Ambassador cho hee-yong biography of williams

South Korean Ambassador Cho Hee-yong hosted a frank and charming presentation while visiting the Dal campus earlier this month to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Canada and South Korea.

Topping the ambassador’s priority list was expressing his deepest appreciation for Canada’s sacrifice during the Korean War, including a personal message of thanks to an audience member.

Ambassador Cho, who visited on September 16, devoted a considerable portion of his visit to celebrating our “shared history” and discussing ways to grow ties further between our two nations.

Several times throughout the visit, he referred to South Korea and Canada as “like-minded countries,” “staunch allies” and “ideal partners.” Going forward, the ambassador feels that as  “middle powers” Canada and South Korea could benefit by sticking together.

Discussing relations

While the overall tone is best described as cautiously optimistic, it was apparent