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州)의 대한국 수출이 증가하였고, 이 중

18개 주에서는 수출이 15% 이상 증가하였다. 18개 주에서는 수출이 15% 이상 증가하였다. 미국과 한국은 각각 세계 1위, 11위의 경제대국으로, 양국은 핵비확산, 세계 보건안 1위, 11위의 경제대국으로, 양국은 핵비확산, 미국과 한국은 각각 세계 공조하고 있다. 인권과 법치주의 등의 현안을 다루는 데 보, 여성 경제권 강화, 안보를 지키기 위해 긴 평화와 안정의 주춧돌로서, 한미 양국은 한미 동맹은 한반도의 밀히 공조하고 있다. 발효된 이후, 미 24개 주( 2012년 한미 FTA가 한국과 미국 국가로서 파트너십을 이끄는 경제대국이자 역동적인 민주주의 한국과 미국은 세계를 더욱 공고히 하고 있다 동맹 때 보다 굳건하다 한미 동맹은 그 어느 통상 차지했으며, 미국은 한국의 2위 상품 수출 한국은 미국의 주요 상품 수출국 중 7위를 국으로 자리하고 있다 일자리 일자리를 창출한다 한국과의 무역 및 투자는 미국에서 400,000개의 투자 대한국 투자는 20% 이상 증가하였으며, 한국의 대미 발효 이후 미국의 한미 FTA의 투자는 60% 이상 증가하였다 규모는 5번째이며, 한국의 대미국 아태 지역에서 미국의 대한국 해외직접투자(FDI) FDI 투자 규모는 일본과 호주에 이어 3번째이다. 하이라이트 중국과 멕시코에 이어 미국에서 3번째 2009년에서 2015년 사이 한국의 대미 투자는 로 빠른 고용 성장을 지원했다. fastest job fastest rd largest source of FDI into the United States from the Asia Pacific Pacific Asia the from States the United FDI into of source largest rd Largest Export Market for the US and the US Is South Is South and the US the US for Market Export Largest th largest recipient of US foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Asia Asia (FDI) in the investment direct foreign US of recipient largest th largest economies in the world, the two countries collaborate on nuclear on nuclear collaborate countries the two in the world, economies largest th Market Goods Export Largest nd and 11 st Pacific region and the 3 Pacific nonproliferation, global health security, women’s economic empowerment, human rights, human rights, empowerment, economic women’s security, health global nonproliferation, law. and the rule of Korea’s 2 Korea’s Since the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) was implemented in 2012, 24 states states 24 in 2012, implemented was (KORUS) Agreement Trade Free the Korea-US Since 15%. at least by exports which 18 increased of Korea, to exports increased INVESTMENT in Investment while Korean 20%, Over by Increased Korea South in Investment US KORUS of the Implementation 60% Since Over Increased the US is the 5 Korea South JOBS the US Across Jobs Support 400,000 Korea South With and Investment Trade the 3 supported Korea South from investment and 2015, 2009 Between TRADE Is the 7 Korea South ALLIANCE than Ever Is Stronger Alliance Korea The US-South the of and stability peace sustained of is and has been the cornerstone Alliance The combined a strong maintaining are countries The two and the region. Peninsula Korean defense. other’s each to committed deeply and are posture military As Leading World Economies and Vibrant Democracies, the United States and States the United Democracies, Vibrant and Economies World Leading As Their Partnership Deepening Are Korea South the 1 As Highlights after Japan Japan after and Australia. THE US AND SOUTH KOREA IN PROFILE IN KOREA SOUTH AND THE US growth after China and Mexico. after growth

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한국의 16개 도시는 미국의 32개 주와 자매결연을 맺고 있으며, 양국간 인적 관계를 한국의 16개 도시는 미국의 32개 주와 자매결연을 강화하고 경제통상관계를 지원하고 있다. 여행 및 관광 이른다한미간 관광객은 300만명에 증가했으며, 2016년 미국을 방문한 한국인 관광객 수는 160% 2008년-2016년 사이 해 약 100만명의 미국 규모는 약 86억 달러에 이르렀다. 같은 한국인 관광객의 소비 14억 달러를 소비했다. 인 관광객이 한국을 방문하여 인구 한국계 미국인들이 거주한다 미국에는 약 200만명의 다섯 번째로 많다. 중국, 필리핀, 인도, 베트남에 이어 아시아계 미국인 중 한국인은 학생 교류 미국 경제에 매년 20억 달러 이상 기여 한국인 유학생수는 미국에서 3번째로 많으며, 한다 유학생들에게 아시아에서 6번째로 인기가 2015/2016학년도를 기준으로 한국은 미국 많은 국가이다. 자매도시 있다 한국과 미국은 105개의 자매결연을 맺고 하이라이트 largest Asian ethnic group in the United States after Chinese, Chinese, after States in the United ethnic group Asian largest th most popular destination in Asia for American students studying studying students American for Asia in popular destination most Largest Source of Foreign Students in the US, Contributing Contributing in the US, Students Foreign of Source Largest th rd abroad during the 2015/16 academic year. academic during the 2015/16 abroad Filipino, Indian, and Vietnamese Americans. Indian, and Vietnamese Filipino, SISTER PARTNERSHIPS SISTER Relationships Sister 105 Share Korea and South States The United with 32 connections sister share and municipalities provinces Korean South Sixteen and supporting relationships people-to-people enhancing civic and states, US ties. commercial EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE EDUCATIONAL Is the 3 Korea South POPULATION States in the United Live Americans Million Korean Two Nearly 5 the are Americans Korean Tourists Million Three Exchange Korea South and States The United $8.6 contributing and 2016, 2008 between 160% increased Korea South from Tourists billion $1.4 and spent Korea South visited tourists US a million Nearly billion in 2016. in 2016. Highlights TRAVEL AND TOURISM TRAVEL Over $2 Billion to the US Economy Annually Economy the US $2 Billion to Over the 6 was Korea South

4 KOREA MATTERS FOR AMERICA 6 7 KOREA MATTERS FOR AMERICA THE US AND SOUTH KOREA IN PROFILE | 한국과 미국 As Leading World Economies and Vibrant 한국과 미국은 세계를 이끄는 Democracies, the United States and South 경제대국이자 역동적인 민주주의 Korea Are Deepening Their Partnership 국가로서 파트너십을 더욱 공고히 하고

