President Lee to Meet Big Tech CEOs, Including Jensen Huang and Sam Altman, During US Visit

President Lee Jae-myung will embark on an overseas trip starting the day after tomorrow, July 24, through August 3, visiting San Francisco, the United States, three South American nations including Brazil, Chile, and Argentina, and subsequently Germany.

Wi Sung-lac, Director of National Security, and Kim Yong-bum, Chief Presidential Secretary for Policy, held a briefing to outline the presidential diplomatic schedule.

First, President Lee will meet with global AI leaders and Silicon Valley venture capitalists in San Francisco from July 24 to 25.

Specifically, Chief Secretary Kim stated that President Lee plans to hold successive meetings with NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, and Broadcom CEO Hock Tan.

"Through meetings with global big tech CEOs, we will emphasize South Korea's strong commitment to AI investment and global cooperation, and draw practical outcomes such as investment cooperation from core companies," Kim explained.

President Lee will then attend the San Francisco AI Summit.

In addition to the big tech CEOs who met with the President, Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Chung Euisun, and Naver Board Chair Lee Hae-jin are scheduled to attend to exchange views on the vision for the "Three Major Mega Projects."

During the event, memorandums of understanding (MOUs) will be signed between domestic and big tech companies, and President Lee will announce the "San Francisco AI Declaration," outlining his vision for global cooperation and the resolve to leap forward as an "indispensable South Korea" in the global AI ecosystem.

After wrapping up his itinerary in the United States, President Lee will make a state visit to Brazil from July 26 to 29 at the invitation of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, where he will hold a summit meeting with President Lula.

From July 29 for a two-day period, he will pay an official visit to Chile and hold a summit meeting with Chilean President José Antonio Kast, who took office this year.

From July 30 to August 1, he will visit Argentina to hold a summit meeting with President Javier Milei.

Director Wi explained, "This visit is expected to expand trade, investment, and market exploration with Brazil, Chile, and Argentina, which are key economic powerhouses in South America, and holds significance in expanding South Korea's diplomatic horizons to the Global South."
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