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Lee Taps Former Doosan Chief Park Yong-maan as Special Envoy to U.S.

The delegation will seek a trade-security package with the U.S. to stave off planned 25% reciprocal tariffs on Korean goods.

This file photo shows Park Yong-maan, former chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry. (Yonhap)
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Overview

  • Park Yong-maan, ex-Doosan Group chair and former Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry head, was named to lead the U.S. special envoy delegation.
  • He will be joined by Democratic Party Reps. Han Jun-ho and Kim Woo-young, though departure dates for the Washington mission remain unannounced.
  • The delegation’s mandate includes briefing U.S. officials on policy changes since Lee’s inauguration and leveraging Park’s extensive American business networks.
  • The appointment responds to U.S. President Donald Trump’s Aug. 1 deadline for imposing 25% reciprocal tariffs on Korean exports.
  • Park’s selection follows envoy dispatches to the EU, France, the U.K. and India as part of Lee’s push to restore global confidence in South Korea.