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Gregory Briscoe 미국대사관상무공사관 축사 Our alliance is about advocating for the international order that protects the core values that
enable peace and prosperity. More than ever, the world needs the United States and Korea to
collaborate to spur further progress in the digital economy, energy security, biopharmaceuticals,
and digital health.

It will take our respective governments, our companies, our universities, and our people
collaborating, sharing ideas, and working together to maximize the use of our finite resources. It
will take the shared innovation of U.S. and Korean companies working together to achieve these
Good morning. I would like to thank the
goals.
KABFF and Chairman Min for the invitation

to provide congratulatory remarks at the
I understand that most of the members of the KABFF are small and medium-sized enterprises
KABFF’s 4th anniversary event.
looking to trade or invest with American partners. In America, according to the U.S. Small

Business Association, small businesses of 500 employees or fewer make up 99.9% of all U.S.
It is indeed a great pleasure to be here with so many distinguished guests and I look forward to
businesses and 99.7% of firms with paid employees. Small businesses are the primary job
engaging with you on strengthening the U.S.-ROK alliance and how the alliance is more critical
creators and driving force of our economies. I am very pleased to see SMEs from Korea looking
than ever to our continued shared security, as well as our future economic prosperity.
to partner with America to help our economies look for mutual opportunities for growth.

The ROK has become a leading exporter of advanced technologies, including semiconductors
The U.S. Embassy stands ready to support your efforts to partner with American companies. I
and automobiles; a regional and global digital hub; and a cutting-edge innovator in emerging
wish you much prosperity in the coming year as our two countries continue to deepen our
technologies with companies like Samsung, Naver, SK Hynix, and LG, as well as a host of new
friendship. We at the Embassy are ready to assist you through our SelectUSA program, Please
startups. Korean culture, including contemporary phenomena like BTS, Black Pink, Squid Game,
know that the SelectUSA teams at the U.S. Embassy and in Washington DC stand ready to assist
and Parasite, and its more traditional culture and foods are enjoyed and celebrated across the
your businesses grow its footprint in the United States.
world.

In closing, I would like to once again congratulate the KABFF on its 4th anniversary. I’d like to
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement, which has served
thank the KABFF for your continued support of U.S. Embassy programs such as SelectUSA.
as an essential component in the U.S.-Korea relationship. The FTA opened the Korean economy
to international trade and investment, resulting in extensive market-based economic reforms.
Thank you very much.
As Korea opened and reformed its economy, it adopted international standards and a more
transparent regulatory process, joining with the United States to advocate for these policies in
global forums.

U.S.-Korea business partnerships continues to rapidly expand, as the alliance strengthens
economic ties through shared human rights values, democracy, and market-driven economic
systems.

Korean and American firms are investing tens of billions of dollars in joint ventures and
investments in high-capacity batteries, biopharmaceuticals, semiconductors, and other critical
supply chains.

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