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Jung H. Pak
Deputy Assistant Secretary of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Assumed office
January 20, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
Personal details
EducationColgate University (BA), Columbia University (PhD)
OccupationHistorian, diplomat

Jung H. Pak is an American government official and historian currently serving as Deputy Assistant Secretary of East Asian and Pacific Affairs in the Biden administration.[1][2]

Pak previously was a SK-Korea Foundation Chair in Korea Studies and Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution's Center for East Asia Policy Studies.[3] Prior to that she was a Portfolio Manager for the East Asia & Pacific Mission Center at the Central Intelligence Agency. She holds a PhD in U.S. history from Columbia University and a BA in history (magna cum laude) from Colgate University, where she was also awarded an honorary doctorate and served on the board of trustees.[4]

Publications

Books

  • Becoming Kim Jong Un: A Former CIA Officer's Insights Into North Korea's Enigmatic Young Dictator, Ballantine Books, April 28, 2020[5]

References

  1. ^ "Dr. Jung H. Pak". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "Brookings Foreign Policy experts selected to join Biden administration in leadership roles". Brookings. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  3. ^ "Jung H. Pak". Brookings. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  4. ^ "Jung H. Pak" (PDF). Brookings Institution. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  5. ^ Pak, Jung H. (2020-01-27). "Becoming Kim Jong Un: A Former CIA Officer's Insights into North Korea's Enigmatic Young Dictator". Brookings. Retrieved 2023-06-21.