Earlier this week, the International Center of the Capital Region (ICCR) hosted a delegation from South Korea and brought the group to meet with Shaker High School’s (SHS) Foreign Policy for Seniors class.
ICCR connects the Capital Region to the world through citizen diplomacy by hosting programs with foreign visitors and events that help establish relationships across borders and cultures. Last school year ICCR brought delegates from the nation of Moldova to Shaker High School.
SHS Teacher Andrea Stupp, who organized the visit with ICCR explained, “One of the goals of this type of elective course is for students to become more aware of foreign policy and the intricacies of the world. These types of events reinforce that.”
The visit was sponsored by Korea’s Economic Institute, which seeks to strengthen interest in United States and Korean relations with community members, scholars, and students throughout the United States.
The delegates included: David Anthony Rodriguez, political-military officer, Office of Korean Affairs; Mark Tokola, vice president of Korea Economic Institute; and Chang Woo Lee, public affairs officer of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea. The group gave an overview of their careers and current roles and then participated in a discussion during which students asked a wide-range of questions about international relations, current South Korean and China policy, careers in foreign service, and much more.
