New US Ambassador's First Weekend... Eats Samgyetang and Watches KBO All-Star Game

Philip Goldberg, the U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, is speaking at the Seoul Queer Culture Festival held at Seoul Plaza on the afternoon of the 16th.
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Philip Goldberg, the newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to Korea, spent his first weekend in office eating Samgyetang and watching the KBO All-Star Game.

On the 16th, Ambassador Goldberg posted photos on his Twitter account of his visit to Tongin Market in Jongno-gu and a Samgyetang restaurant in Seoul, saying, "My first Chobok in Korea," and added, "I had a delicious bowl of Samgyetang to endure the heat and also took a stroll around Tongin Market."

That same evening, he posted photos of himself watching the KBO All-Star Game at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul with Hur Koo-yeon, the president of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO).

Introducing himself as a baseball fan, Ambassador Goldberg said, "Chimaek, bibim guksu, KBO All-Star Game, auspicious rain, and my first-ever drone show," adding, "It was a wonderful way to wrap up my first week in Korea. Congratulations on the 40th anniversary of the KBO."

Ambassador Goldberg also attended the Seoul Queer Culture Festival held at Seoul Plaza that afternoon.

He took the stage with representatives from other foreign embassies in Korea and said, "We stand with you," and "We will fight alongside you for equality and human rights."

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