Heritage Foundation Deputy Director of U.S. Conservative Think Tank to Visit Korea on 27th

Derek Morgan Lectures at Martial Arts CEO Breakfast Meeting
Topic: 'Policy Outlook on US Presidential Election'
'Korean Expert' Researcher Anthony Kim Also Attends

With the U.S. presidential election just three months away, the vice president of the Heritage Foundation, known as a leading conservative think tank in the United States, will visit South Korea at the end of this month.

Derek Morgan, Vice President of the Heritage Foundation. Photo by Heritage Foundation Official Website Capture

The Korea International Trade Association (KITA) announced on the 5th that Derek Morgan, vice president of the Heritage Foundation, will be a speaker at the "182nd KITA CEO Breakfast Meeting" held on the morning of the 27th at the Grand InterContinental Hotel in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Vice President Morgan is scheduled to give a lecture on the topic of "Key Economic and Trade Policy Outlook Related to the U.S. Presidential Election."

The CEO Breakfast Meeting is a monthly event hosted by KITA to provide insights and networking opportunities related to economics, trade, and commerce for CEOs of member companies.

Derek Morgan holds a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. During the George W. Bush administration, he served as Chief of Staff to Vice President Richard Cheney and held positions such as Chief of Staff and Vice President for Domestic Policy at the Heritage Foundation from 2010 to 2015. He currently oversees policy, communications, and government relations at the Heritage Foundation.

This visit by Vice President Morgan was arranged at the invitation of KITA. Earlier, shortly after his inauguration in May, KITA Chairman Yoon Jin-sik visited the United States, meeting with political and business figures and visiting the Heritage Foundation, affiliated with the Republican Party, and the Brookings Institution, affiliated with the Democratic Party, to discuss Korea-U.S. trade and commerce issues and explore ways to strengthen cooperation.

The Heritage Foundation, which welcomed Chairman Yoon, reportedly expressed a very favorable stance toward South Korea and Korean companies making large-scale investments in the United States. Vice President Morgan, who met with Chairman Yoon locally, expressed gratitude for the visit by the head of Korea’s leading economic trade organization and indicated his intention to reciprocate the visit. In response, KITA officially invited Vice President Morgan and requested his lecture.

Accompanying Vice President Morgan on this visit will be Anthony Kim, a Heritage Foundation researcher recognized as a Korea expert in the United States. No other schedules for the two during their visit have been disclosed. However, they are expected to meet with various political and governmental figures in Korea to discuss ways to enhance bilateral cooperation.

Meanwhile, although the CEO Breakfast Meeting is a paid event for member companies, KITA is considering opening this special lecture to interested companies, as it is an event forecasting Korea-U.S. trade and commerce after the U.S. presidential election.

A KITA official said, "The U.S. presidential race is now at its midpoint, but the candidates’ policy directions are still unclear, leading to various speculations. KITA will provide timely information related to the trade industry not only through this Heritage Foundation lecture but also by leveraging networks with progressive and centrist think tanks such as the Brookings Institution and CATO Institute."

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