In the last month, three different hurricanes made landfall in the United States. Hurricane Harvey brought unprecedented flooding across the U.S. southern coast, with record rainfall and extreme winds causing widespread damage to homes and other buildings. Following Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma hit Florida, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Hurricane Irma was a ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | October 26, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé d’Affaires ad interim
| Tags: CDA Blog
The United States prides itself on its diversity. For this reason, the U.S. State Department strives to promote the values of tolerance and inclusion. As South Korea’s birth rate falls and immigration numbers rise, the Republic of Korea is becoming a more and more diverse country. This is happening on many levels – culturally, ethnically, ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | October 20, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé d’Affaires ad interim
| Tags: CDA Blog
On April 16, my wife, Suzuko, and I had the honor of welcoming U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and his family to the Republic of Korea (ROK). His first trip to Asia since taking office in January, the Vice President came here to deliver a clear message to the South Korean people: “The United States ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | April 26, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé d’Affaires ad interim
| Tags: CDA Blog
The biennial Seoul Motor Show opened its 2017 exhibition on March 30th. I was fortunate enough to be invited, give a few opening remarks, and tour the show floor. The number of amazing new vehicle models (including prototypes) on display and crowds of excited spectators highlighted the love of automobiles that both the United States ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | April 21, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé d’Affaires ad interim
| Tags: CDA Blog
Can you imagine what it would be like to participate in a democratic society or work in a market-based economy for the first time after living under a totalitarian regime since birth? Simple things we take for granted, like knowing how to use an ATM, shopping in a supermarket, or riding public transportation, can be ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | April 7, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé d’Affaires ad interim
| Tags: CDA Blog
On March 17, I had the pleasure of welcoming U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to the Republic of Korea (ROK). By visiting so early in his tenure, the Secretary underscored the importance of the U.S.-ROK Alliance and the strong foundation on which it rests. The Secretary’s schedule in the ROK was tightly packed, and ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | March 30, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé d’Affaires ad interim
| Tags: CDA Blog
Mr. Marc Knapper, Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, pays tribute to the memory of the late Dr. Homer B. Hulbert, a pioneering American educator in Korea.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | August 12, 2016 | Topics:
Deputy Chief of Mission, Photo Gallery
Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State The Republic of Korea’s Independence Day August 11, 2016 On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I extend my congratulations to the people of the Republic of Korea on the celebration of your Independence Day on August 15. Our bilateral partnership continues to thrive based on ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | August 11, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, U.S. - South Korea
| Tags: John Kerry, Secretary Kerry
Antony J. Blinken Deputy Secretary of State Press Briefing Room Washington, DC August 10, 2016 DEPUTY SECRETARY BLINKEN: Morning, everyone. It is my pleasure today to join you to present the State Department’s International Religious Freedom Report for 2015. I especially want to thank Ambassador Saperstein and his entire team for their hard work to ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | August 10, 2016 | Topics:
Official Reports, Reports
| Tags: freedom, International, Religious, Report
Ambassador Mark Lippert met with Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon and team along with Minister-Counselor for Public Affairs Robert Ogburn at Habib House.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | August 1, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Photo Gallery
| Tags: Ambassador, Ambassador Mark W. Lippert, seoul Mayor Park
July 27, 2016 – Ambassador Mark Lippert visits Haeinsa in Gyeongsang-namdo.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | July 27, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Photo Gallery
| Tags: Ambassador, Ambassador Lippert, Haeinsa
Ambassador Mark Lippert and Daegu Mayor Kwon Young Jin toasted to the success of the 2016 Daegu Chimac Festival.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | July 27, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Photo Gallery
| Tags: Ambassador, Ambassador Mark W. Lippert, Chimac, Daegu
Remarks Special Briefing Judith E. Heumann Special Advisor for International Disability Rights Washington, DC July 26, 2016 MS TRUDEAU: Thank you, everyone, and welcome to the State Department. It is an extraordinary pleasure today, in honor of the 26th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, to introduce State Department Special Advisor for International Disability ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | July 26, 2016 | Topics:
Global Issues
| Tags: Global Issues, remarks
July 26, 2016 The 17th Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of ASEAN and the Peoples’ Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) was held in Vientiane, Lao PDR on 26 July 2016. The Meeting was chaired by His Excellency Saleumxay KOMMASITH, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | July 26, 2016 | Topics:
U.S. Politics
| Tags: ASEAN
U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Marc Knapper (left) and Minister-Counselor for Public Affairs Robert Ogburn (right) pose with program participants after finishing the Embassy Youth Forum: Real People Talking event on “Current Trends in U.S.-Korea Relations And Career Paths and the Life of a Diplomat, including His Role as DCM” at the American Center Korea.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | July 25, 2016 | Topics:
American Center Korea, Deputy Chief of Mission, Photo Gallery
| Tags: photo
Proclamation The White House Office of the Press Secretary ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT July 25, 2016 For Immediate Release BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On July 26, 1990, our Nation marked a pivotal moment in history for Americans with disabilities. Fueled by a chorus of voices ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | July 25, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Global Issues
| Tags: Barack Obama, Global Issues, Presidential Proclamation
Remarks Othman Secretary General ASEAN Ministerial Meeting July 25, 2016 ell, good morning and thank you very – good afternoon – thank you very much, Secretary-General Othman. I really appreciate your welcome. I appreciate your comments. And to all of our colleagues, my colleagues here, thank you very, very much for being here and being ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | July 25, 2016 | Topics:
U.S. Politics
| Tags: ASEAN
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State July 25, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Let me just say to my press what a pleasure it is to see Minister Yun Byung-se. The Republic of Korea and the United States obviously have very, very key issues right now, particularly the challenge of the D.P.R.K. and its irresponsible nuclear activities ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | July 25, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, U.S. Politics
| Tags: Foreign Minister, John Kerry, US Politics
John Kerry Secretary of State Vientiane, Laos July 25, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good afternoon, everybody. On behalf of President Obama and all of the American people, I want to express my deepest condolences to the families of those whose loved ones were killed in the horrific attack in Sagamihara, Japan this morning. And our ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | July 25, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, U.S. Politics
| Tags: John Kerry, laos, vientiane
ASEAN Regional Forum John Kerry Secretary of State U.S.-ASEAN Ministerial Meeting Vientiane, Laos July 25-26, 2016 Secretary Kerry traveled to Vientiane, Laos, from July 25-26 to participate in the ASEAN Regional Forum, the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers Meeting, the ASEAN-U.S. Ministerial Meeting, and the Lower Mekong Initiative Ministerial Meeting. At these ASEAN meetings the ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | July 25, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, U.S. Politics
