YEOUSU, SOUTH KOREA (ANS) -- U.S. President Barack Obama has sent a delegation to the Yeosu Expo in South Korea this week.

Dr. Jane Lubchenco (3rd from right, front row)

The five-member presidential delegation attended the U.S. National Day celebration on July 4th at the Expo.

The team was led by Dr. Jane Lubchenco, administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, who also serves as Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.

The other members included Sung Kim, U.S. Ambassador to South Korea and the U.S. commissioner to the Expo, and Wendy Cutler, Assistant Trade representative for Japan, Korea and APEC affairs. APEC is the Singapore-based Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, a forum of 21 nations.
Also on the delegation were Adam Ereli, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, and Daniel Dae Kim, a Korean-American television star who is an honorary Cultural Ambassador to the Expo.

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Meanwhile, on June 28, 2012, the China pavilion at the Yeosu Expo hosted official events of “China National Day” attended by Chinese Vice Premier. Wang Qishan.

As well as this, European royal families visited Yeosu Expo with a packed diplomatic schedule.

In the book, called “My Life, My Faith 2” an autobiographical book by international theologian, Dr. Jaerock Lee, he writes about the USA, China and the EU in which he says that in the future, the world will have these three major powers.

The Expo attracted many Christian dignitaries who have visited the event. Among those are: Peruvian President, Ollanta Humala (Catholic), Danish Crown Prince, Frederik, and Crown Princess Mary (Church of Denmark), Norwegian Crown Prince, Haakon (Lutheran), Swedish King, Carl XVI Gustaf, and Swedish Queen Silvia( Lutheran), and Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander (Dutch Reformed Church) etc.

The Korean event opened on May 12 and will continue through August 12 in South Korea's southern coastal city of Yeosu, with the participation of a total of 104 countries and 10 international organizations.

Pastor Bong-gi Sun (Th.M.) graduated from graduate school of Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea and can be contacted at sbk2073@hanmail.net