Alexander Kim is HRNK’s Washington, DC-based operations associate. He is tasked with daily operations, managing HRNK’s research intern team, as well as event planning and management. Alexander is a rising senior at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University, pursuing a degree in international affairs and economics with a concentration in international economics in East Asia.

Having dual citizenship in the Republic of Korea and the United States sparked his interest in the U.S.-ROK alliance. During his military service in Gangwon Province, he developed a deeper interest in the human rights of North Korea. Alexander worked with the government of the Republic of Korea during President Yoon’s state visit to the United States in April 2023 and the U.S.-ROK-Japan Trilateral Summit at Camp David in August 2023. Previously, Alexander worked as a monitoring agent at the Korean Cultural Center in Washington, D.C. This involved monitoring fifteen U.S. newspapers that were focused on the Republic of Korea, North Korea, and East Asia and writing daily reports.