Georgetown University

Victor Cha is director of Asian Studies and holds the D.S. Song Chair in the Department of Government and School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.

Prof Cha left the White House in May 2007 after serving since 2004 as Director for Asian Affairs at the National Security Council. He was also the Deputy Head of Delegation for the United States at the Six Party Talks in Beijing. He is the award-winning author of "Alignment Despite Antagonism: The United States-Korea-Japan Security Triangle" (Stanford University Press) and co-author of "Nuclear North Korea: A Debate on Engagement Strategies" (Columbia University Press, 2004). His new book is "Beyond the Final Score: The Politics of Sport in Asia" (Columbia University Press, 2008).

"What's Up with Kim Jong-il?": A Lecture by Victor Cha
Rumors swirl about the health of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-il at a time when the regime appears intent on breaking out of the denuclearization agreement made at the Six Party Talks. In his lecture to the Georgetown community, Victor Cha will answer the following questions:

• What is the state of Kim Jong il's health?
• Is there a viable successor?
• Will the North Korean regime unravel the Six Party agreement and return to producing more plutonium for nuclear weapons?
• How should the next U.S. administration deal with one of America's most vexing foreign policy issues?