NEWS RELEASE

Immediate:  November 29, 2017

Nassau Community College Cultural Program

The Threat From North Korea and What to Do About ItNovember 29 

Garden City, NY — The Nassau Community College Cultural Program The Threat From North Korea and What to Do About It will take place on Wednesday, November 29, at 11:00 a.m. in room 252-253 of the College Center Building. The program will be presented by Dr. Sue Mi Terry.Sue Mi Terry is a Senior Research Scholar at the Columbia University Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Her research focuses on East Asia, particularly Northeast Asia security and U.S.-Northeast Asia relations; North Korea's evolving nuclear strategy and potential for instability; and the politics and foreign policy of South Korea. She is also the founder of Peninsula Strategies Inc., an advisory firm specializing in Korean issues with both government and corporate clients.Before coming to New York, Dr. Terry served as a career intelligence officer. Among her positions have been Deputy National Intelligence Officer for East Asia at the National Intelligence Council; Director for Korea, Japan and Oceanic Affairs at the National Security Council; and Senior Analyst on Korean issues at the Directorate of Intelligence at the Central Intelligence Agency.Dr. Terry holds a PhD in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. A native of South Korea, she moved to the United States at age 12. Dr. Terry spent a year studying abroad at Yonsei University in Seoul.For more information about The Threat From North Korea and What to Do About It, which is free, open to the public and accessible to the disabled, call 516.572.7148. Members of the community who plan to park their cars on campus should stop at Public Safety to get a campus parking permit.

Media ContactAlicia Steger 516.572.9634alicia.steger@ncc.eduncc.edu/newsreleases

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