| Tags: John Kerry, regional forum
Ambassador Mark Lippert Korea Press Center July 21, 2016 : Introduction Thank you, President Song (STEPI), Assistant Minister Min (MSIP), and Dr. Ahn (STEPI moderator) for your welcome and kind introduction. To the distinguished guests and members of the press who have joined us today, thank you and good morning. It is a pleasure to ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | July 21, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches
| Tags: alliance, speeches
Ambassador Mark Lippert speaks about five New Frontiers for US-ROK cooperation: space, cyber, global health, energy, and the environment.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | July 21, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Photo Gallery
| Tags: Ambassador, US-ROK
Fact Sheet President Obama The White House Office of the Press Secretary July 20, 2016 Building on Over a Half Century of U.S. Leadership Over the past eight years, President Obama has elevated sustainable development to a core pillar of American foreign policy. On Wednesday July 20th, the President will host the White House Summit ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | July 20, 2016 | Topics:
Economic Affairs, Policy
| Tags: global development, Obama
Ambassador Mark Lippert and General Vincent K. Brooks greet Senator Chris Murphy, Senator Sen Brian Schatz, and others on their visit to Korea.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | July 19, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Photo Gallery
| Tags: photo
July 19, 2016 With tens of thousands of confirmed cases in the Americas, Zika is a growing public health emergency in the Western Hemisphere and beyond. While we are harnessing all of our available resources to fight Zika here at home and abroad, we are also calling on communities, companies, and civil society to act ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | July 19, 2016 | Topics:
Global Issues
| Tags: Global Issues, Partnerships
July 18, 2016 $40 Million Targeted on Keeping Girls in Secondary School Durban, South Africa – Today, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR); Janssen Pharmaceutica NV (Janssen), one of the Janssen pharmaceutical companies of Johnson & Johnson; and ViiV Healthcare announced a combined $85 million investment to support 56
DREAMS Innovation Challenge winners* in 10 sub-Saharan ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | July 18, 2016 | Topics:
Global Issues
| Tags: Global Issues, PEPFAR
Ambassador Mark Lippert visits Gyeongbokgung palace to thank the guards for their participation in the Embassy’s July 4th video
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By U.S. Mission Korea | July 15, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Photo Gallery
| Tags: Gyeongbokgung Palace, July
Remarks Antony J. Blinken Deputy Secretary of State Honolulu, Hawaii July 14, 2016 Thank you very much. Good afternoon. Aloha. It is a sincere pleasure to be here in Hawaii with my colleagues and friends – Vice Foreign Minister Lim, Vice Foreign Minister Sugiyama – for the fourth deputy-level trilateral meeting of the United States, ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | July 14, 2016 | Topics:
Policy, U.S. - South Korea
| Tags: Foreign Minister
Remarks Ambassador Daniel A. Sepulveda Deputy Assistant Secretary and U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs Center for Strategic and International Studies Washington, DC July 14, 2016 (As delivered) Thank you, Shane, for the introduction. I also want to thank the U.S. IGF Multistakeholder Planning Committee for planning this ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | July 14, 2016 | Topics:
Global Issues
| Tags: forum, Global Issues
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Stephen Burns visited the new Shin-Kori 4 nuclear power plant during the July 10-16 trip to South Korea and examined the newest nuclear power stimulator of Korea to support America’s expanding energy partnership with Korea demonstration.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | July 13, 2016 | Topics:
Photo Gallery
| Tags: photo
Remarks Heather Higginbottom Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Washington, DC July 13, 2016 DEPUTY SECRETARY HIGGINBOTTOM: Thank you, Jim, very much. And I also want to echo your thanks to your team, to you, to OES, the interagency, and all of our partners for arranging this forum today, and importantly, to all ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | July 13, 2016 | Topics:
Global Issues
| Tags: secretary
Press Statement John Kirby Philippines-China Arbitration July 12, 2016 The decision today by the Tribunal in the Philippines-China arbitration is an important contribution to the shared goal of a peaceful resolution to disputes in the South China Sea. We are still studying the decision and have no comment on the merits of the case, but ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | July 12, 2016 | Topics:
U.S. Politics
| Tags: China, John Kirby, Philippines
July 9, 2016 – Ambassador Mark Lippert, holding his son Sejun, throws the first pitch at the ‘2016 Korea Baseball Organization League.’
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By U.S. Mission Korea | July 9, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Photo Gallery
| Tags: Ambassador Mark W. Lippert, KBO
July 8, 2016 – Ambassador Mark Lippert attended Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation’s 20th anniversary conference and met with former Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation chair Sheila Bair.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | July 8, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Photo Gallery
Remarks Ambassador Mark Lippert Busan, Republic of Korea July 05, 2015 : U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Mark Lippert made the following announcement at 16:30 on July 5, 2016, during a Press Availability at Busan City Hall: We are very pleased to share with the city and people of Busan and the ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | July 5, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Press Releases
| Tags: Ambassador Lippert
Independence Day, also commonly referred to as the Fourth of July, is the national day of the United States of America. It is a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. On that date, the Continental Congress approved the Declaration, setting the 13 colonies on the road to ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | July 4, 2016 | Topics:
American Center Korea
Remarks President Obama 4th of July Celebration July 4, 2016 THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much! (Applause.) Ms. Janelle Monáe! Come on out here and give a bow! (Applause.) Thank you so much. So in addition to Janelle Monáe, please give Kendrick Lamar a big round of applause! (Applause.) Here he is, right here. (Applause.) ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | July 4, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, U.S. Politics
| Tags: Barack Obama
July 1, 2016 – Ambassador Mark Lippert greets the former Major League Baseball player Park Chan-ho during the U.S. Embassy Seoul’s Independence Day reception at the Seoul Floating Island
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By U.S. Mission Korea | July 1, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Photo Gallery
| Tags: Independence Day, Mark Lippert, Park Chan-ho, Seoul Floating Island
Secretary Kerry Remarks at the 2016 Trafficking In Persons Report Ceremony Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Ben Franklin Room Washington, DC June 30, 2016 Secretary Kerry: (June 30): “When we talk about “human trafficking,” we’re talking about slavery — modern-day slavery that still today claims more than 20 million victims on any given time.” ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | June 30, 2016 | Topics:
Official Reports
| Tags: Report, Trafficking
Remarks President Obama The White House Stanford University Stanford, California Office of the Press Secretary June 25, 2016 For Immediate Release 10:55 A.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you! (Applause.) Hello, everybody. Thank you so much. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Everybody have a seat. Thank you so much. Thank ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | June 25, 2016 | Topics:
Economic Affairs, Trade
| Tags: Barack Obama, entreprenuer, Mark Zuckerberg
Fact Sheet The White House Office of the Press Secretary June 24, 2016 For Immediate Release President Obama today will take part in the 7th annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) at Stanford University in Silicon Valley, California, which will feature new commitments to promote entrepreneurship as a driver for economic growth, social inclusion, and secure ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | June 24, 2016 | Topics:
