"Aren't You the President?" Surprise Encounter... "Sending This Photo to My Parents in Korea"

President Lee Jae-myung and his spouse, First Lady Kim Hye-kyung, visiting New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly, visited Koreatown to meet with fellow Koreans and interact with local residents.

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

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


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

The presidential couple had a Korean dinner at "The Kunjip," a Korean restaurant in Koreatown.

Deputy Spokesperson Ahn stated, "Ahead of Chuseok, this visit to Koreatown was a meaningful occasion to share warm greetings with compatriots who have taken root in an unfamiliar land and built the Korean community, as well as to directly witness the standing of Korean culture firmly established in daily life in New York."


(Photo: Yonhap News)
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