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U.S. Ambassadors' Speeches and Transcripts


Oct 2005 ~ Sep 2008

Name: Alexander R. Vershbow
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Oct 12, 2005
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 17, 2005
Termination of Mission: Left post, September 2008

Speeches and Transcripts available on the official website of the U.S. Embassy

Year 2008 / Year 2007 / Year 2006

Year 2005

October - December

October - December / July - September / January - March

2005 / 2004 / 2003 / 2002 / 2001

U.S.-Korean Relations and the Future of the Korean Peninsula, Remarks for Breakfast Meeting hosted by the Korean Council on Reconciliation and Cooperation, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea - December 23, 2005
The U.S.- ROK Military Relationship, Remarks for the Honor Guard Ceremony Honoring, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, Knight Field, Yongsan - December 14, 2005
U.S.-Korea Relations: Important Time, Important Place, Alexander Vershbow, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, Congratulatory Remarks at the 2005 Korea-U.S. Policy Forum, Grand Intercontinental Hotel, Seoul - December 12, 2005
Opening Remarks at the Seoul Summit on Promoting Human Rights in North Korea, Alexander Vershbow, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, Seoul, Shilla Hotel - December 9, 2005
U.S.-Korean Relations: Remarks for the Kwanhun Club, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, National Press Club - December 7, 2005
U.S.-Korea Relations: Taking Things To The Next Level, Alexander Vershbow, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, Luncheon Remarks at the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea, General Membership Meeting (GMM), Grand Hyatt Hotel, Seoul - November 30, 2005
THE CHANGING U.S.-ROK ALLIANCE, Remarks by Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea
at theNational Assembly Study Group on Parliamentary Democracy, Seoul - November 9, 2005
Ambassador Alexander R. Vershbow Congratulatory Remarks to the Korean-American Association on the occasion of the
“2005 Korean-American Friendship Night” Banquet, Grand Ballroom, Grand Hyatt Hotel - November 3, 2005

July - September

October - December / July - September / January - March

2005 / 2004 / 2003 / 2002 / 2001


Sep 2004 ~ Apr 2005

Name: Christopher R. Hill
State of Residency: Rhode Island
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: May 12 2004
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 1, 2004
Termination of Mission: Left post, Apr 12, 2005

Year 2005

January - March

October - December / July - September / January - March

2005 / 2004 / 2003 / 2002 / 2001

Year 2004

October - December

October - December / July - September

2005 / 2004 / 2003 / 2002 / 2001

July - September

October - December / July - September

2005 / 2004 / 2003 / 2002 / 2001


Sep 2001 ~ Apr 2004

Name: Thomas C. Hubbard
State of Residency: Tennessee
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Aug 3, 2001
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 12, 2001
Termination of Mission: Left post, Apr 17, 2004

Year 2003

July - September

July - September / April - June / January - March

2005 / 2004 / 2003 / 2002 / 2001