Press Release
from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
Cambridge, MA – Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs today announced the appointment of Dr. Daniela Schwarzer as a Senior Fellow with the Center’s Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship (PETR) and Dr. Young-kwan Yoon as a Senior Visiting Scholar with the Korea Project.
Schwarzer is the Director of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) and Special Adviser on the International Role of the European Union to the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borell. Yoon is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Seoul National University and former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea.
Yoon and Schwarzer – highly respected for their experience in Korean security and European/international affairs – will share their expertise with students, fellows, and faculty of the Kennedy School and the greater Harvard community through a series of remote presentations, discussions, and workshops.
Announcing Daniela Schwarzer’s appointment, Nicholas Burns, Faculty Chair of the Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, said, “Daniela Schwarzer is one of the most knowledgeable and accomplished experts in the transatlantic relationship. We welcome her to Harvard and look forward to her active participation in our programs.”
Prior to her current role as Director of the German Council on Foreign Relations and EU Special Adviser, Schwarzer was a member of the executive team of the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF), serving as its Senior Director of Research, as well as heading its Berlin office and Europe program. Previously, she led the research group on European integration for the German Institute for International and Security Affairs.
In 2020, Schwarzer co-chaired with Burns a joint project of the Kennedy School’s Europe Project and the DGAP that resulted in a December 2020 report, “Stronger Together: A Strategy for Revitalizing Transatlantic Power.” The year-long effort convened a strategy group of experts and former government officials from the United States and Europe who developed a strategy to revive and strengthen the transatlantic relationship. During her fellowship, Schwarzer will continue to participate in the Europe Project’s research publications on transatlantic relations.
In announcing the appointment of Young-kwan Yoon, Korea Project Lead John Park said, “We are excited to have Minister Yoon join us as a Senior Visiting Scholar at the Belfer Center. He brings a unique combination of experiences as a senior practitioner as well as a distinguished scholar. He will be a great source of insights on Korean security issues for faculty members, fellows, and students at Harvard.” During his appointment as a Senior Visiting Scholar, Yoon will author a study examining U.S.-China competition and its implications for Korea.
Having served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea from 2003 to 2004, Yoon’s subsequent public service included an appointment from September 2011 to October 2012 as Korea’s Eminent Representative to, and co-chair of, the East Asia Vision Group II for the ASEAN+3 Summit Meeting.
Before he joined the faculty of Seoul National University, where he is now Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science and International Relations, Yoon taught at the University of California, Davis.
He has published several books and numerous articles in the fields of international political economy, Korea’s foreign policy, and inter-Korean relations, some of which have appeared in World Politics, International Political Science Review, Asian Survey, and Project Syndicate.
Yoon earned a master’s degree and a PhD at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies.
Contact: Sharon Wilke at sharon_wilke@hks.harvard.edu