deputy secretary of state, james steinberg.of state hillary clinton swore him in as her deputy. at which time he took up one of the largest, most important, and most challenging portfolios in our government. happy anniversary to you after one year. i'm not sure this is exactly the best way to celebrate. it is one way to celebrate. jim is an experienced, dedicated, and very able public servant. prior to his appointment by president obama, he served with distinction as the lyndon johnson school of public affairs in austin, texas from which he is currently on leave. he was vice president and director for for policy studies at the brookings institution. during president clinton's administration, he served in numerous important and vital positions, among them deputy national security adviser, chief of staff to the u.s. state department, director of policy planning, and deputy and assistant secretary for analysis in the bureau of intelligence and research. . . >> he will moderate a q&a section. ladies and gentlemen, secretary of stat

we will hear from james steinberg.or the center 's north korean documentation project and asian program to be partnering the institute for far east studies at the university of north korean studies, both affiliated with [unintelligible] university. we're honored to welcome of a distinguished group of scholars from the u.s. and korea. many of you in the indians have held high-ranking positions in your respective governments. -- many of you in the audience have held high-ranking positions in your respective governments. i want to recognize the republic of korea's ambassadors to the u.s. who is with us this morning. the former republic of korea ambassador to the u.s., and formethe former national securiy adviser to the south korean president. it is a special privilege to welcome dr. park, coming back to the center after having visited here before. he is one of the world's leading experts on intra-korean affairs. dr. park is a renowned scholar and policy maker. he bridges between academia and government in the house -- in

team may follow an approach of strategic assurance as put forward by deputy secretary of state james steinberg. this strategy is based on the belief that china cannot be contained and, therefore, we, america, and the international community must accept its rise to power. in return, we seek china's reassurance that its stature will not come at the expense or security of other nations. for example, strategic assurance may be demonstrated in part via china's cooperation with the united states and other nations on matters of shared interests. in particular with the last year we worked together in our handling of the global financial crisis, countering piracy off the east coast of africa and isolating north korea for its persistent and aggressive nuclear and missile tests. while these are positive steps in our relationship, we cannot ignore the reality that china still falls short in the column of reassurance. actions speak louder than words. here are a few examples. first, on monday china demonstrated its resolve to expand its strategic capabilities with a missile defense test. as of yesterday we

may follow an approach of strategic assurance has put the worthen by deputy secretary of state james steinberg. this strategy is based on the belief that china cannot be contained and therefore we america and the international community must accept its rise to power. in return we see china as resurgence that his stature will not come at the expense or security of other nations. for example, strategic assurance may be demonstrated to impart by china's cooperation with united states and other nations on matters of a shared interest, in particular within the last year we were together in our handling of the global financial crisis. countering piracy of the east coast of africa and isolating north korea for its persistent and aggressive nuclear and missile tests. while these are positive steps in our relationship we cannot ignore the reality that china still falls short in a column of reassurance. actions speak louder than words. here are but a few examples -- first, on monday china demonstrated its resolve to expand strategic capabilities with a missile defense test. as of yesterday we heard of t

ladies and gentlemen, secretary of state james steinberg. [applause] >> thank you for that kind introduction. i want to pay tribute to you for your many decades of public service. you have been a model and inspiration to many. i am grateful for your good counsel and guidance in many capacities. it is a great pleasure to be here this morning. thank you to the wilson center and the university of north korean studies for hosting this event. as it only been one year? it seems a lot longer than that. it is a good way to mark this anniversary because it has been clear from the beginning of this administration, the importance of the administration in this region. it was almost exactly a year ago that the secretary -- you will recall her first trip to east asia. it reflected the importance that we attach to this region. as we continue our work in the coming years, we will look to the wilson center and our colleagues here today and most of you in the audience who are working on these issues for wisdom and insight going forward. it is a very timely mo