November 18-19, 2009 (more photos)
U.S. President Barack Obama waves from the Air Force One upon arrival at the Osan U.S. Air Force Base in Osan, 48 kilometers (30 miles) south of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Obama arrived here for the last leg of his four-country Asian tour. (Photo courtesy of AP)
November 9, 2009 (more photos)
In the first roundtable meeting of Ambassadors of G-20 countries held at the National Assembly’s VIP restaurant, U.S. Ambassador to the ROK Kathleen Stephens shakes hands with Democratic Party lawmaker Park Sang-cheon.
November 6, 2009 (more photos)
ECON Minister-Counselor Gregory Burton and Regional Program Officer Thomas Underwood with speakers and discussants at Chungnam National University. Mr. Burton gave a speech entitled, “The U.S. Policy Response to the Financial Crisis” to approximately 80 faculty, students, city officials, and citizens at an international conference hosted by the Am
November 4, 2009
Ambassador Kathleen Stephens at a press interview with Hankook Kyungje(Korea Economic Daily) on November 4, 2009, at her office. (Photo courtesy of Hankook Kyungje Shinmun)
November 3, 2009 (more photos)
Cultural Envoy Anne Haskel shared her expertise on Museum Management with museum professionals and volunteers at the Busan Museum from October 26 to 30, 2009. The Cultural Envoy Program, which facilitates consultations on a variety of cultural fields between American specialists and counterparts overseas, is sponsored by the Bureau of ...
October 29, 2009
KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Capt. George Collings, 80th Fighter Squadron, helps Kathleen Stephens, U. S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, into an F-16 Fighting Falcon Oct. 29. Ambassador Stephens visited Kunsan for base familiarization and to speak with Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Steffen)
October 29, 2009 (more photos)
Deputy Chief of Mission Mark Tokola delivers a keynote speech at the Council on Korea-U.S. Security Studies/Dong-A Ilbo sponsored seminar on “Comprehensive Korea-U.S. Security Cooperation under the New Governments in the Global Financial Crisis.” The seminar was held at the Capital hotel in Yongsan-gu, Seoul.
October 18, 2009 (more photos)
Deputy Chief of Mission Mark Tokola meets “Henderson Berlin Chambers Trio,” the U.S. Jazz musicians at the 6th Jarasum International Jazz Festival in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi-do on October 18, 2009. From the left are bassist Jeff Berlin; Deputy Chief of Mission Mark Tokola; guitarist Scott Henderson.
October 15-16, 2009 (more photos)
Ambassador Kathleen Stephens toasts Korean War Veterans in Daegu with cups of Makgeolli on October 15. She clinks her cup with the recently-sworn-in 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Commander, General Thomas Harvey, at a meal of the Daegu specialty, Ddaro Gukbap, with the Korean veterans. (Courtesy of Daegu Ilbo)
October 14, 2009 (more photos)
U.S. Ambassador Kathleen Stephens and Mr. Park Young Seok pose with two Korean Army officers they met during a hike on Mt. Dobong in Seoul. Mr. Park is a well- known Korean alpinist and explorer.
October 10, 2009 (more photos)
DPAO Lisa Heller presents books written by President Obama and Ambassador Stephens’ photobook to an official from the Seoul Metropolitan Government Office
October 9, 2009
The U.S. Embassy joins in the celebration of “Hangul Day” with a banner reading “Congratulations on the Birth of Hangul, Korea’s worldwide cultural heritage.” In December 2008, Ambassador Kathleen Stephens was named a Hangul Goodwill Ambassador by the Korea Language Society.
October 6, 2009 (more photos)
Patrick J. Linehan, Minister-Counselor for Public Affairs, and Judith A. McHale, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, hosted the 12th Embassy Youth Forum entitled “What’s the news? – How do young Koreans use the media?”
