The United States-South Korea FTA: The Foreign Policy Implications

The United States’ relationship with South Korea is changing and growing. It is transforming into a mature, healthy and balanced partnership. One of the greatest examples of the dynamism in our bilateral relationship is the recently concluded United States-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (or KORUS FTA) …there are now over two million Americans of Korean descent living in the United States. They have had a huge positive impact on our country and continue to provide a vital and unique link between the two nations. U.S.-ROK academic ties have also blossomed; in 2006, more than 58,000 South Korean students studied in the U.S., and South Korean students are now the third largest group of foreign students in the U.S. The FTA has the potential to join our two countries together even more closely.
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