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A CNAPS Discussion with the Mayor of Seoul, South Korea

Korea-U.S. Alliance: Time to Take It to the Next Level

South Korea, Asia, Northeast Asia

Event Summary

Without doubt, Korea represents the best example of US foreign policy success. If the US had not intervened in the Korean War, it would be difficult to imagine the Korea of today. Korea today is no longer one of the poorest nations in the world. As a matter of fact, it is now a member of the rich countries' club, the OECD. Politically, Korea is the most advanced and vibrant democracy in Asia. This achievement is of course the result of the hard work of the Korean people themselves, but at the same time the US is justified in taking pride in this development.

Event Information

When

Tuesday, March 14, 2006
8:30 AM to

Where

Somers Room
The Brookings Institution
1775 Massachusetts Ave.
Washington, DC 20036
Directions

Contact: Brookings Office of Communications

E-mail: events@brookings.edu

Phone: 202.797.6105

Transcript

Lee Myung-bak: Vice President Carlos Pascual of Brookings Institution and distinguished guests!

One of my purposes in coming to Washington is to sign a sisterhood agreement between Seoul and Washington D.C. Equally important is my desire to meet all of you, who are without doubt the best minds on public policy issues in the US.

I would like to thank you all for having turned out so early in the morning, and want to express my sincere gratitude to President Talbott for giving me this opportunity to address such an important audience.

The subject I would like to discuss this morning is the future of Korea and the future of Korea–US relations. I will conclude by stressing the value of the current proposal for an FTA between Korea and the US.

Participants

Host

Carlos Pascual

Vice President and Director, Foreign Policy

Speaker

Lee Myung-bak

Mayor of Seoul, South Korea

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