Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, was selected to serve on the Escort Committee to welcome President Park Geun-hye, South Korea’s first female president, to the U.S. Capitol, where she addressed a Joint Meeting of Congress. This is President Park’s first official visit to the U.S. Following her address at the Capitol, Chairman Royce issued this statement.
“As we continue to strengthen our 60-year alliance with a great ally, South Korea, we welcome President Park to our nation’s capital. I am honored to serve on President Park’s Escort Committee and I am very proud to have helped secure this significant opportunity."
Note: Earlier this year, Chairman Royce led a bipartisan delegation to South Korea where he met with then-President-Elect Park Geun-hye and members of the Korean National Assembly. Former Chairman of the U.S.-Republic of Korea Interparliamentary Exchange, Royce was also one of the leading champions of the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement.
Tonight, at the invitation of President Park, Chairman Royce will deliver remarks to the Korean-American community in Southern California to discuss the 60th anniversary of the U.S.-Korean alliance.
