Incheon Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok's US Trip from 18th to 25th... "Strengthening Global Cooperation and Investment Attraction"

Incheon Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok is embarking on a business trip to the United States to attract overseas investment and strengthen global cooperation. On the 17th, Incheon City announced that Mayor Yoo will visit Washington DC and Los Angeles (LA) from the 18th to the 25th for a 6-night, 8-day schedule.

During the trip, Mayor Yoo plans to engage with global companies to promote investment attraction and meet with key U.S. politicians to enhance bilateral cooperation. Additionally, he will conduct invitation activities to elevate the 75th anniversary of the Incheon Landing Operation commemorative event, scheduled for September, to an international event.

While in the U.S., Mayor Yoo will meet with Young Kim (62, Republican, California), a Korean-American three-term federal congresswoman, and Cho Hyun-dong, the South Korean ambassador to the U.S., to discuss future Korea-U.S. cooperation agendas and ways to respond to domestic and international turmoil.

Yoo Jeong-bok, Mayor of Incheon

On the 20th (local time), he plans to attend the inauguration ceremony of the 47th U.S. president and related commemorative events, where he will meet with prominent U.S. political figures. He will then meet with the governor of Oklahoma, the next chairperson of the National Governors Association (NGA), a coalition of governors from all 55 U.S. states, to exchange views on cooperation between local governments in Korea and the U.S. Mayor Yoo has been serving as the president of the 18th Korea Council of Governors since January this year.

On the 21st, he will visit major U.S. think tanks, including the Heritage Foundation and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), to exchange opinions with experts on Korea’s domestic situation and the Korean Peninsula issues. He will also meet with U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas to deliver an invitation to the 75th anniversary event of the Incheon Landing Operation and discuss ways to activate exchanges and enhance cooperation between Texas and Incheon.

From the 22nd to the 23rd, as part of efforts to propel Incheon into a "Global Top Ten City," he will hold investment attraction events with world-renowned cultural tourism facilities and media art companies.

Mayor Yoo said, "Through this U.S. trip, we will lay a greater foundation for cooperation between the two countries during these challenging times domestically and internationally, and devise ways for mutual peace and development. Cooperation with global companies will be an important stepping stone for Incheon to leap forward as a Global Top Ten City."

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