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Epilogue<br>
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lang="EN-US">Humanity,
Liberty, Peace
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<u><font
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We are pleased
to share with
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Sydney Seiler
will virtually
address the<i>
ICAS </i>Spring
Symposium
Special slated
<u>May 21,
2021</u> in
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<div><font
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face="Arial,sans-serif">Sydney
Seiler, a
member of the
Senior
National
Intelligence
Service since
2006, is the
National
Intelligence
Officer (NIO)
for North
Korea. In this
role, he
oversees the
production of
coordinated
intelligence
community
strategic
analysis on
North Korea
while serving
as the DNI’s
senior subject
matter expert
and analytic
advisor on
North Korea
issues in
support of the
DNI's role as
the principal
intelligence
adviser to the
President. Syd
also leads
analytic
outreach
efforts to
leverage
expertise and
capabilities
from outside
the US
intelligence
community to
enhance the
community's
analysis on
North Korea
issues.<span>
</span>He
assumed the
NIO role after
having served
as the Senior
Defense
Intelligence
Expert for
North Korea at
U.S. Forces
Korea, where
he was the
principal
advisor and
senior expert
on Korean
Peninsula
security
issues to the
Commander and
the broader
Defense
Intelligence
Enterprise.<span>
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<font
size="+1"
face="Arial,sans-serif">From
2014 to 2015,
Syd served as
the U.S.
Special Envoy
for the Six
Party Talks,
where he
coordinated
U.S. diplomacy
and policy on
the DPRK, led
negotiations
with North
Korea, and
conducted
day-to-day
engagement
with Six-Party
and other
international
partners.<span>
</span>Before
that Syd
served as the
Director for
Korea on the
National
Security
Council Staff
from April
2011 to August
2014, advising
the President
and senior
White House
officials on
Korea issues
while serving
as the senior
White House
representative
in
negotiations
with North
Korea.<span>
He</span>
participated
in numerous
Six-Party
Talks between
2003 and 2005,
and played a
central role
as the IC lead
in the Illicit
Activities
Initiative
targeting
North Korea.<br>
<br>
<br>
</font><font
size="+1"
face="Arial,sans-serif">Syd
has also had a
variety of
assignments
across the
intelligence
community to
include the
DNI National
Intelligence
Manager for
North Korea,
the Central
Intelligence
Agency
Directorate of
Analysis,
CIA’s
Directorate of
Operations,
and CIA’s Open
Source Center.<span>
</span>He also
served with
the National
Security
Agency and the
Defense
Attaché
Office, Seoul.
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<font
face="Arial,sans-serif">Syd
is a
native-level
speaker of
Korean,
received his
Masters of
Arts degree in
Korean Studies
from Yonsei
University's
Graduate
School of
International
Studies, and
is a graduate
of the Korean
language
programs of
the Defense
Language
Institute and
Yonsei
University.<span>
</span>He is
the author of
the book, <i><span>Kim
Il Song
1941-1948: The
Creation of a
Legend, the
Building of a
Regime</span></i>,
and is a
recipient of
the National
Intelligence
Superior
Service Medal,
and the ROK
Order of
National
Security Merit
Cheonsu Medal.</font><br>
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<p
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spoke before
the <i>ICAS</i>
audience on
the Hill twice
in the past; <i><font
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">ICAS</font></i> 2010 Winter
Symposium and
<i><font
face="Helvetica,
Arial,
sans-serif">ICAS</font></i>
2014 Winter
Symposium.</font></p>
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Winter 2010
Symposium
(icasinc.org)</a><br>
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</font></i><a
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Winter
Symposium
(icasinc.org)</a><br>
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you.<br>
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Sincerely,<br>
<br>
Sang Joo Kim<br>
Senior Fellow & Executive
Vice President<br>
<i> ICAS</i></font><span
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