December 7, 2018 Our Nation was founded on the idea that our Creator endows each individual with certain unalienable rights. In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson identified life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as among these fundamental human rights. Our Nation has enshrined these and other rights, which Americans continue to enjoy today, ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | December 7, 2018 | Topics:
Human Rights, News, President of the United States
December 1, 2018 Melania and I join with a grieving Nation to mourn the loss of former President George H.W. Bush, who passed away last night. Through his essential authenticity, disarming wit, and unwavering commitment to faith, family, and country, President Bush inspired generations of his fellow Americans to public service—to be, in his words, ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | December 1, 2018 | Topics:
News, President of the United States
December 1, 2018 “Let us resolve to use our power, our resources, and our voices, not just for ourselves, but for our people — to lift their burdens, to raise their hopes, and to empower their dreams.” President Donald J. Trump PROMOTING GROWTH AND PROSPERITY: President Donald J. Trump championed the successes of his pro-growth ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | December 1, 2018 | Topics:
Economic Affairs, News, President of the United States
President Trump’s Administration is Advancing a Free and Open Indo-Pacific Through Investments and Partnerships in Economics, Security, and Governance November 18, 2018 A Steadfast and Enduring Commitment: Vice President Pence visited Japan, Singapore, Australia, and Papua New Guinea this week to reaffirm President Trump’s commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific in which all nations are ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | November 18, 2018 | Topics:
Global Issues, News, President of the United States, U.S. Politics
November 9, 2018 During American Education Week, we reaffirm our commitment to ensuring that all Americans have access to an affordable, high-quality education. We also recognize the hard work of our Nation’s dedicated parents, guardians, teachers, and school leaders to ensure that every child is prepared to join today’s growing workforce. To maintain our country’s ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | November 9, 2018 | Topics:
News, President of the United States, U.S. Politics
United Nations Headquarters New York, New York September 26, 2018 […] Regrettably, we found that China has been attempting to interfere in our upcoming 2018 election coming up in November against my administration. They do not want me, or us, to win because I am the first President ever to challenge China on trade. And ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | September 26, 2018 | Topics:
President of the United States, U.S. - North Korea
United Nations Headquarters New York, New York September 25, 2018 […] With support from many countries here today, we have engaged with North Korea to replace the specter of conflict with a bold and new push for peace. In June, I traveled to Singapore to meet face to face with North Korea’s leader, Chairman Kim ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | September 25, 2018 | Topics:
President of the United States, U.S. - North Korea
We, the Presidents of the United States of America and the Republic of Korea, hereby reaffirm our close alliance and the importance of maintaining strong, mutually beneficial trade and economic ties between our peoples. We welcome the successful conclusion of negotiations between our governments that have resulted in amendments and modifications to improve the United ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | September 24, 2018 | Topics:
President of the United States, U.S. - South Korea
September 24, 2018 United Nations Headquarters New York, New York PRESIDENT TRUMP: Thank you very much. I’m thrilled to be here today with President Moon of South Korea to formally announce the successful completion of the new U.S.-Korea trade deal. It’s a very big deal. This is a great day for the United States and ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | September 24, 2018 | Topics:
President of the United States, U.S. - South Korea
September 24, 2018 “We want to make a deal that’s fair for the United States and fair for South Korea.” President Donald J. Trump IMPROVING BAD TRADE DEALS: President Donald J. Trump has fulfilled his promise to fight for American workers and businesses in an amended trade deal with South Korea. In July 2017, at ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | September 24, 2018 | Topics:
President of the United States, U.S. - South Korea
September 24, 2018 – U.S. President Donald J. Trump had a bilateral meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in New York.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | September 24, 2018 | Topics:
Photo Gallery, President of the United States
September 24, 2018 Today, President Donald J. Trump met with President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea in New York. President Moon shared with President Trump the outcomes of the September 2018 inter-Korean summit, which included Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Chairman Kim Jong Un’s reiteration of his commitment to complete denuclearization. President Trump commended President ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | September 24, 2018 | Topics:
President of the United States, U.S. - South Korea
September 20, 2018 America’s networks are threatened daily by criminals, terrorists, and foreign adversaries. In the face of growing threats, the Federal Government has the responsibility to do its part to ensure America has the best cybersecurity in the world. Failures to prioritize cybersecurity by both government and industry have left our Nation less secure. ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | September 20, 2018 | Topics:
President of the United States, U.S. Politics
| Tags: Donald Trump
September 11, 2018 Flight 93 National Memorial Shanksville, Pennsylvania THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Thank you very much, Ryan. So beautiful. We’re gathered together on these hallowed grounds to honor the memory of nearly 3,000 souls who were murdered on this day 17 years ago. We’re here to pay solemn tribute to the 40 ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | September 11, 2018 | Topics:
President of the United States, U.S. Politics
| Tags: Donald Trump
September 11, 2018 [
View Video: 15’20” ] Seventeen years ago, America and the world were forever changed. More than a decade and a half before election as President, Mr. Trump was in New York City on the day when an unprecedented act of terror unfolded across our country. That same resilience played out in two other communities ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | September 11, 2018 | Topics:
President of the United States, U.S. Politics
| Tags: Donald Trump
September 7, 2018 During the National Days of Prayer and Remembrance, we pause to honor the memory of the nearly 3,000 innocent people who were murdered by radical Islamist terrorists in the brutal attacks of September 11, 2001. We come together to pray for those whose lives were forever changed by the loss of a loved ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | September 7, 2018 | Topics:
President of the United States, U.S. Politics
| Tags: Donald Trump
August 28, 2018 Today, our Nation commemorates 55 years since the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March for Jobs and Freedom, and spoke passionately for his dream of equality and justice for all. On August 28, 1963, Dr. King addressed a sea of marchers ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | August 28, 2018 | Topics:
President of the United States, U.S. Politics
| Tags: Donald Trump
As a mark of respect for the memory and longstanding service of Senator John Sidney McCain III, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | August 27, 2018 | Topics:
President of the United States, U.S. Politics
| Tags: Donald Trump
August 24, 2018 On Women’s Equality Day, we commemorate the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which secured for women the right to vote. The anniversary of this milestone is an appropriate time to reflect on the remarkable accomplishments of women in every facet of American life. It is also an opportunity to ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | August 24, 2018 | Topics:
President of the United States, U.S. Politics
| Tags: #Womens, Donald Trump
The White House June 22, 2018 On June 26, 2008, by Executive Order 13466, the President declared a national emergency with respect to North Korea pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | June 22, 2018 | Topics:
President of the United States, U.S. - North Korea, U.S. Politics
| Tags: Donald Trump
President Donald J. Trump and North Korean Chairman Kim Jong Un met at the June 12 U.S.-North Korea Summit in Singapore.
