The Korea International Trade Association (Chairman: Christopher Koo) dispatched an “Outreach delegation on key U.S. industries” to Washington D.C. with an aim to strengthen cooperation with the U.S. in the field of trade. The delegation was dispatched on April 24^th and completed their three-day visit on the 26^th (local time).

The delegation was led by Gwan-seop Lee, the Vice President of KITA, and members of the delegation had opportunities to meet key figures in the U.S. administration, the U.S. Congress and the economic circle, including Sarah Bianchi, the Deputy United States Trade Representative (USTR), Todd Young a member of the U.S. Senate, Jimmy Gomez, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and John Murphy, the Vice Chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The members of the delegation and these figures had opportunities to discuss on the issue of engaging in stronger cooperation to strengthen supply chain resilience in the semiconductor, battery, steel industry sectors.