October 6, 2009 (more photos)
Judith A. McHale, U.S. Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, poses for a photo after receiving a plaque of appreciation during her visit to the Korea Cable Television & Telecommunications Association (KCTA). From the left are KCTA’s System Operators’ Council Lee Hwa Dong; the U.S. Embassy’s Minister-Counselor for Public Affairs
October 6, 2009 (more photos)
U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Ambassador Kathleen Stephens, U.S. Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., , and U.S. Ambassador to Japan John V. Roos (L-R) meet with Foreign Minister YU, Myung-hwan on October 6 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Seoul.
September 30, 2009 (more photos)
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg, right, and Acting Foreign Minister Kwon Jong-rak, left, give a briefing to the press at the Foreign Ministry. Steinberg led an inter-agency delegation on a mission to Asia to discuss North Korea policy coordination.
September 23, 2009 (more photos)
Ambassador Kathleen Stephens delivers remarks at a reception held in Yesan to celebrate the first anniversary of her arrival in Korea as Ambassador and the release of her photo essay book Kathy Stephens’ Korea 1975-1977.
September 23, 2009 (more photos)
Minster-Counselor Patrick J. Linehan poses with Mr. Park Chan-il, one of the Ambassador Kathleen Stephens’ former students from Yesan Middle School in front of a photo taken in 1975. Mr. Park and other former students and colleagues gathered together at a reception for the release of Ambassador Stephens’ photo essay book in Yesan.
September 17-18, 2009 (more photos)
During a recent visit to Gyeongju, Tom Underwood, the Embassy’s Regional Program Officer (RPO) was interviewed by Pohang MBC TV about his interest in Sukgulam and ancient Korean culture. Several generations of Mr. Underwood’s family have resided in Korea since 1885.
August 25, 2009 (more photos)
Patrick J. Linehan, Acting DCM, Talks about the Future of U.S.-Korea Relations with 130 Foreign Language High School Students at the U.S. Embassy’s Information Resource Center. During his speech, A/DCM Linehan highlighted the importance of the strong alliance between U.S. and Korea and emphasized that students themselves are the future of ...
August 23, 2009 (more photos)
U.S. Ambassador Kathleen Stephens welcomed members of the Presidential delegation for the funeral of former President Kim Dae-jung led by former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright to her residence...
August 22, 2009 (more photos)
Ambassador Kathleen Stephens pays her respects at former President Kim Dae-jung’s funeral held at the National Assembly (Photo courtesy of Lee Chi-yeol).
August 10, 2009
Ambassador Kathleen Stephens welcomes guests of the Korea Society to a celebration honoring Outgoing Chairman Former U.S. Ambassador to Korea Donald Gregg and Incoming Chairman Former U.S. Ambassador to Korea Thomas Hubbard.
August 10, 2009
Minister-Counselor for Public Affairs Patrick J. Linehan (center) and Vice Consul Jennifer Schueler (left), join student panelists of the 11th Embassy Youth Forum to discuss Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. foreign policy at U.S. Embassy Seoul’s Information Resource Center.
August 7, 2009
Ambassador Kathleen Stephens at a Lotte Giants baseball game at Sajik Stadium in Busan before her opening pitch.
August 7, 2009 (more photos)
Elaine Saxe, Community Liaison Officer at U.S. Embassy Seoul, reads to children at Uncle Sam’s Summer Reading Camp, an event organized by the Embassy’s Information Resource Center.
August 5, 2009 (more photos)
Ambassador Kathleen Stephens welcomes participants in the 4th Women’s Leadership Seminar to her residence.
August 4, 2009
Ambassador Kathleen Stephens delivers video congratulatory remarks to 600 TaLK (Teach and Learn in Korea) scholars and VIPs during their orientation in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province. TaLK is an English education program sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology to teach English in regional areas.
August 1, 2009
Ambassador Kathleen Stephens greets Jeju Governor Kim Tae-hwan on her recent courtesy call to the southern Korean island. Governor Kim presented a Dolharubang, a traditional Jeju stone statue, as a gift to Ambassador Stephens in the meeting room of his state office in Jeju
July 27, 2009
Ambassador Stephens joins USFK Commanding Officer General Walter Sharp and diplomats from other United Nations’ Command nations to commemorate the 56th Anniversary of the signing of the Military Armistice Agreement at Panmunjom, DMZ.
