"Aren't You the President?" Stunned Reaction: "I Must Send This Photo to My Parents in Korea"

President Lee Jae-myung and First Lady Kim Hye-kyung, visiting New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly, visited Koreatown to meet with members of the Korean diaspora and engage with local citizens.

On the evening of September 21, local time, President Lee and First Lady Kim visited Koreatown located in Midtown Manhattan, New York, accompanied by Ambassador to the United Nations Cha Ji-hoon and other officials.

Local citizens and tourists recognized the presidential couple, greeting them with shouts of "South Korea's President!" and "Mr. President," and took commemorative photos with them.


In particular, a Korean student studying at the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) greeted them warmly, saying, "Aren't you the president?" and "I must send this photo to my parents in Korea," according to Cheong Wa Dae Deputy Spokesperson Ahn Gwi-ryeong.

The presidential couple dined on Korean cuisine at The Kunjip, a Korean restaurant in Koreatown.

Deputy Spokesperson Ahn stated, "Ahead of Chuseok, this visit to Koreatown was a meaningful time to share warm greetings with our compatriots who have taken root in a foreign land and built up the Korean community, and to witness firsthand the standing of Korean culture firmly woven into the daily life of New York."


(Photo: Yonhap News)
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