ROK-US friendship award

Former U.S. Ambassador to Korea Mark Lippert, right, poses with Park Jin, the chairman of the Korean-American Association, at the Grand Hyatt Seoul, Wednesday, after receiving the Korean-American Friendship Award for his contribution to the promotion of friendship and bilateral ties between the two countries. Lippert, who took the position from 2014 to 2017, now works for U.S. aviation giant Boeing as vice president of international affairs. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul