The Korean-U.S. Relationship: Its Current Condition and Future Prospects

The Korea-U.S. Relationship: Its Current Condition and Future Prospects

- Speaker: Stephen W. Bosworth, U.S. Ambassador to Korea

- Date : December 14, 1999.

"[Korea and the US] surely will continue to cooperate closely on economic and security matters. Our thinking on mutual concerns is similar due to our shared values. The most important of those values is our support for democracy and all that flows from deep-rooted democratic values: an open economy, competition, transparency, accountability, and a sense of fair play. Korea and the US will face many challenges together in the new millennium, but there is no challenge we cannot overcome if we remain true to our basic values...”