Kang Yujeong, spokesperson for the Presidential Office, is walking toward the microphone at the Yongsan Presidential Office building in Seoul on the 14th to hold a briefing about the national appointment ceremony scheduled for the 15th. Photo by Yonhap News
President Lee Jaemyung will host a dinner on August 15 at the Blue House State Guest House with resident diplomatic envoys and heads of international organizations in Korea.
On August 14, Kang Yujeong, spokesperson for the Presidential Office, explained in a briefing at the Yongsan Presidential Office that "this is the first diplomatic corps event to which all ambassadors from 117 resident embassies and representatives from 30 international organizations in Korea have been invited." In addition to the diplomatic corps, a total of 171 people will attend the event, including special envoys dispatched by President Lee, members of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee, relevant ministers, and heads of economic organizations.
The event will consist of a reception, a dinner speech by President Lee, the dinner itself, an update on the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit by Kim Jina, the Second Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, and remarks from an ambassador representing the diplomatic corps in Korea. According to spokesperson Kang, President Lee will use his dinner address to ask the diplomatic corps to serve as bridges for communication and cooperation between their respective countries and Korea, and to explain the government's commitment to a national interest-centered foreign policy under the people's sovereignty.
This is President Lee's first meeting with the diplomatic corps since taking office. Spokesperson Kang stated, "The dinner is an introductory event taking place just two months after the inauguration, which is much earlier than usual precedent. It will serve as a signal both domestically and internationally that Korean diplomacy is back on track, as well as a platform for communication with the diplomatic corps in Korea."
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