Il SaKong, visiting fellow (1991–92), is president of the Institute for Global Economics in Seoul, South Korea. He was formerly Minister of Finance (1987–88) and Senior Secretary to the President for Economic Affairs (1983–87) of the Republic of Korea. He authored Korea in the World Economy (1993) and has coedited several conference volumes with C. Fred Bergsten, including The Korea–United States Economic Relationship (1997), Korea–United States Cooperation in the New World Order (1996), and The Political Economy of Korea–United States Cooperation (1995).