Biden Handwrites "Looking Forward to Strengthening Friendship"… Gifts Photo Album to Yoon

The photo album captures President Yoon and his spouse's 4-day, 3-night journey... Handwritten memo delivered
President Yoon leaves a note at Blair House saying "Cherishing this meaningful memory"

On the 27th (local time), President Yoon Suk-yeol and his wife, who left Washington and moved to Boston, received a photo album as a gift from President Joe Biden and his wife. President Biden conveyed a note saying, "I look forward to the strengthening of our friendship," and President Yoon expressed his gratitude as he left Blair House (the guesthouse).

Photo album received by President Yoon and his wife from President Biden and his wife [Image source=Yonhap News]

According to the presidential office, the photo album received by President Yoon and his wife contained the four-day, three-night journey during which the presidential couples arrived in the United States, spent time socializing, held a summit meeting, and shared a state dinner. The enclosed note, handwritten by President Biden, read, "The visit of President Yoon and his wife to the United States was truly a joyful time for us as well. I look forward to the further strengthening of the friendship between our two countries and between us."

President Biden’s gift was delivered just before President Yoon departed for Andrews Air Force Base that day. President Yoon expressed his deep gratitude. In particular, during the state visit, as the presidential couple left Blair House, which was provided as their accommodation, President Yoon left a message saying, "Thank you for the heartfelt hospitality. I will cherish the meaningful memories at Blair House, where President Truman made the historic decision 70 years ago to protect Korea’s freedom."

Blair House once served as the office and residence of the 33rd U.S. President, Harry S. Truman, who decided to send U.S. troops to the Korean War, marking the first step of the 70-year Korea-U.S. alliance that has protected the freedom and human rights of the Korean people.

[Image source=Yonhap News]

Meanwhile, after completing the 3-night, 4-day schedule in Washington D.C., President Yoon arrived at his next destination, Boston. He will have a dialogue with scholars in the digital and bio fields at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and attend the Korea-U.S. cluster roundtable event. At Harvard University’s Kennedy School, he will deliver a policy speech titled "A New Journey Toward Freedom." He will also engage in a discussion with Joseph Nye, a distinguished professor of international politics. President Yoon will return home on the 29th after concluding his schedule in Boston.

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