South Korean President Lee Zai-ming spoke in Mandarin with US President Trump on Mandarin on the 6th, talking about South Korea-US relations, economic and trade consultations and other topics. Li Zaiming also reorganized his staff team on the same day and set up a new position.
On June 4, in Seoul, South Korea, Lee Jae-ming delivered an inauguration speech at the South Korean parliament. Xinhua News Agency issued a call from
The first call after taking office
This is the first time that Lee Zaiming has spoken with Trump in Mandarin after taking office as South Korea's president on the 4th. South Korea's presidential office said the call lasts about 20 minutes. Trump congratulated Lee Jae-ming on his election as South Korean president, and Lee Jae-ming expressed his gratitude to Trump for his congratulations. Trump invited Lee Zaiming to visit the United States during the call.
Yonghap News Agency reported that Lee Zaiming and Trump also exchanged their personal experiences in Mandarin, including the attack and injury. Lee Zaiming was attacked by a man with a murderer and suffered a neck injury and bleeding when he visited Guard Island, Busan, South Korea in January last year. Trump was assassinated and injured while campaigning in Pennsylvania last July.
On January 10, 2024, Lee Jae-ming was discharged from Seoul University Hospital after being attacked and injured. Xinhua News Agency (photo taken by the whole holiday)
South Korea held a presidential election on the 3rd. The Central Election Management Committee of South Korea held a plenary meeting on the morning of the 4th to officially confirm that Lee Jae-ming was elected as the 21st South Korean President, and Lee Jae-ming was then officially sworn in to the parliament.
Reorganize the staff team
Li Zaiming reorganized the presidential staff team on the 6th, appointing former first-time official of the Ministry of Planning and Finance (Deputy Minister) Kim Yong-fan as the presidential office's policy office. At the same time, he established several new positions such as chief secretary of economic growth and chief secretary of artificial intelligence.
Kang Hoon-sik, director of the South Korean Presidential Secretary's Office, announced the plan for the reorganization of the staff team at a press conference. He said that Kim Yong-bang was a senior economist at the World Bank and the first official of the Ministry of Planning and Finance. He has deep insight into economic policies and is the best candidate to implement Lee Jae-ming's campaign commitments and improve people's livelihood.
According to the reorganization plan, the Chief Secretary of Economic Affairs of the Presidential Office was renamed the "Chief Secretary of Economic Growth", and was served by Professor Ha Junji of Hanyang University. The chief secretary of society is Wen Zhenrong, a professor at Xijiang University. In addition, the Presidential Office has a newly established chief secretary-level financial planning assistant, which is served as the Central University professor Liu De-hyun.
The new position also includes the chief secretary of artificial intelligence, and the candidate has not been announced yet. The female family secretary who was revoked by the previous government will be restored and will be renamed as the gender family secretary. Another newly established position is Marine Fisheries Secretary, who is in charge of the relocation of the Ministry of Marine Fisheries to the southeast port city of Busan and other work.
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