Economic Affairs, Trade
| Tags: Entrepreneurship, Global, Summit
June 24, 2016 – Ambassador Mark Lippert had dialogues with students at American Corners in Busan and Daegu.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | June 24, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Photo Gallery
| Tags: American Corners, busan, Daegu, Mark Lippert
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Arrillaga Alumni Center, Stanford University Palo Alto, California June 22, 2016 Greg, thank you very much. Thank you for – I don’t know where you’ve gone off to. But thank you for your extraordinary personal leadership. Greg has been the head of a bank – the Silicon Valley Bank, ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | June 22, 2016 | Topics:
Economic Affairs, Trade
| Tags: kerry, reception, secretary, wecoming
June 22, 2016 – Ambassador Mark Lippert visited the May 18 Memorial Foundation and had a discussion in Gwangju.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | June 22, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Photo Gallery
| Tags: Gwangju, Mark Lippert, May 18 Memorial Foundation
June 21, 2016 – Ambassador Mark Lippert had discussions in Jeonju & Gwangju with young future leaders.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | June 21, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Photo Gallery
| Tags: Gwangju, Jeonju, Mark Lippert
Statement John Kerry Secretary of State World Refugee Day June 20, 2016 Today, we honor refugees’ resilience and courage. We also recognize the tremendous contributions made by local and international non-governmental organizations on the front lines of delivering life-saving assistance. This year’s commemoration comes at a time when brutal conflicts are forcing record numbers of ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | June 20, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, U.S. Politics
| Tags: John Kerry, Secretary Kerry, World Refugee
Media Note June 13, 2016 The United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea held a trilateral dialogue on the Middle East and North Africa on June 13 in Washington, D.C. U.S. Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Anne Patterson hosted her counterparts, Japan’s Director-General for Middle Eastern and African Affairs Tsukasa Uemura and the ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | June 13, 2016 | Topics:
U.S. - South Korea
| Tags: Japan, Republic of Korea, Trilateral Dialogue, United States
Remarks Ambassador Mark Lippert Humphreys High School June 09, 2016 : Thanks, everybody. Good evening — a very happy, joyous occasion. Ms. Castro, thank you for your excellent speech. Thank you for your kind introduction. I keep looking around for that someone of high regard, but anyway. And, Mr. Kim, thank you for your speech ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | June 9, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador
| Tags: Ambassador, commencement
On World Oceans Day, we reflect on the challenges facing our ocean and what we must do to protect this life-sustaining resource for future generations. The fact is that the rich marine environment many of us have enjoyed throughout our lives is under extreme stress from human activity. Without a shift in our approach, our ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | June 8, 2016 | Topics:
American Center Korea
Minister-Counselor for Public Affairs Robert Ogburn welcomes participants to the American Center Korea’s Maker Showcase.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | June 7, 2016 | Topics:
Photo Gallery
| Tags: ACK, Maker, Robert Ogburn
Remarks John Kerry Public Event on Oceans June 6, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. (Inaudible) extraordinary experience. That’s really wonderful. I’m privileged to be here with everybody. I want to begin by thanking China’s oceanic administrator – Mr. Wang Hong, thank you very, very much for your leadership. I want to thank Cathy Novelli, ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | June 6, 2016 | Topics:
Environment, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Global Issues
| Tags: John Kerry, kerry, Oceans, Public Event, secretary
This year’s theme for WED – Go Wild for Life – encourages you to celebrate all those species under threat and take action of your own to help safeguard them for future generations. This can be about animals or plants that are threatened within your local area as well as at the national or global ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | June 5, 2016 | Topics:
American Center Korea
Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar and is a period for self-examination, prayer, charity, and special religious devotion. Ramadan is a month of obligatory fasting during daylight hours for many adult Muslims; this observance is one of the basic acts of faith. The Ramadan season commemorates the time when the Quran was ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | June 5, 2016 | Topics:
American Center Korea
>>Released June 2016 United States Department of State Publication Bureau of Counterterrorism Country Reports on Terrorism 2015 is submitted in compliance with Title 22 of the United States Code, Section 2656f (the “Act”), which requires the Department of State to provide to Congress a full and complete annual report on terrorism for those countries ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | June 3, 2016 | Topics:
Official Reports
| Tags: Country Reports
June 1, 2016 Action Responds to the Threat that North Korea Poses to the Global Financial System; the United States Calls on International Partners to Similarly Takes Steps toward Severing Banking Relationships with the Dangerous Regime WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced a Notice of Finding that the Democratic People’s Republic of ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | June 1, 2016 | Topics:
U.S. - North Korea
| Tags: North Korea, U.S. Treasury Department
Remarks Ambassador Mark W. Lippert Institute for Global Economics June 1, 2016 : REMARKS AS DELIVERED Good morning, everybody. (Remarks in Korean) It’s great to be here this morning. Thank you, Chairman SaKong, your very kind introduction and you really framed the speech well, in a very concise, short way, and I really appreciate the ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | June 1, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador
| Tags: speech
Proclamation President Obama NATIONAL OCEANS MONTH May 31, 2016 Covering more than 70 percent of the earth’s surface, oceans have a profound impact on our way of life. Home to a great diversity of plant and animal species, their precious ecosystems provide food and energy that are integral to our survival. In bringing tourism and ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | May 31, 2016 | Topics:
Global Issues
| Tags: National, Oceans, Presidential Proclamation
Fact Sheet G-7 Summit Ise-Shima, Japan May 27, 2016 Promoting International Peace and Security In Ise-Shima, G-7 leaders recognized the challenges of persistent geopolitical conflicts and the rise of violent extremism. The G-7 underscored its responsibility to lead international efforts to tackle these challenges and forge a path forward. Iraq: G-7 leaders expressed support for ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | May 27, 2016 | Topics:
Economic Affairs, U.S. Politics
| Tags: Crisis, Economic, Global
Pacific Partnership Public Affairs May 27, 2016 PACIFIC OCEAN — The hospital ship USNS Mercy conducted a medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) May 27 to assist a Republic of Korea sailor in need of medical attention. At approximately 10:30 a.m., May 26, Mercy, which is operated by military sealift command personnel from San Diego, CA, received orders ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | May 27, 2016 | Topics:
U.S. - South Korea
| Tags: medical evacuation, Mercy, Pacific, Pacific Partnership, sailor
May 27, 2106 We, the leaders of the G7, met in Ise-Shima on 26 and 27 May 2016 to address major global economic and political challenges. Global growth remains moderate and below potential, while risks of weak growth persist. Escalated geo-political conflicts, terrorism and refugee flows complicate the global economic environment. The rise of violent ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | May 27, 2016 | Topics:
Economic Affairs, U.S. Politics
| Tags: economy, Ise-Shima, trade
Remarks President Obama Prime Minister Abe Hiroshima Peace Memorial May 27, 2016 PRESIDENT OBAMA: Seventy-one years ago, on a bright, cloudless morning, death fell from the sky and the world was changed. A flash of light and a wall of fire destroyed a city and demonstrated that mankind possessed the means to destroy itself. Why do we come ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | May 27, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, U.S. Politics