With a strong alliance, integrated economies, and robust people-to-people connections, the 있다 US and Republic of Korea (South Korea) work together to combat regional and global threats, strengthen their economies, and promote freedom and democracy across the globe. 미국과 한국은 각각 세계 1위, 11위의 경제대국으로, 양국은 핵비확산, 세계 Diplomatic relations with the Korean Joseon Dynasty began in 1882. After the Korean War 보건안보, 여성 경제권 강화, 인권과 법치주의 등의 현안을 다루는 데 공조하 and division of the Korean peninsula in 1953, the US signed a Mutual Defense Treaty with 고 있다. Seoul. On the economic front, the United States has been a key partner in South Korea’s transformation from an international aid recipient to an international donor and major world economy. In 2012, the Korea-US (KORUS) Free Trade Agreement (FTA)—the largest US SOUTH KOREA IS A PART OF THE DYNAMIC AND FTA in Asia—went into effect, further boosting trade and investment ties. FAST-GROWING ASIA PACIFIC REGION As the 1st and 11th largest economies in the world, the two countries collaborate on nuclear nonproliferation, global health security, women’s economic empowerment, human rights, MONGOLIA and the rule of law through dozens of international and regional organizations; including RUSSIA the United Nations, Group of Twenty (G20), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum, East Asia Summit (EAS), and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum (ARF).

Ten US Presidents have visited South Korea a combined 19 times, while 13 Presidents and East Sea/ NORTH Sea of Japan Prime Ministers from South Korea have visited the United States, six of whom have addressed KOREA joint meetings of Congress – the most of any Asian nation. SOUTH JAPAN SOUTH KOREA INDICATOR UNITED STATES KOREA Yellow Sea Population 323 million 51 million GDP $18.62 trillion $1.41 trillion CHINA East China Sea GDP per capita $57,638 $27,539 Total trade (Balance of Payments (BoP)) $4.95 trillion $1.10 trillion Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) 11.9% 42.2% Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) 14.7% 35.4% Pacic Ocean TAIWAN FDI, net inflows (BoP) $479 billion $11 billion

FDI, net outflows (BoP) $312 billion $27 billion LAOS South China Military expenditure (% of GDP) 3.3% 2.6% Sea Ease of doing business ranking (2017) 6 4 THAILAND PHILIPPINES Life Expectancy (2015) 82 79 CAMBODIA Internet Penetration (% of population) 92.7% 76.2% VIETNAM Source: World Bank, 2016 data unless otherwise noted. Numbers rounded throughout. All monetary value are in current US$ unless otherwise noted. Whenever possible, most recent available data is used. For the most up-to-date data please visit AsiaMattersforAmerica.org/Korea 8 9 KOREA MATTERS FOR AMERICA ALLIANCE | 동맹 The US-South Korea Alliance Is Stronger 한미 동맹은 그 어느 때 보다 굳건하다

than Ever 한미 동맹은 한반도의 평화와 안정의 주춧돌로서, 한미 양국은 안보를 지키 기 위해 긴밀히 공조하고 있다. 또한 민주주의, 시장경제, 자유, 인권 등 공동 Ever since its founding in 1953, the US-South Korea Alliance has been rock solid. 의 가치 수호를 위해 국제 현안에 대해서도 협력중이다. Forged through shared sacrifice during the Korean War, the Alliance is and has

been the cornerstone of sustained peace and stability ofGYEONGGI-DO the Korean Peninsula and GYEONGGI-DO 24 24 the region. The two countries are maintaining a strong combined military posture CHUNGCHEONGBUK-DO CHUNGCHEONGBUK-DO GANGWON-DO 1 US MILITARY BASES GANGWON-DO 1 4 and are deeply committed to each other’s defense. WithINCHEON 61 US military facilities, INCHEON 4 1 BY PROVINCE 1 over 28,500 active and reserve troops, and DepartmentSEOUL of Defense civilian staff, SEOUL 5 South Korea hosts the 2nd largest US troop deployment in Asia and is the 3rd largest LEGEND 5 LEGEND CHUNGCHEONGNAM-DO GYEONGSANGBUK-DO GYEONGSANGBUK-DO 0 9 CHUNGCHEONGNAM-DO globally. 0 0 9 0 SEJONG DAEGU 0 1 - 2 SEJONG DAEGU JEOLLABUK-DO 3 0 1 - 2 DAEJEON JEOLLABUK-DO 3 The US-South Korea Alliance has served as a linchpin for security,2 stability, and 3 - 10 DAEJEON 2 ULSAN 2 3 - 10 2 ULSAN prosperity not only for the Korean Peninsula, but alsoGWANGJU in the Asia Pacific region 0 10 or more 1 GWANGJU 0 10 BUSAN 1 or more and increasingly around the world. The two countriesJEOLLANAM-DO have fought together in all 3 BUSAN 0 JEOLLANAM-DO 3 major wars with the US since the Second World War (Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, andGYEONGSANGNAM-DO 0 Afghanistan) and have been strengthening military cooperation bilaterally 4 GYEONGSANGNAM-DO 4 and globally. JEJU 0 JEJU 0

US AND KOREAN MILITARY COOPERATION GLOBALLY SELECTED BILATERAL MILITARY EXERCISES EXERCISE TYPE Army and Navy exercise designed to increase joint coordination Foal Eagle and readiness to defend South Korea - held annually

IRAQ Army command and control exercise that centers on a Operation Iraqi Freedom 2003-08 Key Resolve computerized command post war-game - 2017 edition included involvement of UN Command troops AFGHANISTAN Operation Pacific Army and Navy exercise that aims to improve logistical capabilities International Security Assistance Force 2001-14 Reach 2017 in order to achieve military and humanitarian objectives - first held (OPRex17) in 2017 PHILIPPINES Typhoon Haiyan (Yolonda) 2013-14 LIBERIA GULF OF ADEN Ulchi-Freedom Army war games and scenario simulation - 2017 edition included United Nations Operation Dawn HAITI Guardian involvement of UN countries Mission in Liberia of Gulf of Aden 2011 UN Stabilization Mission in 2003-Present Haiti 2009-14 SOMALIA SOUTH SUDAN UN Assistance Mission in Somalia II 1993-95 SOUTH KOREAN Other UN Mission in $400m South Sudan 2011-Present DEFENSE EQUIPMENT Israel 3% 2% PURCHASES $185m 2006-16 France 6% 71% United States $700m $8.8b Source Military Cooperation and US Military Bases Maps: US Department of Defense; Congressional Germany 18% Research Service reports $2.3b Source Defense Equipment Purchases: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) 10 11 KOREA MATTERS FOR AMERICA TRADE | 통상 South Korea Is the 7th Largest Export 한국은 미국의 주요 상품 수출국 중 7 Market for the US and the US Is South 위를 차지했으며, 미국은 한국의 2위 Korea’s 2nd Largest Goods Export Market 상품 수출국으로 자리하고 있다

