In a speaking tour to seven major U.S. cities during May 3 through May 11, the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United States and the Ambassador of the United States to Korea described to highly interested audiences the common values and policies that underlie the alliance between the two countries. His Excellency Lee Tae-sik and The Honorable Alexander Vershbow devoted more than a week to the 2006 “Ambassadors Dialogue” program organized by KEI in conjunction with local partners in Los Angeles, Seattle, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Detroit, St. Louis, and Boston.