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Article: AMBASSADOR KIRK SPEAKS AT U.S.-KOREA BUSINESS COUNCIL
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- November 6, 2009
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The White House Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued the following speech text:
"Thank you all for having me tonight. And thank you to Bill Rhodes for that warm welcome. It is my pleasure to be here this evening with so many distinguished individuals, including Ambassador Han Duk-Soo; the president of the Korean-US Business Council, S.R. Cho; your outgoing president, Myron Brilliant; and your incoming president, Tami Overby. I welcome the opportunity to speak with you all about how we can work together to strengthen the economic ties between Korea and the United States.
Opening markets and forging closer trade relationships with our partners in Asia has been ...