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President of HUFS sends congratulatory letter to Obama
Park Chul HUFS President
By Kim Bo-eun
By Kim Bo-eun
President of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Park Chul sent an email Wednesday to the White House congratulating U.S. President Barack Obama on being re-elected, the school said.
In his letter, Park congratulated President Obama on behalf of some 100,000 alumni, including those living in the U.S.
The school has also decided to rename the Minerva Auditorium where Obama spoke on March 26 as the “Obama Hall.”
The U.S. President gave the speech at the auditorium on the sidelines of the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul.
He spoke on Korea’s role in global society in promoting world peace and phasing out nuclear weapons in the presence of some 1,000 students.
The university has already created an “Obama Trail” which traces the footsteps of the President from the school’s entrance to the auditorium.
The school hopes that along with the “Obama Trail,” the “Obama Hall” can become a place widely seen by alumni, high school students and visitors, the official said.
Obama was the first U.S. president to visit a local university and give a speech.