On Tuesday, October 17, the Sejong Institute held the 7th Sejong Policy Forum of the year on the topic of “President Trump’s State Visit and Strategies for ROK-U.S. Summit.” Beginning with President Jin Chang Soo’s opening remarks, Professors Park Ihn-hwi (Ewha Woman’s University) and Seo Junggun (Kyung Hee University), and Research Fellow Woo Jung-Yeop (the Sejong Institute) presented on the pending issues between the two countries under the leadership of Presidents Moon Jae-in and Donald Trump and the evaluation of the bilateral relations. For the second session, Visiting Research Fellow Kim Yeoul Soo​ (the Sejong Institute), and Professors Kim Joonhyung (Handong Global University) and Shin Beom-chul (Korea National Diplomacy Academy) addressed the strategies and tasks for the summit.

This forum brought together the relevant pundits and government officials in the field, including Kang Tae-ho (director, Hankyoreh Peace Institute), Kim Min-seok (military reporter, Joong-Ang Ilbo), and Kim Young-ho (director-general​, Research Institute for National Security Affairs, Korea National Defense University)​. The participants assessed the status of ROK-U.S. relations and its issues and discussed the main agenda, goal, and progress indicator of the summit.