July 23, 2009 (more photos)
Acting Deputy Minister-Counselor for Public Affairs William Maurer describes his account of the viewing of the Apollo 11 moon landing, which happened during his first diplomatic tour to Korea and was broadcast live at an outdoor amphitheater on Mt. Namsan.
July 21, 2009 (more photos)
Ambassador Kathleen Stephens poses with members of Hanyang University’s alumni association at the Global Hanyang Future Strategy Forum. (Left of the Ambassador, Dr. Kim Chong Yang, President of Hanyang University; right of the Ambassador, Dr. Lee Yun Chong, Co-representative of the Global Hanyang Future Strategy Forum)
July 17, 2009 (more photos)
Minister-Counselor for Public Affairs Patrick J. Linehan discusses the importance of educational exchanges in his welcoming remarks to participants of the Korea-America Student Conference (KASC).
July 16, 2009 (more photos)
Political Officer Amy Conrad discusses the legislative process and the U.S. Congress with women university students participating in an educational seminar organized by the Center for Korean Women and Politics.
July 8, 2009 (more photos)
Ambassador Stephens (center) speaks with panelist at the 21st Century Women Leader’s Forum held at the Westin Chosun Hotel.
July 2, 2009 (more photos)
Independence Day celebration: U.S. Ambassador Kathleen Stephens, center, cuts a cake with guests during a reception to celebrate American Independence Day, held at the Ambassador’s residence in central Seoul.
July 2, 2009 (more photos)
Patrick Linehan, Minister-Counselor for Public Affairs, speaks on the topic of “Born on the Fourth of July” at the Information Resource Center Holiday Series, Independence Day.
June 30, 2009 (more photos)
First Secretary and Chief of the Domestic Politics Unit Craig Hall, left, speaks to discussants at a MacArthur Foundation/Yonsei University jointly-organized conference on cooperation in Northeast Asia as part of the Asia Security Initiative Project.
June 30, 2009 (more photos)
Patrick J. Linehan, Minister-Counselor for Public Affairs, inducts student coordinators into the IRC Youth Outreach Program by presenting them with special hats from the Embassy’s Public Affairs Section. IRC Youth Coordinators will actively participate as volunteers for one year in IRC Youth Outreach programs.
June 29, 2009 (more photos)
Patrick J. Linehan, Minister-Counselor for Public Affairs, donates 350 copies of President Obama’s “The Audacity of Hope” to the National Assembly. It was the most requested book among Assembly members who use the National Assembly Library. The books were given as a gift to all ROK lawmakers and National Assembly officials.
June 26, 2009 (more photos)
Patrick J. Linehan, Minister-Counselor for Public Affairs (third from the left) with the Second U.S. Embassy UCC/Photo Contest winners at the awards ceremony.
June 25, 2009
Patrick J. Linehan, Minister-Counselor for Public Affairs, poses with students from the University Forum of Foreign Affairs and National Security (UFFANS) after his lecture on ”The Audacity of Hope: First Days of the Obama Administration,” held at the IRC.
June 24, 2009 (more photos)
Patrick J. Linehan, Minister-Counselor for Public Affairs, hosts the 10th Embassy Youth Forum to discuss the topic “Korea reunification: How do we get there?” at the Information Resource Center.
June 23, 2009 (more photos)
Ambassador Kathleen Stephens participates in the forum, “Prospect and Solution on North Korean Nuclear Issues” at the National Assembly.(From left to right, Japanese Ambassador Toshinori Shigeie, U.S. Ambassador Kathleen Stephens, moderator Representative Gu Sang-chan, Chinese Ambassador Yonghua Cheng, and Russian Ambassador Gleb A. Ivashentsov.)
