As part of the administration’s ongoing efforts to strengthen and expand its partnership and ties with South Korea, Gov. Arnold I. Palacios and Lt. Gov. David M. Apatang recently met with Lee Seo Young, the Korean consul general based in Hawaii, and In Kook Kim, head of the Korean Consulate in Guam. They were joined by Kim Bo Chyul, consular assistant, who is based in the CNMI, and Kyoung-chyan Joo, the Korean consul in Guam. Young and Kim expressed their gratitude to Governor Palacios and Lt. Governor Apatang for their support of the Korean community on Saipan. They also discussed strategies to bolster support for the Korean business community and Korean tourism to the CNMI.
Governor Arnold I. Palacios and Lt. Gov. David M. Apatang met recently with visiting South Korean diplomats to discuss, among other things, the expansion of the CNMI’s partnership and ties with the north Asian country, which is also the islands’ primary tourism market.
Gov. Arnold I. Palacios shakes hands with Lee Seo Young, the Korean consul general based in Hawaii.
Lt. Gov. David M. Apatang shakes hands with Lee Seo Young, the Korean consul general based in Hawaii.
From left, Gov. Arnold I. Palacios; Lee Seo Young, Korean consul general in Hawaii; In Kook Kim, head of the Korean Consulate in Guam; and Lt. Gov. David M. Apatang.
Gov. Arnold I. Palacios speaks with Lee Seo Young, Korean consul general in Hawaii.
Gov. Arnold I. Palacios with Lee Seo Young, Korean consul general in Hawaii, In Kook Kim, head of the Korean Consulate in Guam, Kim Bo Chyul, Korean consular assistant in the CNMI, and Kyoung-chyan Joo, Korean consul in Guam.
Lt. Gov. David M. Apatang shakes hands with Kim Bo Chyul, Korean consular assistant based in the CNMI.
