On the 17th, the Presidential Office announced that President Lee Jae-myung appointed former Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Park Yong-man as the head of the special envoy delegation to the United States.

President Lee Jae-myung appoints Park Yong-man, former Chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (left in the photo), as the Director General of the special mission to the U.S. The Presidential Office states that Han Jun-ho, a supreme council member of the Democratic Party of Korea (center in the photo), and Representative Kim Woo-young are also dispatched as part of the special mission.

Woo Sang-ho, the chief civil affairs secretary of the Presidential Office, said at a briefing at the Presidential Office in Yongsan, Seoul, on the 17th, "We have decided to send three special envoys: former Chairman Park, Democratic Party of Korea Supreme Council member Han Joon-ho, and Korea-U.S. Congressional Coalition Director Kim Woo-young."

Woo noted, "The nature of this special envoy delegation is not to solve specific tasks," adding, "It aims to explain the changed situation of Korea since the president's inauguration and to help with various understandings in the international community."

Initially, the Presidential Office mentioned that former People Power Party Emergency Response Committee Chairperson Kim Chong-in and Democratic Party of Korea Supreme Council member Lee Un-joo were considered for the special envoy. However, with some opposition from within the Democratic Party of Korea, former Chairperson Kim was reportedly excluded from the delegation.

On that day, the Presidential Office also sought Kim's understanding regarding the luncheon with President Lee Jae-myung. Woo stated, "Before the president came, I met with former Chairperson Kim for about 10 minutes to explain the situation and sought his understanding," adding, "Former Chairperson Kim also said, 'I understand everything.'"

Regarding the selection of former Chairman Park as the head, he said, "As you know, Director General Park Yong-man was a business leader representing Korea's economy. Additionally, he has held the position of representative of an organization that represents Korea's economy, so I expressed the judgment that 'meetings with businessmen will be much more natural and smoother even from the perspective of the United States,' and he gladly accepted."

However, the schedule for the special envoy delegation's trip to the United States has not been finalized. Woo mentioned, "The U.S. envoy delegation has not yet confirmed the interviewees or the schedule for the meetings," and added, "We plan to announce first in the order of countries whose meeting schedules are confirmed."

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