The American Chamber of Commerce in Korea stated Friday it has accomplished the five-day enterprise journey to Washington DC held earlier this month, reasserting Korea-US financial partnership.
The AmCham delegation comprising senior executives from key member corporations, reminiscent of LG Vitality Resolution and Posco Holdings, met with US senators and representatives from 12 states and 10 US authorities organizations together with the White Home Nationwide Financial Council (NEC) and the Workplace of the Vice President.
All through the “Washington Door Knock” program, the delegation lined a sequence of agendas — regional peace and safety, strategic competitors and provide chain resilience, and advancing Korea as a number one enterprise hub within the Asia-Pacific area.
The occasion included conferences with Rep. Andy Kim, Matthew Murray, a senior official for the Asia-Pacific Financial Cooperation on the US Division of State, and Jed Royal, principal deputy assistant secretary for Indo-Pacific safety affairs on the US Division of Protection.
AmCham additionally mentioned bilateral financial and commerce points with Rep. Rick Larsen, Sen. Todd Younger, Sen. Charles Grassley, Rep. Ami Bera, Sen. Tammy Duckworth and members of the Home Methods and Means Commerce Subcommittee.
Conferences with Sen. Jon Ossoff, the workplace of Sen. Marco Rubio and different congressional places of work centered on the Korea-US free commerce agreements and the necessity for regulatory harmonization.
Excessive-level engagements included breakfast classes attended by Heritage Basis Director Jeff Smith, John Hamre, president and CEO of the Heart for Strategic and Worldwide Research, Victor Cha, senior vice chairman for Asia and Korea chair on the CSIS, in addition to classes with the NEC, the Workplace of the Vice President and the Bureau of Trade & Safety.
“On condition that our go to came about just some weeks earlier than the US (presidential) elections and through the second presidential debate, we have been capable of gauge the present (political) sentiments,” stated AmCham Chairman and CEO James Kim. “A transparent takeaway from our conferences was … that US-Korea relations will stay very important, whatever the election consequence. South Korea’s rising affect within the Asia Pacific area and past is being acknowledged by key policymakers within the US.”
By way of its annual “Door Knock” packages, AmCham stated it would proceed to be a bridge between Korean and US governments and firms and cement bilateral cooperation.