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| ▲ U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris meets with South Korean women leaders at the residence of the U.S. ambassador in Seoul on Sept. 29, 2022. (Pool photo) (Yonhap) |
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| ▲ South Korean women leaders join a meeting with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at the residence of the U.S. ambassador in Seoul on Sept. 29, 2022. (Pool photo) (Yonhap) |
Harris-S Korea visit
VP Harris meets S. Korean women leaders to discuss gender equality
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris met with South Korean women leaders from various walks of life in Seoul on Thursday to discuss gender equality, a key focus of the Joe Biden administration's domestic and foreign policies.
Hours after flying here from Japan, Harris held a "groundbreaking women roundtable" at the residence of the U.S. ambassador in central Seoul, where she displayed her excitement at the stories of Korean women having achieved parity with male rivals in their respective fields.
The participants included figure skating champion Kim Yuna, Naver CEO Choi Soo-yeon, Oscar-winning actress Youn Yuh-jung and Baik Hyun-wook, head of the Korean Medical Women's Association.
Gender equality has been a policy priority for the Biden administration as seen in its release last year of the country's first-ever national strategy to achieve gender equality, which includes ambitious goals for women not only in the U.S. but also abroad.
Later in the day, Harris plans to travel to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas. Her trip there came amid a rise in tensions caused by two rounds of North Korean missile launches earlier this week.
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