Trade between the United States and South Korea totaled $155 billion in 2017. 2012년 한미 FTA가 발효된 이후, 미 24개 주(州)의 대한국 수출이 증가하였 The Korea-US Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA), the US’s largest FTA in Asia, went into 고, 이 중 18개 주에서는 수출이 15% 이상 증가하였다. effect in March 2012 and has eliminated over 95% of tariffs on US exports. Two-way trade between South Korea and the United States increased 19% from 2011 to 2017. US goods exports have risen steadily to almost $44 billion in 2017, while US services exports to South Korea SELECT US GOODS EXPORTS TO SOUTH KOREA exceeded $23 billion, an increase of 16% from 2011’s pre-KORUS figures. Trade sectors that have seen high growth since the implementation of KORUS US agricultural exports are among the fastest growing exports to Korea, having increased by 188% since 2006 to over $6 billion in 2016. The US is the largest source of imported agricultural products to South Korea, supplying 28% of farm imports. $392m Motor Vehicles LEGEND (cars and trucks) $1.5b US exports of motor vehicles to Korea increased from $392 million in 2011 to $1.5 billion in 2011 2017. This almost 300% increase is largely due to the elimination of the previous 8% tariff in $686m Beef & Beef Products 2016, and the reduction of non-tariff barriers. $1.2b 2017

100 $88m US TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES WITH SOUTH KOREA Oil & Gas $2.9b Global Financial Crisis KORUS Implementation $80b $254m Fresh Fruit $71.2b $491m $60b South Korea Goods Exports to the US $500m $1000m $1500m $2b $2.5b $3b $48.3b $40b US Goods Exports to Korea SELECT SOUTH KOREAN GOODS EXPORTS TO THE US $23.2b Trade sectors that have seen high growth since the implementation of KORUS $20b US Services Exports to South Korea $11b South Korea Services Exports to the US 0 $15.6b 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Motor Vehicles (cars) $21.9b

TOP 10 GOODS EXPORT PARTNERS $5.9b Machinery LEGEND $8.4b US PARNTERS SOUTH KOREA PARTNERS 2011 1 Canada $282b 6 Germany $54b 1 China $142b 6 Australia $20b $3.2b 2017 Chemical Products South United 2 Mexico $243b 7 $48b 2 $69b 7 India $15b $4.2b Korea States 3 China $130b 8 Netherlands $42b 3 Vietnam $48b 8 Taiwan $15b $5b $10b $15b $20b $25b 4 Japan $68b 9 Hong Kong $40b 4 Hong Kong $39b 9 Singapore $12b Source US Exports High Growth Sectors: US International Trade Administration, US Department of Agriculture 5 United Kingdom $56b 10 Brazil $37b 5 Japan $27b 10 Mexico $11b Source Korean Exports High Growth Sectors: Korean International Trade Association Sources Top Goods Export Partners: US International Trade Administration, Korea Customs Service, 2017 data Sources: US Bureau of Economic Analysis, US International Trade Administration 12 13

KOREA MATTERS FOR AMERICA Since the KORUS FTA was implemented in 2012, five states have increased Seventeen South Korean provinces and independent municipalities TRADE | 통상 exports by over 50% as of 2016: Arizona (244%), Nevada (109%), exported over $68 billion in goods to the US in 2017. Busan (182%) and Colorado (77%), North Dakota (63%), and Illinois (53%). Overall, 24 Incheon (130%) have increased their exports to the United States by more states increased exports to Korea by 2016, of which 18 states increased than 100% since the implementation of KORUS in 2012. Over half of goods exports by at least 15%. exports to the United States come from four regions - Gyeonggi-do, Ulsan, Gyeongsangbuk-do, and Seoul. US GOODS AND SERVICES EXPORTS TO SOUTH KOREA KOREAN GOODS EXPORTS TO THE US

South Korea is Minnesota’s 4th largest market for corn and th dairy, and 5 largest for feed, GYEONGGI-DO GYEONGGI-DO $14b wheat, pork, and beef. $14b CHUNGCHEONGBUK-DO Illinois’ exports to South CHUNGCHEONGBUK-DOGANGWON-DO $1.5b GANGWON-DO $1.5b $278m Korea have increased by $278m INCHEON INCHEON $5.9b WASHINGTON 84% since 2009. $5.9b $4.1b SEOUL SEOUL $7b MONTANA MAINE NORTH DAKOTA $108.7m $7b $169.8m MINNESOTA CHUNGCHEONGNAM-DO GYEONGSANGBUK-DO $125.4m $1.2b $5.3b $7.1b OREGON CHUNGCHEONGNAM-DO GYEONGSANGBUK-DO $1.3b NEW NEW HAMPSHIRE $246.6m $5.3b SEJONG$7.1b WISCONSIN DAEGU IDAHO YORK VERMONT $185.9m $98m $716.9m SEJONG JEOLLABUK-DO $1.3b $238.8m SOUTH DAKOTA $2.7b DAEJEONDAEGU MICHIGAN MASSACHUSETTS $1.8b $98m $134.7m JEOLLABUK-DO $773$1.3mb WYOMING $1.4b RHODE ISLAND $95.7m DAEJEON ULSAN $63.8m $870m $9.4b PENNSYLVANIA CONNECTICUT $583.9m $773m GWANGJU IOWA $4.1ULSANb $1.7b $1.5b NEBRASKA $548.7m NEW JERSEY GWANGJU $9.4b BUSAN NEVADA $607.7m OHIO DELAWARE $118.9m $4.1b JEOLLANAM-DO $3.4b INDIANA $1.3b $447.5m UTAH ILLINOIS MARYLAND $578m $1.5bBUSAN $1b WEST $489.2m $2.1b JEOLLANAM-DO $3.4b GYEONGSANGNAM-DO COLORADO VIRGINIA DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA $130.9m $303.5m $1.5b $6.1b $790.7m KANSAS VIRGINIA MISSOURI KENTUCKY $779.7m GYEONGSANGNAM-DO $393.5m CALIFORNIA $648m $754.9m $6.1b JEJU $12b N CAROLINA $16m TENNESSEE $1.1b Massachusetts ranked 7th JEJU OKLAHOMA $1.1b ARIZONA th $16m $191.9m ARKANSAS S CAROLINA in service exports and 11 LEGEND $1.7b NEW MEXICO $847.5m $235.8m in goods exports to South $111.6m $1 billion MISSISSIPPI GEORGIA LEGEND or less $226.9m Korea in 2016. ALABAMA $1.5b $1.1 - 5 billion TEXAS $677.3m $1 billion or less $8.6b LOUISIANA FLORIDA $5.1 - 8 billion $2.2b HAWAII $1b $1.1 - 5 billion ALASKA $199m $8.1 billion or more $791.6m $5.1 - 8 billion $8.1 billion or more

