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Remarks by the President in State of the Union Address

January 25, 2012 - THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans:
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January 4-11, 2012

On the occasion of the New Year, Consul Jon Yoo met with local political leaders over the first two weeks of January 2012, including Saha District Mayor Lee Kyung-hoon, Sasang District Mayor Song Sook-hee, Busanjin District Mayor Ha Gye-yeol, and City Councilman Noh Jae-gab. Mayor Lee describes ...
December 7, 2011

Independent Lens producer Lois Vossen and documentary film director Sam Cullman visited Busan as part of a Department of State-sponsored weeklong visit to Korea, sharing their experiences in the film industry at Dongseo University, Kyungsung University, and Pusan National...
December 1, 2011

While visiting Busan to assist Secretary Clinton during the Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, Ambassador Sung Kim met with students from a number of local universities. The Ambassador exchanged thoughts on ROK-U.S. relations and many other topics of interest ...

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Remarks by the President in State of the Union Address

January 25, 2012 - THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow ...

Remarks by the President on the Defense Strategic Review

January 5, 2012 - THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. The United States of America is the greatest force for freedom ...

Remarks to the Media on Arrival at Incheon International Airport

January 4, 2012 - I just want to say how good it is to be back in Seoul. We just, our team has just arrived from Beijing where we ...

Secretary Clinton on the Passing of Kim Jong Il

December 19, 2011 - With the passing of National Defense Commission Chairman Kim Jong Il, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ...

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Special Feature - Christmas Day 2011

December 25, 2011 - Christmas, celebrated by most Christians on December 25, commemorates the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. Americans, like many of the world’s peoples, have developed their own Christmas traditions and observances, and these have changed greatly over time. Today, most Americans blend religious and secular customs with their own family traditions.
Remarks by Ambassador Davies at Incheon Airport

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE GLYN DAVIES: You all set? Good. Well, thanks very much for coming out here today to greet me on this my first visit to Seoul in my new capacity as Special Representative for North Korea policy. I’m very excited to be here in Seoul to have discussions with senior members of the Korean government and in particular my counterpart, Ambassador Lim Sung Nam, with whom I already have a relationship, but I look forward very much to deepening it.
Remarks by Special Advisor Einhorn on U.S.–South Korea Relations

December 5, 2011 - SPECIAL ADVISOR EINHORN: Thank you very much and I thank all of you for coming out on such short notice. The United States-Republic of Korea bilateral relationship is strong today and it keeps getting stronger. The State visit of Lee Myung Bak to Washington was a great success and that was followed by meetings between Secretary Clinton and the President and Foreign Minister in Busan more recently.
Special Feature - World AIDS Day 2011

December 1, 2011 - On World AIDS Day (December 1), we remember those who have lost their lives to AIDS, and we recommit ourselves to fighting and preventing HIV/AIDS and to comforting those infected and their loved ones. This year, the United States has established a theme of “Leading with Science, Uniting for Action” and the United Nations has established its own theme: “It Takes a Village.”