| Tags: Barack Obama, President, Prime Minster Abe
(Note: President Obama’s remarks on North Korea in bold) Remarks President Obama Shima Kanko Hotel, The Classic Ise-Shima, Japan May 26, 2016 6:25 P.M. JST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Hello, everybody. So, as all of you know, we’re going to Hiroshima tomorrow. And in the interest of getting you all home at a reasonable hour, we’re not going ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | May 26, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, U.S. - North Korea
| Tags: Barack Obama, Ise-Shima, Japan, North Korea, President Obama
-Session Title- Strategies and Global Cooperation for the Transition to a Low-carbon Climate Resilient Economy Remarks Ambassador Mark Lippert May 25, 2016 : Welcome Good afternoon, everybody. To Korean friends, 안녕하십니까 여러분, 마크 리퍼트입니다 반갑습니다. (Hello, everyone, I’m Mark Lippert. Good to see you.) It’s a great honor to be here today, and really, hard to ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | May 25, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador
| Tags: Ambassador
Remarks President Obama National Convention Center Hanoi, Vietnam May 24, 2016 12:11 P.M. ICT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Xin chào! (Applause.) Xin chào Vietnam! (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you so much. To the government and the people of Vietnam, thank you for this very warm welcome and the hospitality that you have shown to me on this ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | May 24, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, U.S. - North Korea
| Tags: Barack Obama, North Korea, President Obama, Vietnam
Ambassador Mark Lippert visits NASA’s KORUS-Air Quality field research project site in Osan.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | May 23, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Photo Gallery, Science & Tech
| Tags: KORUS, Mark Lippert, NASA, Osan
Ambassador Mark Lippert discusses US-ROK space issues with the leadership of the Daejon-based Satrec Initiative, an innovative hi-tech Korean that makes satellites.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | May 21, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Photo Gallery, Science & Tech
| Tags: Mark Lippert, satellites, space
Ambassador Mark Lippert gets a taste of Korean traditional liquor and food at a hanok village in the Namsan area of Seoul.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | May 19, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Art & Culture, Photo Gallery
| Tags: Hanok Village, Korean food, Namsan
Proclamation President Obama ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH May 15, 2106 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) are the fastest growing racial group in our country, growing over 4 times as rapidly as the population ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | May 15, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, U.S. Politics
| Tags: Barack Obama
May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month – a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. A rather broad term, Asian-Pacific encompasses all of the Asian continent and the Pacific islands of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. U.S. GOVERNMENT TEXTS
Presidential Proclamation — Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, 2016 [Source: The White House] Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) are the fastest growing racial group in our ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | May 15, 2016 | Topics:
American Center Korea
Ambassador Mark Lippert dives with the world-famous haenyeo (female divers) in Jeju.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | May 14, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Art & Culture, Photo Gallery
| Tags: Jeju, Mark Lippert
Ambassador Mark Lippert visited the Busan Sajik baseball ground where he watched a game on Nexen Heroes vs. Lotte Giants.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | May 11, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Culture, Photo Gallery
| Tags: baseball, busan, Lotte Giants, Mark Lippert, Nexen Heroes
Remarks Daniel R. Russel Assistant Secretary of state JoongAng Ilbo-CSIS Forum 2016 May 3, 2016 Thank you, Victor, for the introduction. I’m delighted to be here at CSIS with so many great Korea hands and old friends. Honored to be the warm-up act for Rich Armitage and Wendy Sherman later in the day! There’s always ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | May 3, 2016 | Topics:
U.S. - South Korea
| Tags: Daniel Russel
Special Briefing John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC May 3, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Good morning, everybody. QUESTION: Good morning? What? QUESTION: Good afternoon. Yes? SECRETARY KERRY: That too. QUESTION: Are you still on Geneva time? SECRETARY KERRY: That too. In Geneva time, it’s good evening. Anyway. So before we get started today, I want to just quickly say something ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | May 3, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, U.S. Politics
| Tags: John Kerry
Every year, May 3rd is a date which celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom; to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession. [Source: Department of State]
World Press Freedom Day [Source: U.S. Department of State] “To those who ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | May 3, 2016 | Topics:
American Center Korea
American Center Korea celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month with a special Jazz Talk Concert conducted by Frank Lev and his band at the American Center Korea.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | April 29, 2016 | Topics:
American Center Korea, Art & Culture, Photo Gallery
| Tags: ACK, Frank Lev, Jazz
Marc Knapper, Deputy Chief of Mission tours the inside of the NASA DC-8 that is part of the Korea United States-Air Quality (KORUS-AQ) Experiment at Osan Air Base. (NASA Photo)
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By U.S. Mission Korea | April 29, 2016 | Topics:
Deputy Chief of Mission, Photo Gallery, Science & Tech
| Tags: KORUS, Marc Knapper, Osan
Ambassador Mark Lippert and Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se at the 2nd U.S.-ROK Civil Space Dialogue signing ceremony on space cooperation.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | April 27, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Photo Gallery
| Tags: Civil Space Dialogue, Foreign Minister, Mark Lippert, Yun Byung-se
Remarks Ambassador Mark Lippert April 27, 2016 : Welcome Foreign Minister Yun, thank you, for your very kind words. And I would just say at the outset, we–on your comments on North Korea–we remain completely aligned on our goals and need to work closely together. We appreciate you highlighting that great area of cooperation between ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | April 27, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador
| Tags: Ambassador, Ambassador Mark W. Lippert
U.S. Embassy Seoul hosts a speaker program with Korean-American actor Ken Jeong at the Embassy’s American Center.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | April 26, 2016 | Topics:
American Center Korea, Art & Culture, Photo Gallery
| Tags: ACK, actor, Ken Jeong
It’s an enormous privilege to be here on Earth Day to join in signing this historic agreement. I was a young organizer and speaker, not so long back from Vietnam, on the first Earth Day in 1970. And I was a young senator and advocate in Rio in 1992 when we held the first Earth ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | April 22, 2016 | Topics:
Environment, Global Issues
| Tags: Climate change, Paris Agreement, United Nations
April 22, 2016 On Earth Day, the United States joined about 170 other countries in signing the Paris Agreement, a historic deal to reduce carbon emissions across the globe. President Obama sent the following message to the White House email list to reflect on the America’s leadership in the fight against climate change. Didn’t get ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | April 22, 2016 | Topics:
Environment, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Global Issues
| Tags: Barack Obama, environment, John Kerry, President
Remarks Antony J. Blinken Deputy Secretary of State Seoul, South Korea April 19, 2016 Thank you very much. Let me first express my great appreciation to my good friends Vice Foreign Minister Lim and Vice Foreign Minister Saiki for what is now our third round of consultations in just the last year at the level ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | April 19, 2016 | Topics:
U.S. - South Korea
| Tags: Anthony Blinken, Japan, Press conference, ROK, Trilateral Meeting, U.S.
