Tami Overby arrived in Korea in 1988 and has been actively involved in AMCHAM ever since. As president and CEO of AMCHAM Korea, Overby is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the Chamber.

Overby has actively participated in 17 of AMCHAM’s Washington Doorknock trips and in June 1996 testified before the U.S. Congressional Immigration Sub-Committee in support of Korea’s entry into the Visa Waiver Program. Overby has been a driving force behind AMCHAM’s support for improving the efficiency of the U.S. government’s visa process. In April 2006, she was also appointed as a co-chairman of the U.S.-Korea Visa Waiver Program Coalition. She has also testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee in March 2007 in support of the KORUS FTA.

Overby is an active member of both the Seoul Children’s Welfare Committee and the Invest Korea Advisory Council. She is the AMCHAM representative to the Association of the United States Army and is on General Bell’s Senior Korea Advisory Council. She is also on the board of directors for AMCHAM’s non-profit foundation, Partners for the Future, which provides aid and assistance to Korea’s unemployed.