI Contact

Justin C. Liszanckie

Hecker discusses his visit with scientists at Yongbyon and government officials in Pyongyang from Feb. 12 to 16. Joel Wit, a former U.S. State Department official, and Keith Luse, a staffer for Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Indiana, accompanied him during a private visit that also involved discussions on formalizing health and educational exchanges between the North Korea and the U.S.


» Photo gallery of Siegfried Hecker's tour through the 5Mw Yongbyon Nuclear facility

Publications

Report of Visit to North Korea to Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Siegfried S. Hecker
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Event Materials

Photo captions (North Korea)
PDF
Summary statement by Dr. Siegfried S. Hecker about visit to DPRK (North Korea), Feb. 12. - 16, 2008
PDF

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International Development
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Science and Technology
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