PHOTOS Yoon receives standing ovation at US Congress

Republican Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, right, walks with Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol before addressing a joint meeting of Congress, in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Thursday (local time). EPA-Yonhap

Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, center, arrives to address a joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Thursday (local time). AFP-Yonhap

Korean first lady Kim Keon Hee, applauds as Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives to address a joint meeting of Congress in the House chamber at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Thursday (local time). Vice President Kamala Harris' husband, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, is right. AP-Yonhap

Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol addresses a joint meeting of Congress in the House chamber at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Thursday (local time). AP-Yonhap

Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol addresses a Joint Meeting of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Thursday (local time). AFP-Yonhap

Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol receives a standing ovation from Democratic members of Congress as he arrives to address a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Thursday (local time). Reuters-Yonhap

Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, left, shakes hands with Vice President Kamala Harris, center, and U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) after he delivered remarks to a joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on Thursday (local time) in Washington, D.C. AFP-Yonhap

Vice President Kamala Harris and Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol share a toast during a lunch at the State Department in Washington, Thursday (local time). AP-Yonhap

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken host a State Lunch at the U.S. State Department for Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol at the U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C., Thursday (local time). Reuters-Yonhap

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, right, welcomes Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, during a ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Thursday (local time). AP-Yonhap

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin meets with Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Thursday (local time). AFP-Yonhap