President Lee Arrives in San Francisco; Welcomed by U.S. Side with Lee Jung-hoo's Autographed 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 at 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 an autographed baseball of Lee Jung-hoo, a player for the Major League Baseball (MLB) team San Francisco Giants, as a welcoming gift.

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

President Lee's vision for this visit to the U.S. is to focus on elevating 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.

Kim Yong-beom, Chief of Policy at the Presidential Office, explained in a prior briefing, "President Lee will emphasize South Korea's strong commitment to AI investment and global cooperation during the meetings, and will draw practical results such as investment cooperation from key companies."

President Lee will also attend the local "San Francisco AI Summit" event shortly thereafter.

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 Executive Chair Euisun Chung, and Naver Board Chairman Lee Hae-jin will attend to exchange views on the government's "three major mega-projects."

Notably, at this event, President Lee plans to announce the "San Francisco AI Declaration," containing his resolve for South Korea to leap forward as an "irreplaceable country" in the global AI ecosystem.

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

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