U.S. - South Korea (ROK)

South Korea Current Issues

President Bush Visits Chinese Leaders, Attends Olympics President Bush, center right, and Chinese President Hu Jintao, center left, and other guests and Chinese leaders visit the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. By Merle D. Kellerhals Jr. Staff Writer August 11, 2008 Washington -- President Bush wrapped up a three-nation, seven-day visit to East Asia, citing the enormous growth in political liberty and economic prosperity that has enhanced the lives and livelihoods of hundreds of millions across the region. "Some have called this transformation 'the Asian Miracle,'" Bush says.  "In truth, it's no miracle at all.  It's evidence of universal truths: the passion for liberty transcends culture and faith.  Free markets unleash innovation and blaze the path to prosperity...more

Food Aid, Development Issues Figure Prominently in G8 Summit South Korean President Lee, left, and President Bush speak at a press briefing at Camp David in April. G8 nations meet in Japan July 7-9 By Merle D. Kellerhals Jr. Staff Writer July 2, 2008 Washington -- The Group of Eight major economies will hold critical meetings with the leaders of seven African nations on the opening day of their three-day annual summit in Japan to address food aid and economic development assistance...more

A New Beginning for the U.S.-South Korea Strategic Alliance

Department of State Alexander A. Arvizu, Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Statement before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment Washington, DC April 23, 2008 [View Video] Mr. Chairman, Mr. Manzullo, and Members of the Subcommittee, it is a privilege to appear before you just days after the landmark Camp David summit between President Bush and President Lee Myung-bak...more

April 1, 2008 - Remarks by Assistant Secretary Hill in Seoul, South Korea

Christopher R. Hill in Seoul Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Seoul, South Korea April 1, 2008 Obviously these are sorts of comments that are just inappropriate for discussing relations with other states. I don't think there's anything people in the ROK and the U.S. need to be too concerned about, I think we should probably not overreact to comments that really have no basis and fact, and seem to be entirely propagandistic and aimed at domestic audiences whoever they are...more

March 26, 2008 - Remarks With Republic of Korea Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Yu Myung-hwan After Their Meeting

Secretary Condoleezza Rice. State Dept photo. Secretary Condoleezza Rice Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC SECRETARY RICE: It’s a great pleasure to welcome Foreign Minister Yu of the Republic of Korea. I had an opportunity to meet with him when I was in Seoul for the inauguration of President Lee Myung-bak, but he was not yet officially Foreign Minister at the time and he has now taken up those duties...more

November 7, 2007 - Remarks With South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Song Min-Soon After Their Meeting

SECRETARY RICE: Good evening. I would like very much to welcome my colleague, Song Min-Soon. It's good to have you here for what has been -- what is now several meetings that we have had together since he became the Foreign Minister. And we've had a wide-ranging discussion of the very good relationship -- the United States and South Korea enjoy a relationship that is based, first of all, on values, a relationship that is based on numerous strategic interests. more

June 12, 2007 - Public Awareness of Human Trafficking Increasing, Rice Says

New Trafficking in Persons Report gives Georgia special praise
Washington -- U.S. efforts to raise awareness of trafficking in persons are paying off, and now millions more people know about the global problem, says Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. more

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• North Korea (DPRK) Report
• Remarks by Secretary Rice at the Report Release
• Remarks by Ambassador Lagon at the Report Release
• Full Report

June 2, 2007 - U.S. Commitment to Asia Unwavering, Defense Secretary Says

Gates outlines U.S. strategy to strengthen relations in region
Washington –The United States remains deeply committed to a strong, vibrant partnership with Asia across the full spectrum of economic, political and security dimensions, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said in a broad-ranging policy address in Singapore June 2. more

May 31, 2007 - U.S. Security Initiative Draws More Participants

Malta is most recent signatory to ship-boarding pact with United States
Washington – More than 80 nations on six continents have committed to halting the spread of weapons of mass destruction, their delivery systems and related parts under a program launched by President Bush four years ago in Poland. more

February 23, 2007 - U.S., South Korea To Transfer Wartime Force Command in 2012

Defense ministers say operational control transition to begin in July 2007
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense Kim Jang Soo issued a joint statement summarizing their visit today in Washington, D.C.

