Ambassador Kang Kyung-wha
Ambassador Kang Kyung-wha is the South Korean Ambassador to the United States. She previously served as South Korea’s first female Foreign Minister from 2017 to 2021, leading Seoul’s diplomacy during a period of intensified engagement on the Korean Peninsula and expanding global partnerships. Earlier in her career, Ambassador Kang became the first Korean woman to hold a senior United Nations leadership role, advancing international humanitarian, human rights, and development policy. Ambassador Kang has been a key actor in inter-Korean diplomacy as well. She served most recently as President and CEO of the Asia Society before becoming Korea’s 29th Ambassador to the United States in 2025.
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Trade, Technology, & the US–Korea Alliance: A Conversation with Ambassador Kang
Sheena Chestnut Greitens sat down with Ambassador Kang Kyung-wha, the Republic of Korea’s ambassador to the United States. Recorded before a live audience at The University of Texas at Austin on December 3, the conversation explores the deepening alignment…