Presidential Visit

Presidential Summit 2009 (April 2, 2009)

President Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak in London April 2.   President Obama Vows Strengthened U.S.-South Korea Ties By David McKeeby Staff Writer April 2, 2009 Washington — President Obama vows to further strengthen the U.S.-South Korea alliance, praising Seoul’s efforts to address the global financial crisis and its contributions to international peace and security...more

Remarks by President Obama Before Meeting with President Lee Myung-bak of the Republic of Korea Statement Following President  Obama’s Meeting with President Lee of the Republic of Korea

Presidential Summit 2008 (August 5-6, 2008)

President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability with President Lee Myung-Bak of the Republic of Korea

President George W. Bush embraces South Korean President Lee Myung-bak at the conclusion of their joint news conference Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008, at the Blue House presidential residence in Seoul, South Korea. White House photo by Chris Greenberg Blue House August 6, 2008 PRESIDENT LEE: (As translated.) President Bush, along with Mrs. Bush and Barbara Bush, visited Korea. I would like to extend my warmest welcome to all three of them. It's been a little over five months since I became President, but already today's meeting was the third meeting with President Bush. We had a very deep and insightful meeting. President Bush and I reaffirmed once again the importance of our alliance, and we discussed ways on how to strengthen this alliance...more

United States Transforming Alliance with South Korea, Bush Says

President Bush and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak August 6 Security ties, Six-Party Talks top Seoul summit agenda By David l. McKeeby Staff Writer August 5, 2008 Washington -- America’s half-century of partnership with South Korea is “one of the great success stories of modern times,” says President Bush. “Freedom has helped turn a nation mired in poverty and recovering from war into a vibrant democracy and a strong partner.”...more

Statement of the US-ROK Summit

President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush are seen with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and first lady Kim Yoon-ok during arrival ceremonies Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008, at the Blue House presidential residence in Seoul, South Korea. White House photo by Chris Greenberg

For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
August 5, 2008

President Lee Myung-bak of the Republic of Korea and President George W. Bush of the United States of America held a summit meeting in Seoul on August 6, 2008. The two Presidents recalled that their first summit meeting at Camp David on April 19 was a milestone in the development of a ROK-U.S. strategic alliance for the 21st century. In their August 6 meeting, the two leaders had in depth discussions on the development of the ROK-U.S. Alliance, the approval of the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, the North Korean nuclear issue and other North Korea-related issues, and ways to expand cooperation on important bilateral, regional and global issues....more

President Bush Meets with President Lee Myung-Bak of the Republic of Korea

President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush are welcomed on their arrival Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008 to Seoul Airbase, outside Seoul, South Korea, by Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Myung-hwan Yu. White House photo by Eric Draper

For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
August 5, 2008

PRESIDENT LEE: Mr. President, Mrs. Bush, as well as your lovely daughter, Barbara Bush, I would like to welcome you from the bottom of our hearts. Yes, well, Mr. President, the majority of the Korean people have been eagerly waiting for your visit to Korea this time, and as you saw yesterday, there were many people who gathered together to welcome your visit to Korea.

PRESIDENT BUSH: Thank you....more

President Bush Travels to South Korea, Thailand, and China

President Bush, left, welcomes South Korean President Lee Myung-bak in April.

Trip will include consultations on the Six-Party Talks

By Merle D. Kellerhals Jr.
Staff Writer
August 1, 2008

Washington -- President Bush’s seven-day visit to three East Asian nations will blend ceremony with diplomacy, and likely will be his last official trip to the region before he leaves office next January....more

• July 3, 2008 - President and Mrs. Bush to Travel to the Republic of Korea, Kingdom of Thailand, and People's Republic of China

Presidential Summit 2008 (April 2008)

 

• April 21, 2008 - U.S., South Korea Want North to Declare Nature of Weapons Program

• April 19, 2008 - President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability with President Lee Myung-Bak of the Republic of Korea

• March 12, 2008 - President Bush to Welcome President Lee Myung-bak and Mrs. Kim Yoon-ok of the Republic of Korea