Following is the joint statement. more

Archive

• U.S. - South Korea (ROK)
• March 26, 2008 - Remarks With Republic of Korea Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Yu Myung-hwan After Their Meeting, Washington, DC
• November 7, 2007 - Remarks With South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Song Min-Soon After Their Meeting
• June 12, 2007 - Public Awareness of Human Trafficking Increasing, Rice Says
• June 2, 2007 - U.S. Commitment to Asia Unwavering, Defense Secretary Says
• May 31, 2007 - U.S. Security Initiative Draws More Participants
• February 23, 2007 - U.S., South Korea To Transfer Wartime Force Command in 2012
• December 12, 2006 - Remarks of U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez
• November 21, 2006 - Remarks at Beijing International Airport
• November 21, 2006 - Talks with North Korea to Resume in December, U.S. Official Says
• October 13, 2006 - Statement by Ambassador John R. Bolton, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, on the Appointment of Mr. Ban Ki-moon as Secretary-General of the United Nations
• October 2, 2006 - U.S. Hails Preliminary Vote for New U.N. Secretary-General
• September 14, 2006 - Bush, South Korea's Roh Call for Resumption of Six-Party Talks
• September 14, 2006 - REMARKS BY PRESIDENT BUSH AND PRESIDENT ROH OF REPUBLIC OF KOREA IN PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
• September 13, 2006 - United States, South Korea Will Review, Reaffirm Alliance
• August 16, 2006 - President Bush To Meet With South Korea's President
• August 16, 2006 - The Proposed South Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement
• August 16, 2006 - FTA: United States and Republic of Korea
• August 16. 2006 - FTA: United States and Republic of Korea Economic and Strategic Benefits
• July 27, 2006 - 2006 KOREAN WAR VETERANS ARMISTICE DAY CEREMONY
• July 14, 2006 - KORUS FTA - ROUND TWO
• May 26, 2006 - Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill: Incheon Airport Arrival
• May 22, 2006 - President's Statement on the Death of Dr. Lee Jong-wook
• March 7, 2006 - United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement: A Win-Win Proposition
• February 8, 2006 - Questions and Answers from Economic Press Roundtable with Embassy Official
• January 19, 2006 - United States and the Republic of Korea Launch Strategic Consultation for Allied Partnership
• January 13, 2006 - Secretary Johanns and USTR Portman Welcome Progress to Reopen Korean Market to U.S. Beef
• January 10, 2006 - U.S.- Republic of Korea Strategic Consultations For Allied Partnership
• January 4, 2006 - U.S. Ready To Resume Six-Party Talks Without New Conditions
• October 24, 2005 - Remarks by H.E. Mark C. Minton, Charge D'Affaires, U.S. Embassy at the UN Day Ceremony
• October 24, 2005 - Open Letter to the People of Seoul by Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense
• September 14, 2005 - The Chargé d'Affaires of the U.S. Embassy Thanks the Korean People for Hurricane Katrina Support
• September 8, 2005 - Statement of U.S. Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert M. Kimmitt
• September 2, 2005 - Hurricane Katrina
• July 25, 2005 - Embassy Signs MOU With Korean NGOs
• June 30, 2005 - Military Balance on Korean Peninsula Continues, General Says
• June 15, 2005 - Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill Arrival at Incheon Airport, Seoul, Korea Press Stake-Out
• June 13, 2005 - U.S. Embassy Seoul Economic Official Background Briefing
• March 21, 2005 - Asian Nations United in Support of Nuclear-Free Korean Peninsula
• March 20, 2005 - 20 March 2005- Secretary of State Rice Live Roundtable Discussion with Internet Journalists
• March 3, 2005 - Announcement of Intention to Nominate Christopher R. Hill
• February, 23, 2005 - Ambassador Hill's Remarks on the Occasion of Busan American Corner One-Year Anniversary
• February 18, 2005 - Speech by Don Q. Washington, Minister-Counselor for Public Affairs, at Honorary Doctorate Degree Conferment Ceremony
• February 18, 2005 - Ambassador Hill's Speech to Korea University Journalism Alumni Society (KUJAS)
• February 14, 2005 - Secretary Rice with South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon
• February 2, 2005 - Visa Procedure Enhancements - Fact Sheet
• September 17, 2004 - Ambassador and Mrs. Hill visit the May 18 Cemetery
• June 19, 1989 - Backgrounder - United States Government Statement on Events in Kwangju, Republic of Korea, in May 1980