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Right-wing Extremists Oppose New U.S. Ambassador for His Gender Orientation

Right-wing Extremists Oppose New U.S. Ambassador for His Gender Orientation

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 [...]

S. Korea Welcomes Senate Confirmation of Goldberg as U.S. Ambassador to Seoul

S. Korea Welcomes Senate Confirmation of Goldberg as U.S. Ambassador to Seoul

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 [...]