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PROGRAM

Grand Ballroom
The Plaza
New York City

April 15, 2008


WELCOME
Mr. Evans J.R. Revere
President
The Korea Society

REMARKS

The Honorable Carlos M. Gutierrez
Secretary
U.S. Department of Commerce

Introduction by
Mr. Evans J.R. Revere

His Excellency Ban Ki-Moon
Secretary-General
United Nations

Introduction by
Mr. Dong-Jin Oh
President & CEO
Samsung Electronics America, Inc.

The Honorable Christopher R. Hill
Assistant Secretary
Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
U.S. Department of State

Introduction by
Mr. Spencer H. Kim
Chairman
CBOL/Celltron

DINNER

REMARKS 
The Honorable Donald P. Gregg
Chairman
The Korea Society

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
His Excellency Lee Myung-Bak
17th President of the Republic of Korea

Introduction by
Mr. Stanley C. Gale
Chairman
Gale International

MUSICAL INTERLUDE

Musicians from the New York Philharmonic

JAMES A. VAN FLEET AWARD CEREMONY

Honorees

Peace Corps Korea Volunteers

Accepted by
The Honorable Kevin O\'Donnell
First Country Director for Peace Corps Korea
Former Peace Corps Director

Introduction by
Dr. Hur Dong-Soo
Chairman and CEO
GS Caltex Corporation

Mr. Don Oberdorfer
Chairman, U.S.-Korea Institute
School of Advanced International Studies
John Hopkins University

Introduction by
Mr. Byung Mo Ahn
Group President and CEO
KMA and Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia

Awards presented by
His Excellency Lee Myung-Bak

CLOSING REMARKS
Mr. Evans J.R. Revere

 

 
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