Lee Tae-sik
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Lee Tae-sik is the South Korea
South Korea
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n ambassador
Ambassador
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to the United States
United States
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. He is Seoul's top envoy to Washington and represents the nation. Ambassador Lee is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and his official residence is at the Korean Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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He also recently affirmed the US-ROK alliance at the 53rd anniversary of the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
armistice
Armistice
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on July 27, 2006.