President Lee Arrives in San Francisco... Welcomed by U.S. Officials with Jung Hoo Lee's Signed Baseball

President Lee Jae-myung, who has embarked on a tour of the United States and South America, arrived in San Francisco, U.S., on the 24th (local time).

Upon arriving at San Francisco International Airport around 8:20 AM, President Lee and the First Lady were greeted by San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, South Korean Ambassador to the U.S. Kang Kyung-wha, and Consul General in San Francisco Lim Jung-taek.

Mayor Daniel presented President Lee with a welcomed gift of a signed baseball from Lee Jung-hoo of the Major League Baseball (MLB) team San Francisco Giants.

President Lee expressed his gratitude, responded with a handshake, boarded a waiting vehicle, and left the airport.

President Lee's vision for this U.S. visit is to focus on taking cooperation between South Korean and U.S. big tech companies in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector to the next level.

In the morning, President Lee is scheduled to meet sequentially with NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, and Broadcom CEO Hock Tan.

Chief Presidential Secretary for Policy Kim Yong-beom explained during a preliminary briefing, "During the meetings, President Lee will emphasize South Korea's strong commitment to AI investment and global cooperation, and draw substantive outcomes such as investment cooperation from key companies."

President Lee will soon attend the local San Francisco AI Summit event.

In addition to the big tech CEOs who met with President Lee, Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun, and Naver Board Chairman Lee Hae-jin will attend to exchange views on the government's three major mega-projects.

In particular, President Lee is scheduled to announce the San Francisco AI Declaration, which contains his resolve for South Korea to leap forward as an irreplaceable nation in the global AI ecosystem.

MOU signings between domestic companies and global big tech companies will also follow.

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