June 18, 2009 (more photos)
Deputy Chief of Mission William A. Stanton engages in his third Cafe USA web chat on the topic of ‘Reflections on life in Korea as a diplomat and U.S.-Korea relations’.
June 16, 2009 (more photos)
President Obama, left, and South Korean President Lee at the White House June 16
June 5, 2009 (more photos)
Ambassador Kathleen Stephens hikes with participants of the Senior Editors Seminar, held by the Korea News Editors' Association, June 4 to 5 at Seogwipo KAL Hotel in Jeju.
June 4-5, 2009 (more photos)
Mr. Bae In-joon, President of the Korea News Editors’ Association and Chief Editorial Writer of Dong-A Ilbo, presents a plaque of appreciation to Ambassador Kathleen Stephens at the closing of the Senior Editors Seminar in Jeju. (Photo courtesy of the Korea News Editors’ Association.)
June 3, 2009 (more photos)
South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan, right, greets visiting U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg prior to their luncheon meeting at the Foreign Minister's residence in Seoul, South Korea Wednesday June 3, 2009.
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May 20, 2009 (more photos)
Acting Public Affairs Officer William Maurer welcomes Hallym University students to a program at the Embassy’s Information Resource Center.
May 13-17, 2009 (more photos)
Families and friends visiting the IRC Booth at the Seoul International Book Fair 2009 pose with a cardboard cutout of President Obama.
May 14, 2009 (more photos)
Minister-Counselor for Public Affairs Patrick J. Linehan (4th from the left) and Political Officer Brian McFeeters (3rd from the left) pose with student panelists of the 9th Embassy Youth Forum at the Information Resource Center.
May 14, 2009 (more photos)
Following their presentations on diversity and culture in America, Vice Consuls Elizabeth Lee and Dewey Moore field questions from students attending a program hosted by the NGO group ‘Citizens United for a Better Society’ at Chungmo Art Hall in Seoul.
May 8, 2009 (more photos)
Ambassador Stephens meets with Gary Locke, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, and David Ruch, Country Manager-Korea of United Airlines at the Commerce Department in Washington, D.C.
May 8, 2009 (more photos)
South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan, right, shakes hands with U.S. special envoy for North Korea SSouth Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan, right, shakes hands with U.S. special envoy for North Korea Stephen Bosworth during their meeting at the Foreign Mintephen Bosworth during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea.
May 2, 2009 (more photos)
Ambassador Kathleen Stephens congratulates the students of the University of Maryland University College (UMUC) on their graduation at Seoul American High School, Yongsan Garrison, Seoul.
April 30, 2009
Consular officer Hyun Sim enjoys a web chat with Café USA Netizens.
April 30, 2009 (more photos)
Mr. David Wyche, Consular Officer at U.S. Embassy Seoul, discusses the development of American education to 40 English language teachers in Korea at the Embassy’s Information Resource Center.
April 27, 2009 (more photos)
Ambassador Kathleen Stephens receives an honorary doctorate degree from Chungnam National University in Daejeon.
April 24, 2009 (more photos)
U.S. Embassy Press Attaché Aaron Tarver talks about the function of U.S. embassies and the role of a diplomat to Cheongshim International Middle School Students on their visit to the U.S. Embassy’sInformation Resource Center.
April 22, 2009 (more photos)
Ambassador Stephens Walks With Inha University Students On Campus Before Speech.
April 21, 2009 (more photos)
Political Officer Brian McFeeters discusses U.S. foreign policy initiatives in Asia as part of a discussion panel at the Korean Association of International Studies (KAIS) Conference
April 20, 2009 (more photos)
Mr. Hyun B. Sim, Foreign Service Officer, “cuts to the chase” while delivering a presentation on “An Introduction to American Idioms” to secondary school English teachers.
