Experts - DPRK
DPRK
Experts By Location
Dr James Hoare
After Britain and North Korea established diplomatic relations in 2000, Hoare was appointed British Chargé d’affaires in Pyongyang; and his work laid the foundation for the establishment of a full embassy in the North Korean capital.
Previously, Hoare had been head of the Foreign Office’s North Asia and Pacific Research Group. He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1969 and was stationed in Seoul in 1981-1984 and in Beijing in 1988-1991.
Dr. Hoare is a graduate of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). He has long been a member of the Anglo-Korean Society, the Korean Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, and the Royal Society for Asian Affairs.
In 2006, Dr. Hoare was President of the British Association of Korean Studies (BAKS).
He has written extensively about Korea and is currently a senior teaching fellow at SOAS.
