- Registration date2024-06-19
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Minister for Trade Inkyo Cheong met Kathleen Stephens, The Korea Society Board Chair Ambassador, and Thomas Byrne, The Korea Society President and CEO and Honorary Ambassador for Foreign Investment Promotion for Korea, on June 19 in Seoul to discuss measures for strengthening the Korea-U.S. relations, bilateral trade issues, and The Korea Society’s wide-ranging activities across politics, diplomacy, and culture.
Trade Minister Cheong expressed gratitude for their interest and affection towards Korea as shown in their service via the Peace Corps and volunteer teaching in the 1970s, and held The Korea Society in high regard with respect to advancing the Korea-U.S. relations.
Ambassador Stephens mentioned the rising level of exchanges as of late, including President Yoon Suk Yeol’s state visit to the U.S. and the Korea-U.S.-Japan trilateral summit, vowing The Korea Society’s ongoing and future support for furthering the shared cultural understanding between Korea and the U.S.
In view of the recently increasing trade uncertainties, Trade Minister Cheong noted how the Korea-U.S. alliance has moved on from the traditional area of security to advanced industries and supply chains, and asked The Korea Society’s continued interest and support for Korean firms’ establishment of a mutually beneficial industrial ecosystem through stable investment in the U.S.