Remarks Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall Deputy Secretary American Center Seoul, Korea April 15, 2016 INTRODUCTION Thank you, Mark, for the introduction. I am also honored today that my close colleague, and co-chair of the High Level Bilateral Commission, Ambassador Cho Tae-yul has joined us today. Our work together is so important to our two nations and it ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | April 15, 2016 | Topics:
American Center Korea, U.S. - South Korea
| Tags: ACK, Deputy Secretary, Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall
Secretary Kerry Remarks on the Release of the 2015 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices [
View Video: 14’31’’ ] Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Press Briefing Room Washington, DC April 13, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. Thanks for being here. I’m going to make a statement and I have to run from here to an ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | April 13, 2016 | Topics:
Human Rights, Official Reports
| Tags: Human Rights
April 1, 2016 The Nuclear Security Summit process has led to significant achievements in nuclear security at national, regional, and global levels; but the work of building a strengthened, sustained, and comprehensive global nuclear security architecture – consisting of legal instruments, international organizations and initiatives, internationally accepted guidance, and best practices – requires continuous attention. We need ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | April 1, 2016 | Topics:
U.S. Politics
| Tags: Nuclear, Security
April 1, 2016 The threat of nuclear and radiological terrorism remains one of the greatest challenges to international security, and the threat is constantly evolving. We, the leaders, gathered in Washington, D.C. on the first day of April, 2016 on the occasion of the fourth Nuclear Security Summit, are proud to observe that the Summits have ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | April 1, 2016 | Topics:
U.S. Politics
| Tags: 2016, Nuclear, Security, Summit
Each April, the United States celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM), an opportunity to savor a major American contribution to world culture. Initiated by the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History, JAM aims to focus public attention on the music, and on the many talented composers, musicians and other contributors to the sound. [Source: Department ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | April 1, 2016 | Topics:
American Center Korea
Remarks President Obama President Park Geun-Hye Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Walter E. Washington Convention Center Washington, D.C. March 31, 2016 11:51 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, it is a pleasure to host President Park of the Republic of Korea and Prime Minister Abe of Japan, two of our closest allies in Asia, two of my closest ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | March 31, 2016 | Topics:
U.S. - South Korea
| Tags: Park Geun-Hye, President Obama, Shinzo Abe, Trilateral Meeting
March 29, 2016 Good morning. It’s a pleasure to be back at Brookings—and I have to tell you that it is beginning to feel like a second home. Just yesterday, Strobe and I spent some time talking with colleagues about the future of Europe. Over the last year, as Strobe mentioned, I’ve spoken with the ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | March 29, 2016 | Topics:
East Asia & Pacific, Political Affairs
| Tags: secretary, Trilateral
Ambassador Mark Lippert engages with students at a Town Hall meeting held March 24th at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | March 24, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Education, Photo Gallery
| Tags: Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Mark Lippert, Town Hall meeting
March 18, 2016 This week marks the fourth anniversary since the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) entered into force and our bilateral trade and investment relationship is substantially larger and stronger than before the KORUS agreement. Since KORUS entered into force in 2012, the United States and South Korea have carried out five rounds of ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | March 18, 2016 | Topics:
U.S. - South Korea
| Tags: KORUS, Trading relationship
EXECUTIVE ORDER March 16, 2106 BLOCKING PROPERTY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NORTH KOREA AND THE WORKERS’ PARTY OF KOREA, AND PROHIBITING CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO NORTH KOREA By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | March 16, 2016 | Topics:
U.S. - North Korea
| Tags: Executive order, North Korea, White House
Message March 16, 2016 TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), I hereby report that I have issued an Executive Order (the “order”) with respect to North Korea. The order takes additional steps with respect to the national emergency declared in Executive ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | March 16, 2016 | Topics:
U.S. - North Korea
| Tags: Executive order, North Korea, Worker's Party of Korea
The American Center Korea hosted the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific-Asia during a concert on March 11. Eighty students, invites guests and members of the general public enjoyed the evening highlighting the best in contemporary American music.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | March 11, 2016 | Topics:
American Center Korea, Art & Culture, Photo Gallery
| Tags: ACK, American music
American Center Korea hosted the 8th session of its ACK Weekly Fab Lab Workshop, with a presentation on “3D Modeling”.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | March 11, 2016 | Topics:
American Center Korea, Photo Gallery
| Tags: 3D Modeling, ACK, Fab Lab
The American Center Korea (ACK) hosted the 4th session of its Fab Lab Fellowship Program with educator Ashley Meadows on the topic of Digital Music.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | March 11, 2016 | Topics:
American Center Korea, Photo Gallery
| Tags: American Center Korea, Digital Music, Fab Lab
Ambassador Mark Lippert personally thanked Seoul Metropolitan Police officers for their hard work protecting the U.S. Embassy by giving out Dunkin’ Donuts & coffee.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | March 9, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Photo Gallery
| Tags: Ambassador, Police
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH, 2016 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Throughout history, women have driven humanity forward on the path to a more equal and just society, contributing in innumerable ways to our character and progress as a people. In the face of ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | March 8, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders
| Tags: Barack Obama
Each year around the world, International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8. Thousands of events occur not just on this day but throughout March to mark the economic, political and social achievements of women. Organisations, governments, charities, educational institutions, women’s groups, corporations and the media celebrate the day. [Source: Department of State] U.S. ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | March 8, 2016 | Topics:
American Center Korea
Ambassador Mark Lippert meets 200 students at a Seoul National University GSIS town hall meeting.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | March 7, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Photo Gallery
| Tags: Ambassador, Seoul National University
Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC March 6, 2016 Teresa and I join the nation in mourning the passing of Nancy Reagan, a woman whose grace, dedication and love of family were inspirations to us all. President Reagan was one of our country’s greatest optimists, whose courage and foresight helped win the ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | March 6, 2016 | Topics:
U.S. Politics
| Tags: Nancy Reagan, secretary
Ambassador Mark Lippert visited the set of the upcoming Korean film “Operation Chromite” where he met with the director and cast including actor Lee Jung-Jae.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | March 1, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Art & Culture, Photo Gallery
| Tags: Ambassador, film, Korean film, Lee Jung-Jae
