Ambassadors' Dialogue Pre-Program News
November 18, 2011
Ambassadors' Dialogue 2011 News
Although KEI's Ambassadors' Dialogue program has yet to begin, Yonhap News has already publicized the event through a news article entitled "Korean Envoy to Rev Up Public Diplomacy in the U.S.," which was re-published through the Korea Times and the Korea Herald later in teh week. Please read the article below.
Korean Envoy to Rev Up Public Diplomacy in U.S.
2011-11-17 20:47
Han will be accompanied by former U.S. ambassador to Seoul Kathleen Stephens and Jack Pritchard, president of the KEI, on the five-day tour of Missouri, Utah, Nevada and Arizona to start on Nov. 29, according to the organization.
“In each city, the two ambassadors will address audiences of civic leaders, students, veterans, local media, business representatives and local political leaders to discuss the current security and economic situation on the Korean Peninsula and the state of U.S.-Korea relations,” the KEI said. “The core event in each city is a joint appearance by the two ambassadors at a luncheon or dinner program sponsored by a local organization.”
Han, formerly prime minister, has served as Seoul’s top envoy in Washington since 2009. Stephens returned to the U.S. earlier this year after a three-year stint in Seoul.
The Ambassadors’ Dialogue on Korea has been a premier annual KEI event since it started in 1992 to broaden and deepen understanding among Americans about South Korea and the Seoul-Washington alliance.