Former Ambassador Harris "Congratulations to Park Young-sun on Busan Mayoral Election"... A Day Later "I Made a Big Mistake"

Former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris. [Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] Former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris posted a tweet congratulating former Minister of SMEs and Startups Park Young-sun, who lost in the April 7 Seoul mayoral by-election, on being elected as the mayor of Busan, which led to a late correction.

On the 9th, Harris left a message on his Twitter congratulating the winners of the Seoul and Busan mayoral elections. However, he mistakenly wrote the Busan mayor-elect's name as 'Park Young-sun' instead of 'Park Heong-joon.'

A tweet by former Ambassador Harris mistakenly referring to "Mayor Park Hyung-jun of Busan" as "Mayor Park Young-sun of Busan." Photo by Harry Harris, former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, Twitter screenshot.

The day after posting the tweet, on the 10th, Harris recognized his mistake and said, "I made a big mistake," adding, "I am correcting the tweet I posted earlier."

He expressed gratitude to the staff at the U.S. Embassy in South Korea who pointed out the error and corrected his message to congratulate Oh Se-hoon, mayor of Seoul, and Park Heong-joon, mayor of Busan.

Meanwhile, on the 9th, Robert Rapson, acting U.S. ambassador to South Korea, also tweeted, "I sincerely congratulate Oh Se-hoon, mayor of Seoul, and Park Heong-joon, mayor of Busan, on their election victories."

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