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U.S. President Donald Trump is seen during the Board of Peace meeting at the Donald J. Trump U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington on Feb. 19. Established by Trump and led by the U.S. government, the Board of Peace is a body tasked with overseeing the processes of the Gaza peace plan. [EPA/YONHAP]

EU diplomats to meet Board of Peace director over Gaza's future

The European Union's top diplomats are set to meet with the director of the Board of Peace in Brussels on Monday after a shaky and controversial embrace of U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to secure and rebuild the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.

2026.2.23

Second Vice Foreign Minister Kim Jina speaks to the press at Incheon International Airport on Oct. 18. [YONHAP]

Korean, U.S. officials discuss cooperation in economic security, supply chains in talks in Washington

Senior diplomats of Korea and the United States discussed bilateral cooperation in enhancing economic security and securing "trusted" supply chains during their economic talks in Washington on Wednesday, the State Department said.

2025.12.11

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President Lee Jae Myung speaks at an evening banquet for the foreign diplomatic corps at the Blue House on Aug. 15. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

President Lee tells foreign envoys Korea will practice 'pragmatic' diplomacy abroad, embrace diversity at home

President Lee Jae Myung pledged a foreign policy 'grounded in pragmatism' and domestic vision embracing diversity during a banquet for the foreign diplomatic corps at the Blue House on Friday to mark the 80th anniversary of Korean independence.

2025.8.15

Prepare for ‘gray area’ terror attacks

The threat seems to be related to the North’s apparent preparation of terrorist attacks against South Korean diplomats overseas.

2024.5.21

From left, Philippine Ambassador to Korea Maria Theresa Dizon-De Vega, Brazilian Ambassador to Korea Marcia Donner Abreu and Canadian Ambassador to Korea Tamara Mawhinney at the Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul. [WOO SANG-JO]

'Seoul Sisters' share experiences as women in diplomacy

There is a growing number of diplomats in Korea who call themselves the Seoul Sisters. “Wherever I am, having a group of women peers is an incredible and useful springboard,” said Tamara Mawhinney, ambassador of Canada to Korea, referring to women...

2023.5.16

Ukrainian Ambassador to Korea Dmytro Ponomarenko, left, and Maria Castillo-Fernandez, ambassador of the European Union to Korea, address the audience at the opening ceremony of a photo exhibition dedicated to Ukraine as the country marks the first year of its invasion by Russia on Friday. [ESTHER CHUNG]

Ambassadors stand with Ukraine on war's anniversary

Dozens of ambassadors and diplomats stood in solidarity with Ukraine in Seoul as the country marked the first full year of the Russian invasion on Friday...

2023.2.24

Carlos Victor Boungou, the Gabonese ambassador to Korea and dean of the diplomatic corps in Korea, left, makes a toast at Yeongbingwan State Guest House along with other foreign diplomats in Korea, including Dutch Ambassador to Korea Joanne Doornewaard, right, during a New Year celebration hosted by President Yoon Suk Yeol, center, and first lady Kim Keon-hee on Tuesday. [PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE]

Yoon toasts with foreign diplomats in Seoul

Carlos Victor Boungou, the Gabonese ambassador to Korea, makes a toast at Yeongbingwan State Guest House along with other foreign diplomats during a New Year celebration hosted by President Yoon Suk Yeol, center, and first lady Kim Keon-hee on.

2023.1.31

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, eleventh from front right; Busan Mayor Park Heong-joon, twelfth from front right; Heart to Heart Foundation President and CEO Oh Jee-chul, tenth from front right; Korea JoongAng Daily CEO Cheong Chul-gun, ninth from front right; and members of the diplomatic corps in Korea representing some 40 countries celebrate the opening of the Great Music Festival Charity Night Gala 2022 in Busan at the Asti Hotel in Busan on Friday. [PARK SANG-MOON]

Musicians with disabilities shine at gala concert in Busan

Music is a language that transcends borders and breaks boundaries, as was evident during the Great Music Festival Charity Night Gala as musicians with developmental disabilities moved a global audience representing some 40 countries on Friday…

2022.11.20