th LEGEND South Korea is Georgia’s 8 largest export market. $150 million or less $150.1 - 500 million nd $500.1 million - 1 billion Texas is the 2 largest overall state exporter Source US map: Estimated by the Trade Partnership (Washington, DC), 2016 data to South Korea, and the largest state exporter Source Korea map: Korean International Trade Association, 2017 data $1.1 - 2 billion of semiconductors and components, basic Sources: US International Trade Administration, US Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Trade Representative Office, Korean International Trade Association $2.1 billion or more chemicals, and oil and gas. 14 15 KOREA MATTERS FOR AMERICA JOBS | 일자리 Trade and Investment With South Korea 한국과의 무역 및 투자는 미국에서 Support 400,000 Jobs Across the US 400,000개의 일자리를 창출한다

US exports to South Korea directly supported 168,000 US jobs and indirectly supported an 2009년에서 2015년 사이 한국의 대미 투자는 중국과 멕시코에 이어 미국에 additional 175,000, totaling 343,000 jobs in 2016. US jobs directly supported by exports to 서 3번째로 빠른 고용 성장을 지원했다. South Korea increased 42% since KORUS was implemented in 2012. Investment from Korean companies since 2003 has added 63,000 jobs across the United States, TOP 10 STATES including over 10,000 jobs each in Alabama, Georgia, and Texas. According to data from the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, between 2009 and 2015 investment from South Korea US JOBS CREATED BY GREENFIELD* rd supported the 3 fastest job growth in the United States after China and Mexico. INVESTMENT FROM KOREAN FIRMS Exports to the US supported an estimated 468,000 jobs in South Korea in 2016. 1 Alabama 12,522 2 Georgia 12,318 US JOBS SUPPORTED BY EXPORTS TO SOUTH KOREA 3 Texa s 10,978 4 California 8,126

WASHINGTON 5 Michigan 3,448 19,866 MONTANA MAINE Tennessee 2,566 NORTH DAKOTA 731 6 938 MINNESOTA 894 7,174 OREGON 7 Florida 1,988 6,873 NEW NEW HAMPSHIRE 1,500 WISCONSIN IDAHO YORK VERMONT 922 8 New Jersey 1,858 1,363 4,325 17,069 SOUTH DAKOTA MASSACHUSETTS 10,514 1,011 MICHIGAN WYOMING 7,984 RHODE ISLAND 577 9 South Carolina 1,845 335 PENNSYLVANIA CONNECTICUT 3,273 IOWA 9,092 7,791 10 Pennsylvania 1,507 NEBRASKA 3,608 NEW JERSEY NEVADA 4,551 OHIO DELAWARE 681 INDIANA 7,710 3,461 UTAH ILLINOIS MARYLAND 3,442 5,312 WEST 2,681 12,385 COLORADO VIRGINIA DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 955 TOP 10 PROVINCES 1,445 5,340 KANSAS VIRGINIA MISSOURI KENTUCKY 4,710 CALIFORNIA 2,810 4,156 4,048 LEGEND KOREAN JOBS SUPPORTED BY 66,098 N CAROLINA TENNESSEE 6,559 1,000 or fewer EXPORTS TO THE US OKLAHOMA 5,973 ARIZONA 1,350 ARKANSAS S CAROLINA 1,001 - 3,000 1 Gyeonggi 79,282 8,921 NEW MEXICO 4,695 1,336 716 3,001 - 5,000 MISSISSIPPI GEORGIA 2 Ulsan 60,339 1,368 ALABAMA 8,211 5,001 - 10,000 TEXAS 3,486 3 Seoul 58,054 40,713 10,001 or more LOUISIANA FLORIDA 14,201 4 Gyeongnam 48,328 HAWAII 5,127 ALASKA 1,391 3,490 5 Gyeongbuk 45,446 6 Incheon 39,365 7 Gwangju 34,938 8 Chungnam 32,263 9 Busan 28,162 Source US Jobs from Exports: Estimated by the Trade Partnership (Washington, DC), 2016 data Source Jobs from Korean Greenfield Investment: fDi Markets, 2003-2017 data 10 Chungbuk 11,012 Sources Korean Jobs from Exports: Korea Trade Statistics Promotion Institute; Bank of Korea; Calculated by KIEP

*Greenfield investment refers to the building or expansion of new facilities rather than purchases or merges with existing companies. 16 17 KOREA MATTERS FOR AMERICA INVESTMENT | 투자 US Investment in South Korea Increased 한미 FTA의 발효 이후 미국의 대한국 by Over 20%, while Korean Investment in 투자는 20% 이상 증가하였으며, 한국의 the US Increased by Over 60% Since the 대미 투자는 60% 이상 증가하였다 Implementation of KORUS 아태 지역에서 미국의 대한국 해외직접투자(FDI) 규모는 5번째이며, 한국 의 대미국 FDI 투자 규모는 일본과 호주에 이어 3번째이다. Cumulative investment into South Korea from the US totaled nearly $41 billion in 2016. South Korea is the 5th largest recipient of US foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Asia Pacific region. US MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES IN SOUTH KOREA 2000-17 Led by the retail and telecommunications sectors, over 1,700 American multinational enterprises have invested in South Korea since 2000. GYEONGGI-DO 305 CHUNGCHEONGBUK-DO GANGWON-DO 15 INCHEON 7 LEGEND US-SOUTH KOREA DIRECT INVESTMENT (STOCK) 68 SEOUL 1,067 10 or fewer CHUNGCHEONGNAM-DO 11 - 20 Global Financial Crisis KORUS Implementation 22 GYEONGSANGBUK-DO $50b 20 SEJONG 21 - 100 3 DAEGU DAEJEON 17 $40.9b JEOLLABUK-DO 101 or more $40b 18 ULSAN b 20 2 $39.1 GWANGJU 29 BUSAN US FDI to South Korea JEOLLANAM-DO 38 $30b 29 GYEONGSANGNAM-DO 35 $20b JEJU 6 Korean FDI to the US $10b US INVESTMENT IN SOUTH KOREA 2000-17 $0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Motor vehicles and Telecommunications 12% $3b transport equipment 13% $3b 11% Wholesale and Financial retail trade intermediation $8b $2b Others $7b 35% 30% Source US-South Korea Direct Investment: US Bureau of Economic Analysis (US Direct Investment Position Abroad/Foreign Direct Investment in the US on a Historical-Cost Basis) Source US Multinational Enterprises and US Investment in Korea: Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (accessed March 2018) 18 19

