Political Quotes

“Bob, Loretta, Dennis, and Bart, thank you very much for those informative remarks, and thank you very much for all you do for FMC. Bart has told you about the important work done by the Congressional Study Group on Korea. I want to note that the study group is a program that is exclusively offered to current Members of Congress and current staff. However, there is a very active former Member program with Korea, which we call Korea ExDel, that runs in parallel with the study group. While wholly separate, both programs strengthen the U.S.-Korean relationship, and it would not be possible without the tireless work of two very dear friends of ours, former Member of Congress Jay Kim, who was the first Korean American elected to Congress, and his wife, Jennifer Ahn. Both of them are committed to the active and high-level dialogue involving the U.S. and Korea. Through Jay and Jennifer, we have sent several delegations to Korea. I thank them both very much for all that they have made possible and for their incredible support of FMC as an organization. I will take this opportunity to include in the Congressional Record a statement of appreciation for all of their very good work. Wednesday, June 14, 2023 Hon. L.F. Payne, FMC President of Virginia House of Representatives, Honoring the Impact of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Kim to U.S.-ROK Relations Madame Speaker, I rise today to thank our former colleague, the Honorable Jay Chang Joan Kim (R-CA, 1993-1999) and his spouse, Mrs.…”