김현욱 박사는 국제정치 학자이다. 현재 국립외교원 교수 및 미주연구부장으로 재직 중이다. 연구분야는 한미동맹, 북미관계, 동북아 안보 등이다. 그는 제20대 대통령직인수위원회 대통령취임준비위원회 자문위원으로 참여하여 대통령 취임사를 작성했다. 현재 국가안보실 정책자문위원, 한국국제교류재단 비상근이사, 합동참모본부 정책자문위원, 대한변호사협회 변호사등록심사위원 등으로 활동하고 있으며, 통일부 정책자문위원, 해군사관학교 명예연구위원, 민주평통 상임위원, KBS 객원해설위원 등을 역임했다. 미국 UC 샌디에고, 조지워싱턴 대학교 등에서 방문교수로 연구했다. 그는 연세대학교 정치외교학과를 졸업하고 브라운대학교에서 정치학 석사, 박사를 취득하였으며, 이후 서던캘리포니아대학교에서 포스닥으로 연구했다.

Hyun-Wook Kim is currently Professor and Director-General at Korea National Diplomatic Academy. His research areas include ROK-US alliance, US-DPRK relations and Northeast Asian security. He was an advisory member for the 20th Presidential Inauguration Preparation Committee in which he has written President’s inaugural speech. He is now a policy advisory member for the National Security Council, a non-resident director for Korea Foundation, a policy advisor for the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a Registration Review Committee Member at Korean Bar Association. He was an advisory member for the Ministry of Unification, a standing member for the National Unification Advisory Council, and an honorary professor at Korean Naval Academy. He was a visiting scholar at UC San Diego and George Washington University. He has finished his Ph.D. and M.A. in political science from Brown University, and worked at the University of Southern California as a postdoctoral fellow. He received his B.A. in political science from Yonsei University. He can be reached at hwkim08@mofa.go.kr.