KOREA MATTERS FOR AMERICA South Korea is the 3rd largest source of foreign direct investment into the US Korean greenfield investment, wherein companies build new facilities in INVESTMENT | 투자 from the Asia Pacific after Japan and Australia, investing over $40 billion another country rather than purchase existing ones. as of 2016. Since 2003, over 63,000 US jobs have been created by South

KOREAN MULTINATIONAL INVESTMENT IN THE US* SELECTED STORIES CJ

WASHINGTON CJ Bio America, a subsidiary of South Korea-based CJ $23m Corporation, invested over $350 million into a manufacturing MONTANA MAINE NORTH DAKOTA N/A facility in Fort Dodge, Iowa. The plant employs over 150 $3m MINNESOTA OREGON $113m $5m people to produce amino acids for animal feed. In 2018, CJ $350m NEW NEW HAMPSHIRE N/A WISCONSIN Bio America announced an additional $50 million investment IDAHO YORK VERMONT $71m $3m N/A $116m to expand the plant’s production capabilities and create SOUTH DAKOTA MASSACHUSETTS $37m $32m WYOMING MICHIGAN RHODE ISLAND N/A additional jobs in 2019. IOWA $1.3b N/A CONNECTICUT N/A $371m PENNSYLVANIA NEBRASKA OHIO $1.2b NEW JERSEY $406m HYUNDAI NEVADA N/A ILLINOIS $156m DELAWARE N/A INDIANA $3b UTAH $74m MARYLAND $33m $60m WEST Hyundai Motors invested $1.8 billion into its Montgomery, N/A COLORADO VIRGINIA DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA $4m N/A Alabama facilities. Opened in 2005, the plant is Hyundai’s $11m KANSAS MISSOURI VIRGINIA KENTUCKY $192m first manufacturing facility in America and features a stamping CALIFORNIA N/A $10m $98m $2.3b N CAROLINA facility, paint shop, vehicle assembly shop, two-mile test track, TENNESSEE $120m and two engine shops. Hyundai employs approximately 3,000 $439m ARIZONA OKLAHOMA ARKANSAS people in these facilities as of October 2017, and produces $4m N/A S CAROLINA NEW MEXICO N/A $564m nearly 400,000 vehicles a year. 35 Hyundai suppliers in N/A GEORGIA MISSISSIPPI $3.4b Alabama have added an additional $650 million in investment $2m ALABAMA and 7,000 jobs in Alabama. TEXAS $3.5b $15.9b LOUISIANA FLORIDA $352m HAWAII $1.1b SAMSUNG ALASKA $206m N/A Established in 1997, the Samsung Austin Semiconductor (SAS) plant in Texas produces components for tablets, smart phones, and other mobile devices. The plant covers 2.3 million square feet and employs nearly 3,000 workers. In 2016, Samsung invested $1 billion LEGEND to expand the plant, and it is estimated to have created as many as 500 new jobs. Since CJ No Data 1997, SAS has invested $16 billion into the expansion and maintenance of its Austin facility. Hyundai $20 million or less According to an Economic Impact Study by Impact DataSource, SAS added $3.6 billion into the regional economy of central Texas in 2015. Samsung $20.1 - 100 million TOP 10 STATES Lotte $100.1 million - 1 billion LOTTE NUMBER OF KOREAN COMPANIES $1.1 billion or more Lotte Chemical, a subsidiary of Seoul-based Lotte Group, announced plans to invest $3 INVESTING IN THE STATE billion in two new chemical manufacturing plants in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Combined, 1 California 303 6 New York 56 the projects will create 215 new direct jobs, and Louisiana Economic Development estimates the combined projects will result in 1,892 new indirect jobs, for a total of more than 2,100 2 Texa s 78 7 Michigan 37 new jobs. The facilities are expected to begin operating in 2019. 2 New Jersey 78 8 Florida 15 *Numbers reflect 2003-2017 greenfield investment and expansion only 4 Alabama 60 9 Washington 14 Sources: fDi Markets, 2003-2017 data; US Trade Representative’s Office; individual companies 5 Georgia 57 10 Tennessee 10 20 21 KOREA MATTERS FOR AMERICA TRAVEL & TOURISM | 여행 및 관광 The United States and South Korea 한미간 관광객은 300만명에 이른다 Exchange Three Million Tourists 2008년-2016년 사이 미국을 방문한 한국인 관광객 수는 160% 증가했으 며, 2016년 한국인 관광객의 소비 규모는 약 86억 달러에 이르렀다. 같은 해 In 2016, two million Koreans visited the US, an increase of 160% since 2008, and nearly one million Americans visited South Korea. 약 100만명의 미국인 관광객이 한국을 방문하여 14억 달러를 소비했다. Korean tourism to the United States contributed $8.6 billion to the US economy in 2016. This travel spending was the largest US export to South Korea, accounting for 13.5% of all US exports to South Korea and 4% of US travel exports globally. TOP 5 COUNTRIES The United States has been the 3rd largest market for tourism to South Korea since 2008, VISITORS TO SOUTH KOREA BY behind only China and Japan. The US is the only non-Asian source of tourists in the top five. US spending in the country amounted to nearly $1.4 billion in 2016. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN 1 China 8.1m 2 Japan 2.3m KOREAN VISITOR SPENDING IN THE US BY STATE 3 United States 866k 4 Taiwan 833k Seattle WASHINGTON 5 Thailand 651k $197.2m MONTANA MAINE NORTH DAKOTA $29.9m $22.2m MINNESOTA $10.1m $91.6m OREGON $91.9m NEW NEW HAMPSHIRE $34.8m WISCONSIN IDAHO YORK VERMONT $21.3m $22.1m SOUTH DAKOTA $78.7m $839.8m BILATERAL TOURISM BY YEAR MICHIGAN MASSACHUSETTS $366.2m WYOMING $17.3m $176.9m New York City RHODE ISLAND $38.6m $12.5m Detriot PENNSYLVANIA CONNECTICUT $77.1m Global Financial Crisis IOWA Chicago NEVADA $272.4m $172.7m 2m 2m NEBRASKA $42.4m NEW JERSEY $254.5m $26.7m OHIO DELAWARE $16.4m INDIANA $172.1m UTAH ILLINOIS Washington MARYLAND $174.3m San Francisico $127.4m WEST $55.6m $329.6m COLORADO VIRGINIA DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA $80.5m $35.0m $164.6m KANSAS VIRGINIA 1.5m MISSOURI KENTUCKY $310.7m CALIFORNIA $44.9m $154.0m $88.9m South Korean Visitors to the US $1.4b Las Vegas N CAROLINA The District of TENNESSEE $182.4m Los Angeles OKLAHOMA $172.8m Columbia received ARIZONA 1m $74.4m ARKANSAS S CAROLINA NEW MEXICO $108.2m the most travel and k $182.8m Atlanta 886 $40.8m $33.8m tourism related Dallas MISSISSIPPI GEORGIA $49.3m ALABAMA $173.7m income per capita US Visitors to South Korea TEXAS $60.9m from South Koreans 500k $623.8m LOUISIANA FLORIDA in 2016. $664.4m HAWAII $114.9m ALASKA $94.6m $21.7m 0 Honolulu 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 LEGEND $40 million or less $40.1 - 100 million rd Hawai'i was the 3 most popular state for Korean $100.1 - 200 million tourists in 2016, accounting for 12% of all Korean $200.1 - 500 million tourism to the US, and was the most popular Source US Visitor Spending: Estimated by the Trade Partnership (Washington, DC), 2016 data Sources: US International Trade Administration, US Travel Association, Korean Tourism Organization destination for Korean honeymooners globally. $500.1 million or more Direct ights to South Korea 22 23 KOREA MATTERS FOR AMERICA POPULATION | 인구 Nearly Two Million Korean Americans Live 미국에는 약 200만명의 한국계 in the United States 미국인들이 거주한다

