James Hoare

James Edward Hoare (1948- ) is a British academic specializing in Chinese and Korean studies, and a career diplomat in the British Foreign Office.

Academia

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 Affaires. [Nahm, Andrew C. "et al." (2004) [http://books.google.com/books?id=hyukt3Lp7i8C&pg=PR10&dq=je+hoare&lr=&sig=yo_rkiuGhdd77nmp3NtVQKMbcGM "Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Korea," 2nd ed., p. x.] ]

In 2006, Dr. Hoare was President of the British Association of Korean Studies (BAKS). [BAKS: [http://www.baks.org.uk/Council.html Council] ]

Foreign Service

After Britain and North Korea re-established diplomatic relations in 2000, Hoare was appointed British Chargé d'affaires in Pyonyang; and his work laid the foundation for the establishment of a full embassy in the North Korean capital.Kyodo News International, [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0WDQ/is_2001_Feb_5/ai_70506557 "Britain appoints James Hoare as N. Korea charge,"] BNET. February 5, 2001.]

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. [see above] ]

elected work

Books

* 2007 - [http://books.google.com/books?id=PIBAAQAACAAJ&dq=je+hoare&lr= "Korea: The Past and Present"] with Susan Pares. London: Global Oriental. 10-ISBN 1-901-90354-0; 13-ISBN 978-1-901-90354-6 (cloth)
* 1999 -- "Britain and Japan: Biographical Portraits," Vol. III. London: RoutledgeCurzon. 10-ISBN 1-873-41089-1; 13-ISBN 978-1-873-41089-9 (cloth)
* 1999 - [http://books.google.com/books?id=ReRIFPKiqAkC&dq=Embassies+in+the+East:+The+Story+of+the+British+and+their+Embassies+in+China,+Japan+and+Korea+from+1859+to+the+Present&lr=&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0 "Embassies in the East: The Story of the British and their Embassies in China, Japan and Korea from 1859 to the Present."] London: Curzon. 10-ISBN 0-700-70512-0
* 1994 - "Japan's Treaty Ports and Foreign Settlements: The Uninvited Guests 1858-1899." London: Curzon. ISBN 1-873-41026-3
* 1994 - Nish, Ian and James E. Hoare, eds. [http://books.google.com/books?id=vzcP4L8dwFoC&dq=Britain+%26+Japan:+Biographical+Portraits&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0 "Britain & Japan: Biographical Portraits," Vol. II.] London: RoutledgeCurzon. 10-ISBN 1-873-41062-X

Periodicals

* 1994 - "Building Politics: the British Embassy Peking, 1949-1992," in "The Pacific Review,' Vol. 7.

References

ee also

* Global Oriental