Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Ceremony to Present U.S. Medal of Honor to American Korean War Veteran
(Unofficial Translation) Thank you, President Biden. It is very meaningful for me that President Biden extended an invitation to join this ceremony to award the Medal of Honor to retired Colonel Ralph Puckett Jr. I was told that this is the first time for a foreign head of state to attend a Medal of Honor presentati...
May 22, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at ROK-U.S. Business Roundtable
(Unofficial Translation) I am grateful to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo for arranging this invaluable meeting. Leaders from America’s cutting-edge businesses and Korea’s global manufacturers have been brought together. Just seeing you here brings new hope. In the same way that friendship shine...
May 21, 2021
Message from President Moon Jae-in on 41st Anniversary of May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement
(Unofficial Translation) “This is May which never dwells on the past or today.” May in Gwangju has come around again. The way to the May 18th National Cemetery and Mangweol-dong Cemetery must be lined with white blossoms from the ipap namu, or fringetrees, that look like cooked rice. A citizen a...
May 18, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Meeting with Leadership of Ruling Democratic Party of Korea
(Unofficial Translation) I am very glad to see the new leadership of our ruling party. I extend my heartfelt congratulations to Chairperson Song Young-gil, Floor Leader Yun Ho-jung and other Supreme Council members on your elections as the party’s new leaders. Your shoulders are surely burdened by the heavy re...
May 14, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Presentation of K-semiconductor Strategy
(Unofficial Translation) Fellow Koreans, The global semiconductor market is experiencing a period of seismic changes. The COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating the transition to a contact-free, digital economy. Such Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies as IoT and artificial intelligence are rapidly growing. In ...
May 13, 2021
Special Address by President Moon Jae-in to Mark Four Years in Office
(Unofficial Translation) Fellow Koreans, My term in office will end in a year. This is typically the time to think about how to bring things to a close. However, I feel the remaining one year is more important than any part of the past four years. We are still in a crisis, and the people are unable to return to ...
May 10, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Strategy Presentation for Floating Offshore Wind Farm in Ulsan
(Unofficial Translation) Fellow Koreans and citizens of Ulsan, Since far-off prehistoric times, the sea has been an integral part of life for this region. During the Three Kingdoms period, Ulsan served as a gateway for trade ships coming and going. From the 1970s when Korea’s first maritime industrial comp...
May 06, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at 2nd Special Meeting to Check Epidemic Prevention and Control against COVID-19
(Unofficial Translation) Even though disease control authorities and respective ministries and agencies have been working hard, a special meeting to check epidemic prevention and control has been convened again in just three weeks. It aims to further enhance government-wide response levels regarding anti-epidemic me...
May 03, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Dedication Ceremony of Gwangju Global Motors’ Plant
(Unofficial Translation) Good afternoon, everyone. The ceremony to mark completion of the Gwangju Global Motors plant is finally being held today. Looking back at the time and effort spent on this project so far, the citizens of Gwangju must truly be overwhelmed and bursting with pride. This finished vehicle ass...
Apr 29, 2021
Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at 18th Cabinet Meeting
(Unofficial Translation) Let me begin the 18th Cabinet Meeting. The advance GDP estimate for the first quarter released today by the Bank of Korea shows that our economy in the first three months of this year has already surpassed its pre-COVID-19 state. This quarterly growth rate beats the expectations of inter...
Apr 27, 2021