The Korea Society's 50th anniversary commemoration continued on February 3, 2007 with a gala dinner held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul. The dinner drew approximately 600 guests, including the current U.S. ambassador as well as four of his immediate predecessors, the prime minister, the foreign minister, the unification minister and a couple of other current cabinet-level officials, several prominent members of the ROK National Assembly, many former cabinet-level officials (including PM Kang Young Hoon), former legislators and other public figures. And, of course, the academic and corporate sectors also were well represented by prominent figures past and present.

The 50th anniversary commemoration was chaired by Lee Hee-Beom, chairman and CEO of the Korea International Trade Association and the Korea-U.S. Economic Council. Stanley C. Gale, chairman of Gale International, who served as the chair of the gala dinner committee. Opening remarks were delivered by the co-hosts of the gala dinner, Donald P. Gregg, chairman of The Korea Society, and Alexander Vershbow, the current U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Korea. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Song Min-soon introduced Prime Minister Han Myeong Sook who delivered a congratulatory message.

Gala Dinner Program

Reception

 Opening Ceremony

VIP Congratulatory Messages

President Jimmy Carter and President George H.W. Bush

Opening Remarks

His Excellency Lee Hee-Beom
Chairman & CEO
Korea International Trade Association
Korea-U.S. Economic Council 

Chair
50th Anniversary Commemoration of The Korea Society

 The Honorable Donald P. Gregg
Chairman
The Korea Society

Evans J. R. Revere
President
The Korea Society

Introductory Remarks

Mr. Stanley C. Gale
Chairman
Gale International

Gala Dinner Chair

Welcoming Speech

The Honorable Alexander Vershbow
Ambassador
Embassy of the United States of America

Introductory Remarks

His Excellency Song Min-soon
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Republic of Korea

Congratulatory Address

Her Excellency Han Myeong Sook
Prime Minister
Republic of Korea

TKS Video Presentation

Dinner

Cultural Performance

 Concluding Remarks