Overview

• First Lady Kim met roughly 20 overseas Koreans at the Calgary Korean Association, marking her first solo diplomatic engagement since President Lee took office.
• Participants included students, researchers and a working holiday visa holder alongside leaders of local Korean associations, women’s groups and principals of Korean schools.
• Kim praised the diaspora’s keen engagement with South Korean affairs and discussed topics spanning education, culture and artificial intelligence research.
• She toured Calgary’s National accessArts Centre, Canada’s largest disability arts organization, and expressed interest in Canadian policies supporting people with disabilities and cultural exchange.
• On June 16, she joined President Lee at a governor general’s dinner reception in a traditional green and yellow hanbok, reinforcing coordinated diplomatic activities.