Korean Americans are the 5th largest Asian ethnic group in the country after Chinese, Filipino, 아시아계 미국인 중 한국인은 중국, 필리핀, 인도, 베트남에 이어 다섯 번째 Indian, and Vietnamese Americans. Korean is the 7th largest language group in the US; over 로 많다. half of the Korean American population speaks Korean at home. Over 14,000 Korean immigrants became US citizens in 2016, ranking 13th in share of all AMERICANS IN SOUTH KOREA BY PROVINCE naturalizations and 5th among Asian countries. Koreans in America sent $2.9 billion in remittances– funds sent by immigrants to their home countries – in 2016, making the United LEGEND States the largest source of remittances to South Korea. 300 or fewer GYEONGGI-DO 5,313 There are nearly 24,000 Americans living in South Korea*. Almost 40% of the American CHUNGCHEONGBUK-DO population, more than 9,000 people, live in Seoul, with a further 5,000 in Gyeonggi Province. 301 - 500 GANGWON-DO 275 406 Remittances from South Korea to the US totaled $148 million in 2016. South Korea is the 7th INCHEON 501 - 1,000 998 largest sender of remittances to the US. 1,001 or more SEOUL KOREAN AMERICAN POPULATION BY STATE 9,391 CHUNGCHEONGNAM-DO GYEONGSANGBUK-DO 606 771

SEJONG DAEGU 95 WASHINGTON JEOLLABUK-DO 1,110 86,899 DAEJEON MONTANA MAINE 408 NORTH DAKOTA 2,226 805 1,945 MINNESOTA ULSAN 871 24,751 383 OREGON GWANGJU 22,347 NEW NEW HAMPSHIRE 3,539 440 WISCONSIN BUSAN IDAHO YORK VERMONT 1,621 2,759 SOUTH DAKOTA 12,595 145,677 JEOLLANAM-DO 1,181 MICHIGAN MASSACHUSETTS 30,575 1,562 344 WYOMING 33,788 RHODE ISLAND 2,269 983 GYEONGSANGNAM-DO PENNSYLVANIA CONNECTICUT 13,391 IOWA 947 NEVADA 49,203 105,142 NEBRASKA 8,182 NEW JERSEY 19,329 4,353 OHIO DELAWARE 3,001 INDIANA 22,643 UTAH ILLINOIS MARYLAND 58,105 JEJU 14,058 WEST 9,192 71,060 457 COLORADO VIRGINIA DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 3,222 1,958 31,287 KANSAS VIRGINIA MISSOURI KENTUCKY 85,289 CALIFORNIA 8,421 13,892 7,352 525,401 N CAROLINA TENNESSEE 27,640 NOTABLE KOREAN AMERICANS TOP 5 STATES OKLAHOMA 14,969 ARIZONA 10,290 S CAROLINA NEW MEXICO ARKANSAS DO WON & JIN SOOK 22,110 8,745 JIM YONG KIM – 12th and KOREAN AMERICAN 3,695 3,567 CHANG – Founders current President of the MISSISSIPPI GEORGIA of fashion retail brand 3,026 66,942 World Bank Group SHARE OF STATE ASIAN ALABAMA Forever 21 TEXAS 13,402 AMERICAN POPULATION 91,878 LOUISIANA FLORIDA 40,409 1 Alabama 16.8% HAWAII 5,438 CHLOE KIM – 2018 JAMES PARK – Founder ALASKA 47,713 6,892 Olympic gold medalist in and CEO of Fitbit 2 Georgia 15.1% halfpipe snowboard LEGEND 3 Montana 15% 4 Colorado 14.2% 3,000 or fewer JOHN CHO – Actor, best HYUNJU “JUJU” CHANG 3,001 - 10,000 known for his roles in – Journalist and news 5 Virginia 13.7% *Figure does not include US military or Department of Defense Harold & Kumar and Star anchor for ABC Nightline personnel. For information on troop deployment by province, please 10,001 - 20,000 Trek visit AsiaMattersforAmerica.org/Korea Sources: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2016 20,001 - 50,000 data; World Bank; US Department of Homeland Security; Annual 50,001 or more Report 2016, Korea Immigration Service GYEONGGI-DO 109 CHUNGCHEONGBUK-DO GANGWON-DO 4 24 INCHEON 10 25 12 SEOUL KOREA MATTERS FOR AMERICA EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE | 학생 교류 rd 2,069 CHUNGCHEONGNAM-DO한국인 유학생수는GYEONGSANGBUK-DO 미국에서 3번째로 South Korea Is the 3 Largest Source of 113 63

