Condoleezza Rice, Lee Kyung-chul receive inaugural Lee Hong-koo Diplomacy Award
Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Lee Kyung-chul, special representative for Middle East peace at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, have been named the inaugural recipients of the Lee Hong-koo Diplomacy Award. The Seoul Forum for International Affairs (SFIA), a private diplomatic think tank, announced it has rebranded its Youngsan Diplomat Award, which recognizes individuals who…
Condoleezza Rice and Lee Kyung-chul have been honored with the inaugural Lee Hong-koo Diplomacy Award. The award, presented by the Seoul Forum for International Affairs (SFIA), recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to Korean diplomacy. SFIA, a private diplomatic think tank, has rebranded its Youngsan Diplomat Award in honor of former Prime Minister Lee Hong-koo, who passed away in May at the age of 91.
Lee served as the founding chairman of SFIA. The award ceremony, held at FKI Tower in Seoul’s Yeongdeungpo District, marked SFIA’s 40th anniversary and was attended by about 100 guests, including former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Rice, a former U.S. Secretary of State, served as national security advisor under George W. Bush before becoming U.S. secretary of state from 2005 to 2009.
She now directs the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. Lee was appointed as Korea’s special representative for Middle East peace.
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