US ambassador pays courtesy call on former President Lee Myung-bak
This screenshot, captured from the Twitter account of U.S. Ambassador to Korea Philip Goldberg, shows photos of the envoy's recent meeting with former President Lee Myung-bak in Seoul, June 28. Yonhap
U.S. Ambassador to Korea Philip Goldberg has paid a courtesy call on former President Lee Myung-bak this week, social media showed Wednesday.
Goldberg shared photos of his recent meeting with Lee on his Twitter account, in which the ambassador thanked the former president for his "continued strong support" for the Korea-U.S. alliance.
According to Lee's aides, the meeting took place at Lee's residence in Seoul on Tuesday.
The envoy earlier also met with former President Moon Jae-in in Yangsan, South Gyeongsang Province, late last month.
After the meeting with Moon, Goldberg wrote on social media that he was "looking forward to visiting other former presidents as well." (Yonhap)