SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The top Ukrainian envoy here stressed that it’s “utter nonsense” to raise the idea of an armistice to end Russia’s war in his country with a division similar to that of Korea. One year into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the war is likely to face a watershed moment in [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean diplomats rode in the British royal coach in London. New South Korean Ambassador to Britain Yoon Yeo-cheol on Thursday (local time) submitted the diplomatic credentials to King Charles III at Buckingham Palace. In accordance with British customs, the ambassador was escorted from his residence to the palace by [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A banner has been placed in front of the U.S. embassy building to protest the new U.S. ambassador to South Korea Philip Goldberg’s gender orientation. The banner contains expressions written both in Korean and English that slander the new ambassador, but is has yet to be taken down. The [...]
SEOUL/WASHINGTON, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Friday welcomed the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of President Joe Biden’s nominee for the new U.S. ambassador to Seoul, vowing “active support” for his mission to strengthen the two countries’ alliance. The Senate voted Thursday (local time) to confirm Philip Goldberg, a career diplomat, as the new ambassador [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Kim Gunn, South Korean ambassador to Britain, on Tuesday (local time) submitted a letter of credence to Queen Elizabeth II. The ambassador and his wife headed over Buckingham Palace in London in a carriage and joined a video conference to meet with the Queen at Windsor Castle. Kim wore [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — James Choi, the Australian Ambassador to Korea, will be cycling across South Korea next month in order to deliver a message that stresses the importance of cultural diversity. The Australian Embassy in Korea stated yesterday that Ambassador Choi and 14 other embassy employees will start their 375-kilometer journey on [...]
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The United States has withdrawn former White House official Victor Cha from consideration for ambassador to South Korea, a U.S. official said Tuesday. The official on the White House National Security Council confirmed the decision, which raises new concerns about the Donald Trump administration’s policy toward Seoul and Pyongyang. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – U.S. ambassador Mark Lippert is set to end his 27-month term in South Korea, with his official duties scheduled to wrap up on January 20. During a one-hour farewell press conference held at the ambassadorial residence, Habib House, in central Seoul, Lippert shed tears several times, recalling memories of [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Prosecutors sought a 17-year prison term for a 56-year-old South Korean man at an appeals court on Tuesday for assaulting the top U.S. envoy to South Korea last year as well as two prison staff. Kim Ki-jong is currently serving a jail term for attacking Ambassador Mark Lippert with [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin has been named the honorary ambassador for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games, organizers said Thursday. The Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher will take part in various activities promoting South Korea’s first Winter Games in PyeongChang, some 180 kilometers east of Seoul in Gangwon Province, the [...]