SEJONG DAEGU 1 Foreign Students in the US, Contributing 많으며,JEOLLABUK-DO 미국 경제에30 매년 20억 달러 이상 DAEJEON 13 65 ULSAN Over $2 Billion to the US Economy Annually GWANGJU기여한다 9 27 BUSAN JEOLLANAM-DO 62 Nearly 60,000 students from South Korea studied in the US during the 2016/17 academic year, 2015/2016학년도를4 기준으로 한국은 미국 유학생들에게 아시아에서 6번째 the 3rd largest group of international students in the US after Chinese and Indian students. These 로 인기가 많은 국가이다. GYEONGSANGNAM-DO students support over 18,000 jobs across the United States. Although the number of students has 9 decreased in recent years, South Korea sends more students to the US per capita than to any other JEJU country, and earns the 2nd highest number of PhDs per capita after Taiwan. Over 50% of Korean US STUDENTS 7 IN KOREA BY PROVINCE students are undergraduates, and over 30% study in a STEM field. LEGEND GYEONGGI-DO th 109 South Korea was the 6 most popular destination in Asia for American students studying CHUNGCHEONGBUK-DO 10 or fewer GANGWON-DO 4 abroad during the 2015/16 academic year with over 3,600 American students enrolled. Most US 10 11 - 50 INCHEON students studied in Seoul, with the most popular universities being Yonsei University and Korea 12 University. 51 - 100 SEOUL 2,069 101 or more CHUNGCHEONGNAM-DO GYEONGSANGBUK-DO 113 63

ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION OF KOREAN SEJONG DAEGU 1 30 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS Following the Korean War, President Truman established JEOLLABUK-DO DAEJEON 13 a free-tuition program at the University of Missouri for 65 ULSAN distinguished Korean students, resulting in the university’s GWANGJU 9 largest overseas alumni network being located in Korea. 27 x 1 BUSAN JEOLLANAM-DO 62 WASHINGTON $55.5m 4 MONTANA MAINE GYEONGSANGNAM-DO NORTH DAKOTA $1.9m $1.2m MINNESOTA 9 $2.3m $38m OREGON x 1 $20.6m NEW NEW HAMPSHIRE $5m WISCONSIN JEJU IDAHO YORK VERMONT $1.7m $29.2m 7 $4m SOUTH DAKOTA $338.8m MICHIGAN MASSACHUSETTS $135.6m x 2 WYOMING $3.5m $69.2m x 1 RHODE ISLAND $22.6m $663k PENNSYLVANIA CONNECTICUT $16.3m LEGEND IOWA $108.1m NEVADA NEBRASKA x 1 NEW JERSEY $40.2m $22.9m x 2 TOP 10 STATES $10.4m $4.9m x 1 OHIO DELAWARE $3.1m 10 or fewer INDIANA $36.9m UTAH ILLINOIS MARYLAND $40.4m $77.5m WEST $18.5m $103.1m x 1 11 - 50 COLORADO VIRGINIA DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA $28.7m KOREAN STUDENTS BY STATE $1.9m x 2 $10.2m KANSAS VIRGINIA MISSOURI KENTUCKY $37m 51 - 100 CALIFORNIA $14.1m $28.1m $10.4m LEGEND 1 California 10,113 $395.4m N CAROLINA 101 TENNESSEE $25m $3 million or less 2 or moreNew York 8,911 OKLAHOMA $11.1m ARIZONA $3.1 - 10 million $14.3m ARKANSAS S CAROLINA 3 Texas 3,625 $19.7m NEW MEXICO $7.6m $3m $3.5m $10.1 - 25 million MISSISSIPPI GEORGIA 4 Illinois 3,072 $3m ALABAMA $76.7m $25.1 - 100 million TEXAS $7.3m 5 Massachusetts 3,052 $95.5m $100.1 million or more LOUISIANA FLORIDA $32m 6 Pennsylvania 2,841 HAWAII $4m Schools with Korean Studies Institutes ALASKA $3.2m $1.3m 7 Indiana 2,245 The Korean American Students Conference (KASCON), the largest 8 Georgia 2,241 and oldest student-run ethnic-specific 9 Michigan 1,969 conference in the US, began at New Source US Map: Institute of International Education (IIE), 2016/17 data Jersey’s Princeton University in 1987. 10 Washington 1,862 Source Korea Map: Korean Ministry of Education, 2017 data only Sources: IIE, NAFSA: Association of International Educators, Korean Ministry of Education 26 27 한국과 미국은 105개의 자매결연을

KOREA MATTERS FOR AMERICA The United States and South Korea Share SISTER PARTNERSHIPS | 자매도시 105 Sister Relationships 맺고 있다

Sixteen South Korean provinces and municipalities share sister connections with 32 US 한국의 16개 도시는 미국의 32개 주와 자매결연을 맺고 있으며, 양국간 인적 관계를 강화하고 states. Sister relationships are partnerships between cities, counties, and states with similar 경제통상관계를 지원하고 있다. jurisdictions that work to build civic and people-to-people relationships and support commercial ties. SOUTH KOREAN SISTER RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE US

