About the author: The author was born in 1909 in the northern part of Korea and passed away on Jan. 1996 at the age of 86.

After graduating Soong Sil College in 1930, Mr. Liem attended Lafayette College in the United States. There he shared the hope of other expatriates like Syngman Rhee and So Jae-Pil that theUnited States could be won over to the cause of Korea's independence.

Upon graduating Lafayette College in 1934, Liem attended the New York City Theological Seminary while serving as Pastor of the Korean Church and Institute in New York City. He entered Princeton University in 1941 where he enlisted the support of liberal minded intellecutals such as Albert Eistein and Edward Corwin for Korea's liberation. He earned his Ph.D. in Political Science in 1945, the year of Korea's liberation from Japan, and served as an instructor at Princeton for two years.

He returned to Korea (south) in 1948 as an advisor to the American Military Government and as first secretary to So Jae-Pil who was Chief Advisor to General Hodge. Dismayed by the partitioning of Korea he returned to the states within the year, took a teaching post at Chatham College, Pittsburgh, PA., and waged an overseas campaign against the Rhee dictatorship.

Following the overthrow of Rhee by the April 1960 student uprising he served Ambassador to the United Nations in the reform government of Chang Myon. He resigned in protest two year later in the aftermath of the Pak Chung-Military coup.

While teaching at the State University of New York at New Paltz, Liem led opposition to the U.S. support of the Pak regime. By the early 1970s, he became convinced that only reconciliation with north Korea could ensure democracy and independence for Korea. In 1974 his wife, Popai Lee, journeyed to the north and in 1976 Liem made his own first visit. These contacts strengthened his conviction that reunification could be achieved peacefully without interference by foreign powers.

After retired, professor Liem lived in New York State where he, together with his wife, wrote and spoke on behalf of the peaceful reunification of Korea until his death.