Joint Statement from Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the United States October 23, 2020 Special Assistant to the Foreign Minister of Japan and Ambassador in Charge of Women’s Issues Atsuko Nishimura, the Republic of Korea’s Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs Lee Seong-ho, and U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Kelley Currie led the second …
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By U.S. Mission Korea | October 23, 2020 | Topics: Global Issues, News, Science & Tech, U.S. - South Korea
MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 The text of the following joint press statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Korea (ROK) on the conclusion of the fifth meeting of the U.S.-ROK Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Policy Forum. Begin text: The United …
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By U.S. Mission Korea | September 14, 2020 | Topics: News, Science & Tech, U.S. - South Korea, U.S. Policy
December 8, 2016 : John Glenn, whose 1962 flight as the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth made him an international hero and propelled him to a long career in the U.S. Senate, died December 8. The last survivor of the original Mercury 7 astronauts was 95. Before his first flight, Glenn reportedly asked Katherine …
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By U.S. Mission Korea | December 8, 2016 | Topics: Global Issues, News, Science & Tech | Tags: first American in orbit, John Glenn
Fact Sheet Vice President Biden The White House September 21, 2016 For Immediate Release Announcements as part of the Cancer Moonshot include ten new Memoranda of Understanding (or Memoranda of Cooperation) for international cancer research and care, U.S. investment in regional centers of research excellence for low- and middle-income countries, and a commitment from the …
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By U.S. Mission Korea | September 21, 2016 | Topics: Fact Sheets, Global Issues, Science & Tech | Tags: cancer Moonshot, FACT SHEET, vice president Biden
Remarks Daniel A. Sepulveda Ambassador 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 …
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By U.S. Mission Korea | July 14, 2016 | Topics: News, Science & Tech | Tags: Daniel A.Sepulveda, Internet Governance Forum USA
What makes Earth Day special and why we still need it Earth Day is celebrated every year on April 22. The Earth Day Network, a loose coalition of 22,000 groups in 192 countries, coordinates activities that raise awareness of local environmental issues, as well as global climate change. U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson came up with the idea for a “national teach-in on the environment” to …
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By | May 26, 2016 | Topics: American Center Korea, Education, Environment, Science & Tech | Tags: Earth Day
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
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