Friends of The Asia Foundation Korea
FOTAF is a nonprofit organization registered with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, established in July 2004 to support The Asia Foundation Korea Office.
The Asia Foundation has contributed to Korea’s unprecedented development and growth in various fields since its engagement in 1951. Korea’s friends and partners of The Asia Foundation established the Friends of The Asia Foundation Korea (FOTAF) in 2004. FOTAF provides financial and advisory support for the Korea Office’s international relations and scholarship programs.
Board of Directors
Mark Koenig
Vice President, Programs and Innovation and Northeast Asia Representative
Mongolia, Japan, Korea
Eun Mee Kim
Korea
H.S. Cho
Vice Chairman, HS Hyosung Group
Korea
Hong Jeongdo
Vice Chairman & CEO of JoongAng Holdings CDXO of JoongAng Ilbo & JTBC
Korea
Hur Kyungwook
Senior Advisor, BKL LLC Chairperson of the Board: KCIF(Korea Center for International Finance) Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Korea, OECD
Korea
Kathleen Stephens
Board Officer
Korea
Min Sunshik
Chairman of Friends of The Asia Foundation Korea Chairman, YBM Holdings
Korea
Sung Rae Eun
Group Vice Chairperson & CEO, Youngone Holdings Corporation
Korea
Laurel E. Miller
President and CEO
Board of Directors Emeriti
Han Sung-Joo
Former Chairman of Friends of The Asia Foundation Korea (2013 – 2019) Former Chairman of The Asan Institute for Policy Studies Professor Emeritus at Korea University Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Former Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United States
Korea
Lee Hong-Koo
Former Chairman of Friends of The Asia Foundation Korea (2004 – 2013) Chairman of the Seoul Forum for International Affairs Former Prime Minister Former Ambassador to the United States
Korea
Moon Kook-Hyun
Former Chairman of Friends of The Asia Foundation Korea (2019 – 2022) CEO of New Paradigm Institute Former National Assembly Member
Korea
