Filed Under: Economy, Events, South Korea, Trade

November 15, 2007

Seok Young Choi, Minister of Economic Affairs at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea opened the discussion with an analysis of the strategic opportunities of the Korea-U.S. FTA. Panel speakers Tami Overby, President of AMCHAM, Chris Cooper, President, Asia Region, Prudential International Investment, and David Ruch, Country Manager – Korea, United Airlines, continued the discussion and added their views on the economic relationship in their specific sectors.

The American Chamber of Commerce in Korea, better known as AMCHAM, was founded in 1953 with a broad mandate to encourage the development of trade and commerce between Korea and the United States. Its membership has grown to over 2,300 members and includes over 1,000 member companies.