Yoon Returns Home After 7-Day State Visit to the U.S.

Arrival at Seoul Airport on the afternoon of the 30th via Air Force One flight

President Yoon Suk-yeol returned home on the 30th after a 5-night, 7-day state visit to the United States.

President Yoon and his wife, First Lady Kim Keon-hee, arrived at Seoul Airport in the afternoon on Air Force One, their official plane, and greeted the welcoming guests who were already there. President Yoon wore a sky-blue necktie with a dark navy suit, while the First Lady wore a sky-blue coat and carried a black handbag.

President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee, having completed their state visit to the United States, are seen waving to the crowd as they disembark from Air Force One at Seongnam Seoul Airport on the 30th.
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President Yoon greeted Han Chang-seop, Vice Minister of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Kim Ki-hyun, leader of the People Power Party, Won Jae-ok, floor leader, Kim Dae-gi, Chief Presidential Secretary, Jang Ho-jin, First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lee Jin-bok, Senior Secretary for Political Affairs, and others who came to welcome him. The presidential couple then boarded a waiting vehicle and left the scene.

President Yoon, who departed on the 24th, exchanged warning messages regarding the North Korean regime during the summit with U.S. President Joe Biden and adopted the "Washington Declaration" as a separate document to activate a new extended deterrence system. In particular, the establishment of a "Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG)" to specifically operate the new extended deterrence system between the two countries was formalized.

In the economic sector, the two leaders expressed great expectations for synergy through cooperation. Regarding sensitive issues such as the Inflation Reduction Act and the CHIPS and Science Act, they chose consultation and coordination rather than immediate resolution. The emphasis was placed on strategic partnership. President Yoon also delivered a joint address to the U.S. Congress for the first time in 10 years since former President Park Geun-hye in 2013, and gave the first speech by a sitting Korean president at Harvard University.

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