Ambassador Samantha Power U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations U.S. Mission to the United Nations New York City February 25, 2016 AS DELIVERED Hi, everybody. Today, in response to the DPRK’s recent nuclear test and subsequent proscribed ballistic missile launch, the United States tabled a draft UN Security Council resolution that, if adopted, would break ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | February 25, 2016 | Topics:
U.S. - North Korea
| Tags: North Korea, nuclear tests, Samantha Power, Security Council
February 25, 2016 Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel will travel to Seoul, February 26 for consultations with ROK officials on a wide range of regional and bilateral issues. He will then visit Beijing February 27 – March 1, where he will meet with Embassy staff and engage in ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | February 25, 2016 | Topics:
Political Affairs, South & Central Asia, U.S. - South Korea, U.S. & Korea
| Tags: China, Korea, regional
Director of American Spaces Anthony Tranchina conducts a storytelling session with children from Sejong City, a new “planned city”, which plays host to several Korean government ministries. The event, held at the National Library of Korea, was a half-day version of the Embassy’s popular “Uncle Sam’s Camp” to promote an interest in reading, English language learning and U.S. history ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | February 25, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, American Center Korea, American Spaces, Events, Photo Gallery
| Tags: American Spaces, Sejong City, Uncle Sam
Remarks President Obama White House East Room February 24, 2016 8:05 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Everybody, please have a seat. (Applause.) Well, good evening, everybody, and welcome to the White House. Over the past seven years, Michelle and I have set aside nights like this to honor ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | February 24, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, U.S. Politics
| Tags: Barack Obama
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Ben Franklin Room Washington, DC February 23, 2016
View Video: 55’32’’ SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. I’m delighted to welcome Minister Wang Yi back to the State Department to the Ben Franklin Room and back to Washington. And we had a – this is about the third time that we have now met ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | February 23, 2016 | Topics:
U.S. Politics
| Tags: Foreign Minister, kerry, secretary, Wang Yi
Ambassador Mark Lippert presented the Foreign Player of the Year Award to U.S. basketball player Andre Emmett at the Korean Basketball League Award Ceremony.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | February 22, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Photo Gallery
| Tags: Ambassador, Andre Emmett, Basketball
Ambassador Mark Lippert meets soccer players Cha Duri and his father Cha Bum-kun at the AMCHAM Inaugural Ball 2016.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | February 20, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Photo Gallery
| Tags: Ambassador, Cha Bum kun, Cha Duri, Soccer
Remarks Ambassador Mark Lippert Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Busan, Republic of Korea February 19, 2016 : AMBASSADOR LIPPERT: Good afternoon everyone. (Remarks in Korean). So I basically said, welcome everybody, great to be here. Especially because I am a sailor, I am particularly honored to be here today. Admiral Byrne, you’re right. It feels good to ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | February 19, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Speeches
| Tags: Ambassador, Ambassador Mark W. Lippert
Ambassador Mark Lippert visited and gave a speech to students and faculty at Korea International School (KIS) in Pangyo.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | February 18, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Photo Gallery
| Tags: Ambassador, KIS, Pangyo
Sunnylands, California February 15-16, 2016 We the Heads of State/Government of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United States of America gathered in Sunnylands, California, on February 15-16, 2016, for a Special Leaders Summit. This Special U.S.-ASEAN Leaders Summit was the first ever to be held in the ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | February 16, 2016 | Topics:
U.S. Politics
| Tags: Sunnylands Declaration
REMARKS PRESIDENT OBAMA AT OPENING SESSION OF THE U.S.-ASEAN SUMMIT Sunnylands Center The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands Rancho Mirage, California Feburary 15, 2016 3:47 P.M. PST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good afternoon, everyone. It is my privilege to welcome you to this landmark gathering — the first U.S.-ASEAN Summit hosted by the United States. This reflects ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | February 15, 2016 | Topics:
U.S. Politics
| Tags: Barack Obama, Summit
Proclamation President Obama Death of Antonin Scalia Feburary 13, 2016 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION As a mark of respect for Antonin Scalia, Associate Justice of the United States, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | February 13, 2016 | Topics:
U.S. Politics
| Tags: Antonin Scalia, Presidential, Proclamation
Fact Sheet February 12, 2016 Engagement with Southeast Asia, a strategically important, economically dynamic region at the heart of the Asia-Pacific, is a central pillar of the U.S. Rebalance to Asia. Sitting astride some of the world’s busiest shipping lanes, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is strategically important to U.S. interests, and is a ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | February 12, 2016 | Topics:
U.S. Politics
| Tags: FACT SHEET
February 7, 2016 The Republic of Korea (ROK) and the United States of America (U.S.) have determined that today’s long-range ballistic missile launch and recent nuclear test by North Korea highlights the serious nuclear, weapons of mass destruction, and ballistic missile threat they pose to the peace and stability of the ROK and the entire ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | February 7, 2016 | Topics:
U.S. - North Korea
| Tags: deployment, ROK-U.S. Alliance, THAAD
U.S. Remarks Lt. Ge. Vandal Chief of Staff February 7, 2016 Thank you Deputy Defense Minister Yoo. I want to associate myself with your remarks and once again affirm the United States’ strong support of this important decision. [
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By U.S. Mission Korea | February 7, 2016 | Topics:
U.S. - North Korea
| Tags: THAAD, Thomas Vandal
Statement John Kerry Secretary of State February 6, 2016 DPRK Missile Launch The United States strongly condemns today’s missile launch by the DPRK – a flagrant violation of UN Security Council Resolutions related to the DPRK use of ballistic missile technology. This is the second time in just over a month that the DPRK has ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | February 6, 2016 | Topics:
U.S. - North Korea
| Tags: John Kerry, missile launch, North Korea
Press Statement THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary February 6, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement by National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice on the North Korean Missile Launch North Korea’s launch using ballistic missile technology, following so closely after its January 6 nuclear test, represents yet another destabilizing and provocative action and is ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | February 6, 2016 | Topics:
U.S. - North Korea
| Tags: missile launch, National Security Advisor, North Korea, Susan Rice
Ambassador Mark Lippert and his family enjoyed Korean chicken at Joongang Market in Gangneung.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | February 5, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Photo Gallery
| Tags: Ambassador, chicken, gangneung, Joongang Market
Ambassador Mark Lippert celebrates 50th Anniversary of foundation of Korea Institution of Science and Technology.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | February 4, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Photo Gallery
| Tags: Ambassador, Korea Institution of Science and Technology
PROCLAMATION President Obama National African American History Month February 3, 2016 America’s greatness is a testament to generations of courageous individuals who, in the face of uncomfortable truths, accepted that the work of perfecting our Nation is unending and strived to expand the reach of freedom to all. For too long, our most basic liberties ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | February 3, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, U.S. Politics
| Tags: Barack Obama
