Today is the D-4 of the inauguration ceremony of the 20th President of the Republic of Korea. We would like to express our sincere thanks to all the journalists for their cooperation. The new country that the people aspire to will become a country where all citizens can realize their dreams through fair opportunities and warm companionship, and the Republic of Korea that leaps forward again toward the world with one mind over conflicts and divisions.
Therefore, the inauguration ceremony of the 20th president made it a place for people who dream of the Republic of Korea to become the protagonists and to envision the future together. The inauguration ceremony is a place where the new president and the people jointly declare a new start for the Republic of Korea. Therefore, the philosophy of President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol, the dreams of children and youth, and the underprivileged, was reflected.
Just like the words of President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol, who said that a dream dreamed alone is only a dream, but a dream dreamed together is sure to come true. The cast, program, and stage design are reflected so that the Korean dream, where heroes who have dedicated themselves for the people and society live with honor, can come true.
The specially invited representatives of the People’s Hope are also small giants who silently moved the people and brightened up society in their seats.
The following is a list of current and former heads of state and major foreign guests who have been confirmed to attend the inauguration ceremony. As a foreign guest to participate in the inauguration of the 20th president on May 10, former and current top-level figures include Singaporean President Halima Jacobs, Postangarshangju Tuadera President of Central African Republic, Wang Qishan, Chinese Vice President of China, and former Indonesian President Megawati Sukarno Putri. , former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, and others.
From the United States, Deputy Vice President Douglas Emhoff Harris will be the leader, and will include Labor Secretary Martin Wilsh, Congressman Amibera, Congressman Marilyn Strickland, Assistant Attorney General Todd Kim and writer Lee Min-jin. In addition, the President of the Canadian Senate, the First Vice-Chairman of the Senate of Uzbekistan, the former Governor of the Central Bank of Qatar, the Chief Executive of the UAE Abu Dhabi, the Kenyan Energy Minister, the Nigerian Minister of Finance, the Mongolian President’s Office Chief of Staff, the British Foreign Ministry Secretary of State, Saudi Arabia’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Governor and Aramco The president and others are expected to attend as congratulatory ambassadors representing each country.
In addition, about 300 foreign guests, including 143 diplomatic envoys to Korea, are expected to attend the inauguration ceremony. Otherwise, please refer to the press release. In addition, three North Korean POWs who were forcibly detained by the North Korean People’s Army during the Korean War and returned to their homeland after half a century were invited to the inauguration ceremony for the first time since the establishment of the Republic of Korea government. The Inauguration Preparation Committee will do its best to treat elderly veterans of merit.
On the day of the inauguration ceremony, we plan to operate special train transportation and mild buses linked to subway stations as a public transportation measure to solve the inconvenience caused by traffic control nearby, and we will do our best to promote safe transportation and convenience for public transportation users. I would like to ask for your enthusiastic support so that the inauguration of the 20th President, a major national event, can become a place of national harmony and a festival that announces the beginning of the Republic of Korea, a new nation.
Next, more details related to the inauguration ceremony will be provided by General Director Lee Do-hoon. Thank you.