April 18, 2009 (more photos)
Ambassador Stephens and the rest of ‘Team U.S. Embassy’ prepare for the April 25 Seoul Bicycle Festival by cycling the 70
April 17, 2009 (more photos)
Ambassador Stephens signs the guest book at the Korea Military Academy (KMA) as Lieutenant General Kim Hyunsuk looks on.
April 17, 2009 (more photos)
Ambassador Kathleen Stephens hosts an evening cultural program at her Residence with the extraordinarily gifted Korean B-boy group, LAST FOR ONE.
April 17, 2009 (more photos)
Board members of The Mansfield Foundation, the well-known U.S. non-profit organization specializing in U.S.-Asia relations, join leading Korean economists for an Embassy-arranged luncheon discussion on April 17, 2009.
April 16, 2009 (more photos)
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, right, shakes hands with Ambassador Kathleen Stephens in a meeting with U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke, center, at the Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 16, 2009.
April 16, 2009
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, right, meets with U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke and Ambassador Kathleen Stephens to exchange opinions on the general issue of Pakistan and Afghanistan at the Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 16, 2009. (Photo courtesy of Blue House)
April 15, 2009 (more photos)
PAO Patrick J. Linehan (right) with president of the Korea Aerospace University Yuh Junkyu (center) and the university’s library director Keung Hae Lee (left) at the Window on America MOU Signing Ceremony at Korea Aerospace University
April 14, 2009
Ambassador Stephens welcomes delegates from the Hawaiian and Korean tourism industry to an Aloha VIP Dinner hosted by the Hawaiian Tourism Authority at the Hyatt hotel.
April 10, 2009 (more photos)
IRC Seoul held a Digital Video Conference (DVC) for Korean law school students with Mr. Michael F. Melcher, lawyer and author of “The Creative Lawyer.”
April 9, 2009 (more photos)
Acting Public Affairs Officer Robert Ogburn welcomes the students.
April 9, 2009
Commercial Counselor Helen Hwang (center) joins Korean women government officials for the 16th Global Women Leadership Workshop at Ewha Womans University.
April 8, 2009 (more photos)
Political Officer David Jeffrey discusses how the U.S.-Korea alliance is based not only on military cooperation but is enhanced by our strong people-to-people ties and shared values.
April 7, 2009
U.S. Ambassador Kathleen Stephens (left) and First Lady Kim Yoon-ok (second from left) participate in the Korean Cuisine to the World 2009 symposium held in Seoul on Tuesday, April 7, 2009. (Blue House Provided)
April 6, 2009 (more photos)
Ambassador Kathleen Stephens with Korean-American Association Chairman Han Sung-joo at the 18th Korean- American Friendship Concert.
April 3, 2009 (more photos)
Ambassador Kathleen Stephens visits the booth of U.S. auto parts maker Visteon. From Left to Right, U.S. Embassy's Counselor for Commercial Affairs Helen Hwang, Amb. Kathleen Stephens, and Visteon/ Halla Climate Control's Director for Asia Climate Product Group Nagasubramony R.
April 1, 2009 (more photos)
Science and Technology Affairs Officer James Waller speaks at the UN Global Compact (UNGC) Symposium at the COEX Convention Center in Seoul. From left to right, Guillaume Dourdinm, General Manager of Veolia Water Korea, James Waller, and Ju Chul-ki, Secretary General of UNGC Korea Network.
March 31, 2009 (more photos)
Patrick Linehan, Minister-Counselor for Public Affairs, poses with the founding members of the EmbassyYouth Forum.
March 25, 2009 (more photos)
Minister-Counselor for Public Affairs Patrick Linehan presents a collection of 300 American Studies books to Director Choi, Jin
March 24, 2009 (more photos)
U.S. Ambassador Kathleen Stephens delivers remarks in commemoration of the 27th World Tuberculosis Day to the Korea
March 23, 2009 (more photos)
Ambassador Stephens poses with faculty and staff of Seoul National University after her talk on “Next Steps for the U.S.-ROK Alliance” on March 23, 2009.