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By U.S. Mission Korea | June 12, 2018 | Topics:
President of the United States, U.S. - North Korea, U.S. - South Korea
| Tags: Donald Trump
Capella Hotel Singapore THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you very much, everybody. We appreciate it. We’re getting ready to go back. We had a tremendous 24 hours. We’ve had a tremendous three months, actually, because this has been going on for quite a while. That was a tape that we gave to Chairman Kim and his people, ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | June 12, 2018 | Topics:
President of the United States, U.S. - North Korea, U.S. - South Korea
| Tags: Donald Trump
President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) held a first, historic summit in Singapore on June 12, 2018. President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un conducted a comprehensive, in-depth, and sincere exchange of opinions ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | June 12, 2018 | Topics:
President of the United States, U.S. - North Korea
| Tags: Donald Trump
Capella Hotel Singapore PRESIDENT TRUMP: So we’re signing a very important document, a pretty comprehensive document. And we’ve had a really great time together, a great relationship. I’ll be giving a news conference at 2:30, which is in a little bit less than two hours. And we’ll discuss this at great length. In the meantime, ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | June 12, 2018 | Topics:
President of the United States, U.S. - North Korea
| Tags: Donald Trump
Capella Hotel Singapore PRESIDENT TRUMP: Mr. Chairman, it’s a great honor to be with you. And I know that we will have tremendous success together, and we will solve a big problem, a big dilemma that, until this point, has been unable to be solved. I know that, working together, we will get it taken ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | June 12, 2018 | Topics:
President of the United States, U.S. - North Korea
| Tags: Donald Trump
Capella Hotel Singapore Q Mr. President, how do you feel (inaudible)? PRESIDENT TRUMP: I feel really great. We’re going to have a great discussion and, I think, tremendous success. It will be tremendously successful. And it’s my honor. And we will have a terrific relationship, I have no doubt. CHAIRMAN KIM: (As interpreted.) Well, it ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | June 12, 2018 | Topics:
President of the United States, U.S. - North Korea, U.S. - South Korea
| Tags: Donald Trump
President Donald J. Trump spoke yesterday with President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea to discuss recent developments ahead of today’s summit with North Korea. The two leaders vowed to continue their close coordination following President Trump’s meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore. ###
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By U.S. Mission Korea | June 12, 2018 | Topics:
President of the United States, U.S. - South Korea
| Tags: Donald Trump
June 10, 2018 – U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Paya Lebar Air Base for a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore. (AP Photo)
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By U.S. Mission Korea | June 10, 2018 | Topics:
Photo Gallery, President of the United States
| Tags: Donald Trump
[White House] President Trump’s Letter to Chairman Kim Jong Un
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By U.S. Mission Korea | May 24, 2018 | Topics:
President of the United States, U.S. - North Korea
| Tags: Donald Trump
Roosevelt Room 11:54 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. I’d like to begin by saying that based on the recent statement of North Korea, I have decided to terminate the planned summit in Singapore on June 12th. While many things can happen and a great opportunity lies ahead, potentially, I believe that this ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | May 24, 2018 | Topics:
President of the United States, U.S. - North Korea
| Tags: Donald Trump
Oval Office 12:06 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT TRUMP: Thank you very much. It’s a great honor to have President Moon of South Korea with us. We’ve become great friends over the years. And it’s now — we’ve now known each other for quite some time. We’re working on many things. Obviously, North Korea is the big ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | May 22, 2018 | Topics:
President of the United States, U.S. - South Korea
| Tags: Donald Trump
President Donald J. Trump spoke yesterday evening with President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea to discuss recent developments in North Korea and to continue their close coordination ahead of President Trump’s June 12 meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. President Trump said he looks forward to continuing their conversation when President ...
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By U.S. Mission Korea | May 20, 2018 | Topics:
President of the United States, U.S. - South Korea
| Tags: Donald Trump
![[AP Photo] Jan. 28, 2017 - President Donald Trump speaks on the telephone with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.](https://kr.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/2017/05/3-750x450.png "Donald Trump")