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Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement:
Opportunities and Challenges
Minister Jong hyun Choi from the Embassy of Korea in Washington, D.C., will visit NBR's new offices at George F. Russell, Jr. Hall in the University District on December 1, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. He will speak about the
Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) and take questions from the audience. Please join us for coffee and pastries beforehand at 8:30 a.m. to network with NBR staff and other guests. The event will finish promptly at 10:00 a.m.
Please forward to colleagues who might be interested in attending. Space is limited, so please respond as early as possible. RSVP to Nilanthi Samaranayake at
nilanthi@nbr.org or 206-632-7370.
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Date
December 1, 2009
Time
9:00-10:00 a.m.
Place
NBR
Brady Board Room
George F. Russell, Jr. Hall
1414 NE 42nd Street, Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98105 |
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Mr. Jong hyun Choi has been the Minister for Economic Affairs at the Korean Embassy in Washington, D.C., since March 2008. Since joining the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1981, he has served in various overseas postings including the United States, Australia, and Belgium. Minister Choi has been mostly involved in international trade matters, most recently having served as Director-General at the Bilateral Trade Bureau, which is responsible for promoting Korea’s bilateral economic and trade relations with the U.S., China, Japan, and the EU. He received his BA from the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Yonsei University in Korea and graduated from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom with an MA in International Relations.
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