Black History Month was the inspiration of Carter G. Woodson, a noted scholar and historian, who instituted Negro History Week in 1926. He chose the second week of February to coincide with the birthdays of President Abraham Lincoln and the abolitionist Frederick Douglass. The celebration was expanded to a month in 1976, the nation’s bicentennial. ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | February 3, 2016 | Topics:
American Center Korea
Fulbright Distinguished Teacher Steven Taylor Wichmanowski conducts a program on Current Issues in American Education with Korean students at the American Center Korea (ACK) in Seoul.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | January 26, 2016 | Topics:
American Center Korea, Education, Photo Gallery
| Tags: american center, education
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Stanford University Memorial Auditorium Stanford, California June 23, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you so much. You’re the best. I love you. You are terrific. Thank you so much. Thank you. (Cheers.) Patricia, thank you. Thank you so much. Good morning, everybody. Are you all energized? (Cheers.) I saw that ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | January 23, 2016 | Topics:
Economic Affairs, Trade
| Tags: Entrepreneurship, Global, kerry, Summit
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Davos, Switzerland January 22, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Klaus, thank you very, very much. Hello, everybody. Good morning to you. Klaus, first of all, thank you for your very warm, generous introduction. I especially want to thank you for your superb leadership of the World Economic Forum for many years. ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | January 22, 2016 | Topics:
Economic Affairs, Trade
| Tags: Economic, forum
Ambassador Mark Lippert visits Yeongju, Gyeongbuk for his 1st trip in 2016.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | January 20, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Photo Gallery
| Tags: Ambassador, Gyeongbuk, Yeongju
Deputy Secretary of State Antony “Tony” Blinken and U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert meet with South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo at the Defense Ministry. [State Department photo]
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By U.S. Mission Korea | January 20, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Photo Gallery
| Tags: Ambassador, Defense Ministry
Ambassador Mark Lippert’s son Sejun had a 1st birthday and grabbed at his doljabi, a Korean ceremony held for a baby on its first birthday.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | January 15, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Photo Gallery
| Tags: Ambassador, Ceremony, Korean
Ambassador Mark Lippert visits the “2016 State of the Union Viewing Party” and hosts a Q&A session with Korean students and professors at the American Center Korea.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | January 13, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, American Center Korea, Photo Gallery
| Tags: Ambassador, American Center Korea, State of the Union Viewing Party
Remarks President Obama January 13, 2016 9:10 P.M. EST Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, my fellow Americans: Tonight marks the eighth year that I’ve come here to report on the State of the Union. And for this final one, I’m going to try to make it a little shorter. (Applause.) I know some ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | January 13, 2016 | Topics:
U.S. Politics
| Tags: Barack Obama, State of the Union
Anthony Tranchina, Director of American Spaces at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul poses with participants who have successfully completed the ACK Career Development Series at the American Center Korea (ACK).
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By U.S. Mission Korea | January 13, 2016 | Topics:
American Center Korea, American Spaces, Photo Gallery
| Tags: ACK, Anthony Tranchina, Career Development Series
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State National Defense University Washington, DC January 13, 2016 [
View Video 42’49’’] Thank you. Good morning. Thank you. Thank you very much, Major General Padilla. Thank you, all of you. It’s a great privilege for me to be able to be here today. I’m delighted to be in the presence of ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | January 13, 2016 | Topics:
U.S. Politics
| Tags: Foreign Policy, Secretary Kerry
Ambassador Mark Lippert meets and congratulates South Korean superstar PSY at the Corea Image Communication Institute (CICI) 2016 Image of Korea Award Ceremony.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | January 12, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, Photo Gallery
| Tags: Ambassador, Award, Corea Image Communication Institute, psy
Ambassador Samantha Power U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations U.S. Mission to the United Nations January 6, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today, the UN Security Council met to discuss the nuclear test carried out by North Korea – a highly provocative act that poses a grave threat to international peace and security. The test ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | January 6, 2016 | Topics:
U.S. - North Korea
| Tags: North Korea, nuclear test, Samantha Power
Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC January 6, 2016 The United States and nations around the world have unequivocally condemned North Korea’s latest nuclear test. This highly provocative act poses a grave threat to international peace and security and blatantly violates multiple U.N. Security Council resolutions. As I am reiterating today in ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | January 6, 2016 | Topics:
U.S. - North Korea
| Tags: John Kerry, North Korea, nuclear test
President Obama’s Call January 6, 2016 President Obama spoke by phone today with President Park Geun-Hye of the Republic of Korea (ROK) to discuss the international response to North Korea’s nuclear test. The two leaders condemned the test and agreed that North Korea’s actions constitute yet another violation of its obligations and commitments under international ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | January 6, 2016 | Topics:
U.S. - South Korea
| Tags: International, park geun hye. obama
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State January 5, 2016 Teresa and I were deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Ambassador Stephen Bosworth. From his tireless efforts as Special Representative for North Korea Policy to his distinguished service in countries such as the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, and Tunisia, Steve served our country ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | January 5, 2016 | Topics:
U.S. - South Korea
| Tags: Ambassador, kerry, secretary
Prof. Hope Elizabeth May of Central Michigan University gives a talk on ‘The Memory of Homer Hulbert and his Contribution to Korea’s Internationalism’ as part of the U.S.-Korea Relations: Legacy Series. Hulbert lived in Korea on and off between 1886 and 1907, eventually becoming the loudest Western voice advocating for Korean independence during the Japanese ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | January 5, 2016 | Topics:
American Center Korea, Photo Gallery, U.S. - South Korea
| Tags: Hope Elizabeth May, Japanese colonial era, Korean independence, The Memory of Homer Hulbert and his Contribution to Korea’s Internationalism
Ambassador Mark Lippert joined a celebration of America’s rock music landmarks at the American Center Korea.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | December 21, 2015 | Topics:
Ambassador, American Center Korea, Photo Gallery
| Tags: ACK, Ambassador, American Center Korea
Ambassador Mark Lippert meets South Korean rapper PSY to discuss music and cultural diplomacy.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | December 11, 2015 | Topics:
Ambassador, Art & Culture, Culture, Photo Gallery
| Tags: Ambassador, psy
Robert Ogburn, Minister-Counselor for Public Affairs (left) poses with Hwang Wooyea, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Education from Ministry of Education (second from left) and Lee Yongsoon, President of Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education & Training (third from left) at MOU Signing Ceremony on Trilateral Cooperation for the Free Semester Program among Global ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | November 12, 2015 | Topics:
Education, Photo Gallery
Evan Ryan, Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs (right) enjoys 3D printed art work at the Embassy’s American Center Korea’s “fablab.”