March 22, 2009 (more photos)
The U.S. Embassy participated in the COEX Student, Emigration & Investment Fair, the largest fair in Korea, on March 21 and March 22, 2009.
March 19, 2009(more photos)
Austrian Soprano Marianne Koestler-Medek presents an evening of music celebrating the fruitful American sojourns of three composers with Austro-Hungarian roots at the Embassy’s Information Resource
March 17, 2009 (more photos)
Ambassador Kathleen Stephens explains the motto “E Pluribus Unum” (Out of many, one), which is included in the Seal of the United States, to students during the St. Patrick’s Day program at the IRC.
March 16, 2009 (more photos)
Ambassador Stephens hosts a dinner in honor of Ms. Paula Zahn, a former CNN anchorwoman and an accomplished cellist. Ms. Zahn was invited to Seoul by Ambassador Yim Sung-joon of the Korea Foundation, who stands at the center.
March 11, 2009 (more photos)
Ambassador Stephens welcomes the first WEST (Work, English Study and Travel) participants at an orientation organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
March 9, 2009 (more photos)
Ambassador Bosworth meeting Ambassador Wi Song-Lac at MOFAT , March 9, 2009
March 6, 2009
Ambassador Stephens meets Director-General Soon Hoon Bae of the National Museum of Contemporary Art to visit the museum's "The Modern Korea Rediscovered" collection on March 6, 2009.
March 6, 2009 (more photos)
Deputy Public Affairs Officer Robert Ogburn and Political Officer Shawn Duncan met with the Blue House Kid Journalists at the IRC. They posed for a photo shoot after the interview.
March 5, 2009
Ambassador Stephens meets with Ambassador Chung Il, and presents a Certificate of Appreciation from Secretary Rice to him for his work as the Regional Reconstruction Team Leader for Korea in Kurdistan from 2007 to 2008.
March 5, 2009 (more photos)
Patrick J. Linehan, Minister-Counselor for Public Affairs of U.S. Embassy Seoul, gives congratulatory remarks to students at an orientation ceremony marking the opening of Daewon International Middle School.
March 2, 2009 (more photos)
Ambassador Kathleen Stephens delivering remarks at the Opening of the International Tuberculosis Research Center on March 2, 2009.
February 25, 2009 (more photos)
Cultural Affairs Officer John Dyson (center), Political Officer Craig Hall (third from right) and Consular Officer Fonta Gilliam (fourth from right) pose with Korean opinion leaders after a late-night roundtable at U.S. Embassy Seoul to discuss the legacy of prominent African Americans and the policies of the Obama Administration.
February 24, 2009 (more photos)
Patrick J. Linehan, Minister-Counselor for Public Affairs talks with students over lunch at the IRC Holiday Series, Presidents’ Day.
February 24, 2009 (more photos)
Regional Program Officer Jean Vander Woude delivers a presentation on Black History Month at Cheomdan Highschool and
February 11, 2009 (more photos)
Political Officer Craig Hall responding to student questions at the Northeast Asia Network Conference at Yonsei University.
February 5, 2009
Political Officer David Wolff discusses the shared history, experience, and values of U.S.-ROK cooperation to Korean and American military personnel and private engineers at the Peninsula Engineer Conference at the JW Marriott in Seoul.
February 1, 2009
Korea Basketball League Commissioner Chon Yook awards U.S. Ambassador Kathleen Stephens with an honorary trophy at the KBL All-Star game at Seoul Student Gymnasium on Sunday, February 1.
January 30, 2009
Ambassador Kathleen Stephens expresses gratitude to the Taekwondo team which performed at the U.S. Embassy. The team, led by Master Lee Kyung-ho (second from left) who teaches Taekwondo at the National Assembly, demonstrated self-defense techniques to appreciative Embassy employees.
January 30, 2009
Ambassador Kathleen Stephens appears on KBS 1TV "Discovering Book Reading" on January 30, 2009.