Nine states share sister state relationships with Korean provinces. California has the most GYEONGGI-DO US SOUTH KOREA 26 CHUNGCHEONGBUK-DO LEGEND State of Ohio Gyeongsangbuk Province connections with Korea of all US states, with 25 sister city, county, and state relationships. The GANGWON-DO 6 7 Korean province of Gyeonggi-do has the most US sister relationships in Korea with 26. INCHEON 0 State of Oregon Jeollanam Province 6 SEOUL 1 - 4 Beaverton, OR Cheonan, Chungnam 15 5 - 9 Eugene, OR Jinju, Gyeongnam US SISTER RELATIONSHIPS WITH SOUTH KOREA CHUNGCHEONGNAM-DO GYEONGSANGBUK-DO 6 6 10 or more Gresham, OR Sokcho, Gangwon SEJONG DAEGU Ulsan 0 Portland, OR JEOLLABUK-DO 3 WASHINGTON DAEJEON 6 Salem, OR Gimhae, Gyeongnam 14 1 ULSAN MONTANA MAINE NORTH DAKOTA 0 GWANGJU 1 Washington County, OR Dalseo-gu, Daegu 0 MINNESOTA 0 1 1 OREGON BUSAN Montgomery Township, PA Hamyang, Gyeongbuk 7 NEW NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 JEOLLANAM-DO 2 WISCONSIN 7 Philadelphia, PA Incheon IDAHO YORK VERMONT 0 1 1 SOUTH DAKOTA 2 GYEONGSANGNAM-DO MICHIGAN MASSACHUSETTS 1 Gangneung, Gangwon 0 8 Chattanooga, TN WYOMING 1 RHODE ISLAND 0 0 Gunpo, Gyeonggi PENNSYLVANIA CONNECTICUT 0 Clarksville, TN IOWA JEJU NEVADA 2 2 NEBRASKA 1 NEW JERSEY 2 Austin, TX Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi 1 0 OHIO DELAWARE 0 INDIANA 1 UTAH ILLINOIS MARYLAND 2 Carrolton, TX Guri, Gyeonggi 0 WEST 2 1 COLORADO VIRGINIA DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 Atlanta, Georgia and Daegu became Ulsan’s sister city relationship with 0 Killeen, TX Osan, Gyeonggi 1 KANSAS VIRGINIA MISSOURI KENTUCKY 8 0 sister cities in 1981 and maintain Portland, Oregon began in 1987 and was CALIFORNIA 1 0 LEGEND San Antonio, TX Gwangju, Gwangju 25 N CAROLINA close ties through student exchanges founded due to Ulsan’s Hyundai facility State of Utah Gyeonggi Province TENNESSEE 1 0 2 and government delegation visits, shipping more than two million cars OKLAHOMA Gapyeong, Gyeonggi ARIZONA Cedar City, UT 0 ARKANSAS S CAROLINA 1 collaborating on important issues such through Portland. NEW MEXICO 0 1 Fairfax County, VA Songpa-gu, Seoul 2 2 as water management and investment. MISSISSIPPI GEORGIA 2 - 3 0 US SOUTH KOREA Hampton, VA Anyang, Gyeonggi ALABAMA 6 4 - 9 TEXAS 2 US SOUTH KOREA Hawai'i County, HI Gokseong, Jeollanam Henrico County, VA Yangju, Gyeonggi 4 10 LOUISIANA FLORIDA or more 2 Monterey Park, CA Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul Honolulu, HI Incheon Leesburg, VA Samcheok, Gangwon HAWAII 0 ALASKA 5 2 Pittsburg, CA Pohang, Gyeongbuk Honolulu, HI Seoul Loudoun County, VA Gangneung, Gangwon Reedley, CA Tongyeong, Gyeongnam Maui County, HI Goyang, Gyeonggi Loudoun County, VA Goyang, Gyeonggi

Riverside, CA Gangnam-gu, Seoul State of Idaho Chungcheongbuk Province Roanoke, VA Wonju, Gangwon

Sacramento, CA Yongsan-gu, Seoul Chicago, IL Busan State of Virginia Gyeonggi Province

San Diego, CA Jeonju, Jeollabuk Cedar Rapids, IA Andong, Gyeongbuk Auburn, WA Pyeongchang, Gangwon

San Francisco, CA Seoul Pittsfield, MA Cheongju, Chungbuk Bellingham, WA Cheongju, Chungbuk H.U. Lee founded the American Maryland has two state-level Cedar City, Utah became a sister city of Jeju State of Maryland Gyeongsangnam Province Gunpo, Gyeonggi Taekwondo Association in Little Rock, connections with Korea, the most recent Santa Rosa, CA Ephrata, WA Gapyeong, Korea because 600 soldiers Arkansas, and helped form Little Rock’s in 2017 with Jeollanam Province, the Vallejo, CA Jincheon, Chungbuk State of Maryland Jeollanam Province Federal Way, WA Donghae, Gangwon from Cedar City fought there during sister city relationship with Hanam, birthplace of Maryland Governor Larry Aurora, CO Seongnam, Gyeonggi Lansing, MI Asan, Chungnam Grant County, WA Gunpo, Gyeonggi the Korean War. Korea in 1992. Hogan’s wife Yumi. Washington, DC Seoul Rochester, MN Shiheung, Gyeonggi Lakewood, WA Gimhae, Gyeongnam

Jacksonville, FL Changwon, Gyeongnam Columbia, MO Suncheon, Jeollanam Lynnwood, WA Damyang, Jeollanam US SOUTH KOREA US SOUTH KOREA US SOUTH KOREA Miami, FL Dong-gu, Incheon Burlington-Alamance, NC Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Seattle, WA Daejeon Anchorage, AK Incheon State of California Chungcheongnam Province Davis, CA Sangju, Gyeongbuk Athens, GA Seodaemun-gu, Seoul State of New Jersey Jeollabuk Province Shoreline, WA Boryeong, Chungnam Seward, AK Yeosu, Jeollanam Alameda, CA Yeongdong, Chungbuk Fullerton, CA Yongin, Gyeonggi Atlanta, GA Daegu Bergen County, NJ Hapcheon, Gyeongnam Snohomish County, WA Dangjin, Chungnam Calhoun County, AL Gongju, Chungnam Bakersfield, CA Bucheon, Gyeonggi Garden Grove, CA Anyang, Gyeonggi Cobb County, GA Seongbuk-gu, Seoul Santa Fe, NM Icheon, Gyeonggi Snoqualmie, WA Gangjin, Jeollanam Mobile, AL Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Buena Park, CA Seongbuk-gu, Seoul Glendale, CA Gimpo, Gyeonggi Gwinnett County, GA Pohang, Gyeongbuk Santa Fe, NM Incheon Spokane, WA Jecheon, Chungbuk Little Rock, AR Hanam, Gyeonggi Burbank, CA Incheon Glendale, CA Goseong, Gyeongnam Gwinnett County, GA Gangnam-gu, Seoul Las Vegas, NV Ansan, Gyeonggi State of Washington Jeollabuk Province North Little Rock, AR Uiwang, Gyeonggi Carson, CA Wanju-gu, Jeollabuk Irvine, CA Seocho-gu, Seoul Marietta, GA Seongbuk-gu, Seoul Buffalo, NY Yeongcheon, Gyeongbuk Tacoma, WA Gunsan, Jeollabuk State of Arizona Jeollanam Province Cerritos, CA Dongjak-gu, Seoul La Palma, CA Hanam, Gyeonggi Hawai'i County, HI Jeju Manhattan, NY Seocho-gu, Seoul Milwaukee, WI Daegu Culver City, CA Iksan, Jeollabuk Los Angeles, CA Busan Sources: Sister Cities International, Governor’s Association of Korea, individual sister city associations 28 29 KOREA MATTERS FOR AMERICA KOREA MATTERS FOR AMERICA | 한국이 미국에 중요한 이유

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