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By U.S. Mission Korea | November 6, 2015 | Topics:
American Center Korea, Art & Culture, Photo Gallery
| Tags: 3D, ACK, American Center Korea, fablab
Ambassador Mark Lippert (second from right) visits the 2015 Seoul Lantern Festival and poses in front of the U.S. Embassy’s Mount Rushmore lantern.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | November 6, 2015 | Topics:
Ambassador, Photo Gallery
| Tags: Ambassador, Mount Rushmore
Robert Ogburn, Minister-Counselor for Public Affairs (3rd from left) hosts the Embassy Youth Forum on “Education, Exchanges, and Women” with Evan Ryan, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State (3rd from right) and four student panelists at the Embassy’s American Center Korea.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | November 5, 2015 | Topics:
American Center Korea, Education, Human Rights, Photo Gallery
| Tags: ACK, Evan Ryan, Robert Ogburn, Youth Forum
Ambassador Mark Lippert visited the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition and met U.S. military service members.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | October 24, 2015 | Topics:
Ambassador, Photo Gallery
| Tags: Aerospace, Ambassador, U.S Military
Ambassador Mark Lippert joins local church volunteers to feed over one thousand homeless people at the Dail Community in Seoul.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | October 22, 2015 | Topics:
Ambassador, Photo Gallery
| Tags: Ambassador, church, volunteers
Deputy Chief of Mission Marc Knapper (1st from right) participates in the opening of the U.S. Pavilion at the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition 2015.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | October 21, 2015 | Topics:
Deputy Chief of Mission, Photo Gallery
| Tags: Seoul International Aerospace&Defense Exhibition, U.S. Pavilion
Robert Ogburn, Minister-Counselor for Public Affairs (3rd from left) hosts the Embassy Youth Forum on “Children’s Issues and Adoptions-Adoptees” with Ambassador Susan S. Jacobs, Special Advisor for Children’s Issues, U.S. Department of State (4th from right) and student panelists at the Embassy’s American Center Korea.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | October 16, 2015 | Topics:
American Center Korea, Child and Family Matters, Photo Gallery
| Tags: American Center Korea, Children’s Issues and Adoptions-Adoptees
International Religious Freedom John Kerry Secretary of State Press Briefing Room Washington, DC October 14, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, today we present the department’s International Religious Freedom Report for 2014. And I particularly want to thank David Saperstein and his entire team for producing a report that reflects a vast amount of objective research and ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | October 14, 2015 | Topics:
Official Reports
| Tags: International Religious Freedom
Ambassador Mark Lippert and his son Sejun cook Chuseok food with actor Ricky Kim.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | September 22, 2015 | Topics:
Ambassador, Photo Gallery
| Tags: Ambassador, Chuseok, food, Ricky Kim
Ambassador Mark Lippert (center) participates in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the reopening of the U.S. Embassy’s newly renovated American Center Korea.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | September 18, 2015 | Topics:
Ambassador, American Center Korea, Photo Gallery
| Tags: American Center Korea, Renovate
Ambassador Mark Lippert (second from left) meets with Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se at the 2015 Korean American Friendship Night.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | September 17, 2015 | Topics:
Ambassador, Photo Gallery
| Tags: Ambassador, Korean American Friendship Night
By U.S. Mission Korea | July 6, 2015 | Topics:
Official Reports
| Tags: International Narcotics Control
Remarks Ambassador Daniel A. Sepulveda Deputy Assistant Secretary and U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Association of American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America Los Angeles, CA February 11, 2015 Three billion people are connected to the Internet today. And trillions of devices are ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | February 11, 2015 | Topics:
Economic Affairs, Trade
| Tags: internet, trade
Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC June 8, 2014 World Oceans Day is a time to pause and focus on protecting our ocean: our planet’s most extraordinary ecosystem. Life as we know it wouldn’t be possible were it not for our ocean. We depend on the ocean for life’s essentials: the food ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | June 8, 2014 | Topics:
Economic Affairs
| Tags: Oceans, World Oceans Day
January 24, 2014 The World Trade Organization members — Australia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, the European Union, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Switzerland, Chinese Taipei and the United States — announce the launch of a new initiative to eliminate tariffs on environmental goods at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Following is the ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | January 24, 2014 | Topics:
Economic Affairs
| Tags: Economic, environmental, trade
November 19, 2103 Thank you Mr. Chairman, Senator Rubio, and other Members of the Subcommittee for giving me this opportunity to testify on the U.S. Government’s response to Super Typhoon Haiyan, which struck the Philippines on November 8th. The typhoon, one of the largest and strongest in history, struck the central Philippines from the east, ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | November 19, 2013 | Topics:
Global Issues, Government Offices
| Tags: Haiyan, Typhoon
May 6, 2009 “We enhance our own security, prosperity and progress when people in other lands emerge from shadows and shackles to gain the opportunities we enjoy and treasure.” –Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State Pursuant to Section 2121 of the ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007 (P. L. 110-53), the Department of State has submitted ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | May 6, 2009 | Topics:
Official Reports
| Tags: democracy, freedom