January 29, 2009
President Lee Myung-bak, Ambassador Stephens and other diplomats join their hands with Korean business and government leaders to find ways to promote the foreign investment climate in Korea at the Shilla Hotel in Seoul.
January 28, 2009 (more photos)
Deputy Chief of Mission William Stanton gives keynote address to the 2009 Harvard Model Congress Asia.
January 21, 2009 (more photos)
Ambassador Kathleen Stephens discussing her life in Korea with the hosts of Good Morning Korea. The program aired on SBS TV on January 21, 2009.
January 21, 2009
Obama - Korea's Hopes and Expectations. Student panelists discuss the Obama administration's likely Korea policy with PAO Patrick J. Linehan and Professor Kim Seung Hwan at the 7th Embassy Youth Forum.
January 21, 2009 (more photos)
DCM William Stanton and other U.S. Embassy personnel try on hanboks at the U.S. Embassy Family Hanbok Wearing Event Organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Culture and Contents Industry Association.
January 16, 2009 (more photos)
Ambassador Stephens signs the guest book at the National Museum January 16.
January 16, 2009 (more photos)
David Jeffery, Political Officer, delivers a speech "Why Martin Luther King Day and the Civil Rights Movement is Important to American Society and the World” at the IRC Holiday Series, Black History Month & Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday.
January 15, 2009
National Assembly Speaker Kim Hyung-o is smiling, shaking hands with U.S. Ambassador to the ROK Kathleen Stephens who visited the Speaker’s Reception Room on January 15. The Speaker gave the U.S. Ambassador a resolution from the National Assembly congratulating U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on his upcoming inauguration.
January 15, 2009
Minister Counselor for Public Affairs Patrick J. Linehan Poses with Students at Jeju Foreign Language High School after Lecture, January 15, 2009
January 15, 2009 (more photos)
Ambassador Stephens and Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan sign the Special Measures Agreement on January 15, 2009 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
January 14, 2009
President Lee Myung-bak shakes hands with U.S. Ambassador to the ROK Kathleen Stephen during his meeting with Thomas J. Donohue, President and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, at the Blue House on Jan. 14, 2009.
January 14, 2009
Lee Hee-beom, Chairman and CEO of the Korea International Trade Association (KITA), and other invited guests cut the New Year’s rice cake at the KITA-organized “2009 Korea-U.S. New Year Reception,” which was held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Hannam-dong, Seoul, on the afternoon of January 14.
January 14, 2009
U.S. Ambassador to the ROK Kathleen Stephens laid flowers at the foot of the monument honoring the U.S. soldiers who died in the Korean War, and paid silent tribute to the war dead at the War Memorial of Korea located in Yongsan on January 14.
January 13, 2009 (more photos)
Deputy Chief of Mission William Stanton Speaks on “Education, Careers and Citizenship in a Democracy” to the 2009 Alumni-Youth Leadership Program (AYLP)
January 11-12, 2009 (more photos)
Pohang Mayor Park Seung Ho greets Ambassador Stephens at Pohang City Hall January 11.
January 8, 2009
Ambassador Stephens Summits Baekundae Peak in Seoul's Bukhansan Mountain Range on January 8.
January 8, 2009 (more photos)
Consular Officer Dewey Moore speaks about U.S. and Korean culture with 40 Elementary Teachers from Gyeonggi Province at the IRC January 8.
January 8, 2009
Consular Officer Natalia Maric Discusses U.S. Efforts to Integrate Women in East Asia into Economic, Political and Social Spheres at a Roundtable Discussion Hosted by Sookmyung Women's University Human Resource Development Institute on January 8.
January 3, 2009 (more photos)
Kim Koo Foundation Chairman Dr. Kim Ho Youn; Kim Koo Museum Director Ambassador Kim Shin; and Kim Koo Foundation Director Kim Mee on January 3 present Ambassador Stephens with a copy of Kim Koo’s famous calligraphy pledging that Korea and the U.S. as friends and partners should have a mutually beneficial relationship. Kim Koo penned the original..
