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Evan Greenberg, chair of the U.S.-Korea Business Council, delivers opening remarks at the 36th Korea-U.S. Business Conference held at the FKI Tower Conference Center in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 15th. / Yonhap News

President Lee Jae-myung will meet with Evan Greenberg, chair of the U.S.-Korea Business Council (USKBC), on the 15th to discuss trade relations between South Korea and the U.S. and ways to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation.

According to Cheong Wa Dae, President Lee plans to receive Chair Greenberg at Cheong Wa Dae that afternoon to hear the outcomes of the 36th joint conference co-hosted in Seoul by the Korea-U.S. Business Council under the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) and the USKBC under the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

During the meeting, President Lee intends to discuss economic cooperation plans, including expanding investment and industrial collaboration between South Korea and the U.S., while urging the USKBC to play an active role in strengthening bilateral economic ties.

The USKBC serves as a premier private-sector economic cooperation channel between South Korea and the U.S. Greenberg, chair and chief executive officer of global insurance giant Chubb, has served as the ninth chair of the USKBC since 2024, participating in efforts to expand bilateral investment and industrial partnership.

Greenberg also shares deep ties with South Korea. His father, Maurice Greenberg, former chairman of AIG, is a Korean War veteran who served as the fourth chair of the USKBC from 2003 to 2005.

                                                                                                         Park Young-hoon