Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Old Korea hand

I ran into Don Kirk at the National Press Club in downtown Washington DC on Monday. I was hurrying to go to a press conference and didn't have time to chat for very long. But he is a DC native and apprarently visits often. Don, as they say, is an Old Asia Hand - especially knowledgeable about Korea.
When I worked in Korea, he was Seoul correspondent for the International Herald Tribune and we used to run into each other at press conferences and lunches. He first visited Korea in 1972 and has covered a number of key historical events, including the assassination of President Park Chung Hee in 1979 and the Kwangju revolt in 1980. Based in Seoul, he's now a freelancer. Check out his stuff and some interesting North Korea photos at his website. I sent him an email the following day, and he responded by hawking his book. So much for that encounter.
- Roger in DC

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