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Honorable Sung-Hwan Son, Consul General of the Republic Of Korea

"US-Korean Economic Relationship and Significance of Korea-US FTA"

ANN ARBOR, MICH., October 29, 2009-A lecture was given by the Honorable Sung-Hwan Son relating to the Korean-US Free Trade Agreement. It was hosted on October 28, 2009, in the Michigan League.

The Honorable Sung-Hwan Son has been Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Chicago since 2007, after posts in Russia, Kazakhstan and other eastern European Countries in a thirty-year career with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and as Director General of European Studies at the Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security in South Korea from 2005-2007.

The lecture was well received as the Consul General gave an excellent speech highlighting the pros and cons of a Free Trade Agreement between the United States and South Korea. He also discussed in detail the current economic situation of South Korea and how it is evolving in the global market. The Center for Korean Studies was very pleased with the talk and is thankful for the Consul Generals contribution.

 

Korea Foundation President
Participates in Signing Ceremony
Korea Foundation honored for generous support of student fellowships

ANN ARBOR, MICH., March 25, 2009—A signing ceremony for the Korea Foundation took place Wednesday afternoon to honor the organization’s generous support for the International Institute Center for Korean Studies at the University of Michigan.

Korea Foundation President Sung Joon Yim participated in the ceremony, which praised the foundation’s half-million donation to fund CKS graduate student fellowships. The event was hosted by CKS and U-M’s College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.

“We are extremely grateful to the Korea Foundation for their generous support,” said David Chung, director of the Center for Korea Studies. “The creation of the prestigious Korea Foundation Graduate Fellowship will play an instrumental role in recruiting the best Korean studies scholars from all over the world.”

In celebration of Korean studies at the University of Michigan, the foundation was also honored at a special dinner Wednesday evening for its donation to U-M’s Museum of Art. In attendance was SeAH Steel Corporation Chairman Woon-Hyung. The two organizations, both generous supporters of CKS, each contributed $500,000 toward the development of the museum’s Korea Foundation Woon-Hyung Lee Gallery of Korean Arts.

A delegation of 40 CKS supporters attended the dinner. Special guests included Korean Consul General Sung-Hwan Son, Elder and Mrs. Sang-Yong Nam, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hasenkamp, and President Chung Kook Park of Hyundai Kia America Technical Center, U-M Alumnus Mr. Tae-Sung Lee.