(7-31-2025)   by: Janne Pak(White House & State Department & Pentagon & Congress Correspondent) "Secretary Rubio and South Korea's Secretary Cho "reaffirmed North Korea's commitment to complete denuclearization." [루비오 장관과 조장관은 "북한의 완전한 비핵화 의지를 재확인했다.] “Secretary Rubio and Foreign Minister Cho also reaffirmed their resolute commitment to the complete denuclearization of the DPRK, the full implementation of international sanctions, and expressed serious concerns about North Korea’s increasing military cooperation with Russia.” [루비오 장관과 조 장관은 “북한의 완전한 비핵화와 국제 제재의 완전한 이행에 대한 확고한 의지를 재확인하고, 북한과 러시아의 군사 협력 증대에 대한 심각한 우려를 표명했다.”] @Q&A with a State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott and Janne Pak at the State Department Press Briefing on July 31, 2025.>>> @Secretary of State Rubio and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun shake hands before their first meeting at the State Department building on the 31st. The Trump administration has yet to hold a foreign ministerial meeting or summit with South Korea. The ongoing turmoil in South Korea has also left the South Korea-US alliance in jeopardy. 트럼프 2기 행정부에서 한국과 아직 외교장관 회담 및 정상회담을 갖지 못했다. 지속적인 한국의 혼란상태가 유지되면서 한미동맹도 흔들리고 있는 상태다. Today (the 31st, local time), Secretary of...
Janne Pak 2025.08.01
(7-31-2025)   by: Janne Pak(White House & State Department & Pentagon & Congress Correspondent) "South Korea- U.S. reach tariff agreement_ “Provided market access for U.S. products such as autos and rice." [한국과 미국 관세협상타결_ “자동차와 쌀 같은 미국상품 시장접근 제공했다.] “South Korea will pay a 15% tariff rate, including 15% on autos, while providing historic market access to American goods like autos and rice.” [한국은 자동차와 쌀과 같은 미국 상품에 대한 역사적인 시장 접근을 제공하면서, 자동차에 15%를 포함하여 15%의 관세율을 지불할 것이다.] @Q&A with  White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and Janne Pak at the White House Press Briefing on July 31, 2025.>> The United States and South Korea reached a dramatic agreement in tariff negotiations yesterday. Following the UK, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, the EU, and China, South Korea was the last country to reach an agreement through President Trump's direct intervention. 미국과 한국은 어제 관세협상을 극적으로 타결했다. 영국,베트남,필리핀,인도네시아,EU,중국에 이어 마지막으로 어제 30일 한국과 관세협상을 트럼프 대통령이 직접 개입해서 타결시켰다. Unlike countries that concluded tariff negotiations with South Korea before, where their leaders held summits with President Trump to explore tariff negotiations, South Korea has so far engaged in one-on-one negotiations with the United States, with working-level officials forming a...
Janne Pak 2025.07.31
(7-30-2025)   by: Janne Pak(White House & State Department & Pentagon & Congress Correspondent) "President Trump meets with South Korean tariff negotiators and reaches dramatic agreement." [트럼프 대통령, 한국 관세협상단 만나서 극적 협상 타결] "$350 billion investment, $100 billion in energy purchases" [3500억달러 투자 및 에너지 1000억달러 구매] @South Korea's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance Koo Yoon-chul holds trade talks with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick at the U.S. Department of Commerce. South Korea and the United States reached a dramatic agreement on tariffs today (the 30th, local time). It's no exaggeration to say that this was the last tariff agreement reached with an ally, but the agreement stemmed from South Korea's inability to meet the US's demands. 한국과 미국이 오늘(30일, 현지시간) 극적인 관세협상을 타결했다. 동맹국중 한국과 마지막 관세협상을 타결했다해도 과언이 아닌 이번 협상은 미국이 원하는 것을 해 줄수 없는 한국의 입장 때문이었다, Today's dramatic agreement was achieved thanks to the comprehensive efforts of South Korean business leaders. They stepped forward to find common ground in comprehensive trade negotiations, fulfilling the South Korean government's inability to do so, and concluded large-scale tariff reductions and investment agreements focused on strategic industries. 오늘 협상이 극적으로 타결된 것은 한국의...
Janne Pak 2025.07.31
(7-29-2025)   by: Janne Pak(White House & State Department & Pentagon & Congress Correspondent) "Will tariff negotiations with South Korea finish tomorrow?" [한국과 관세협상 내일 끝나나요?] Trump, "Tariff negotiations won't finish tomorrow._"We're taking in a lot of money." [트럼프 “관세협상 내일 안 끝난다.”_“우리는 많은 돈을 벌어들여야 한다.] @Janne Pak questions to President Trump in the West Colonnade of the White House.(7-29-2025)>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGapiYwv7xk *Please watch this Youtube (링크된 유튜브를 클릭해 보세요)* During his five-day visit to Scotland, where he combined golf with work, President Trump reached a trade deal with the EU and concluded talks with the UK. 5일동안 스코트랜드를 방문중에 골프와 일을 병행했던 트럼프 대통령은 EU와 관세협상을 타결했고 UK와도 회담을 성사시켰다. On the morning of the 29th, his final day, he attended the opening ceremony of his golf course in Scotland before departing for Washington, D.C., where he disembarked from Presidential Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base and boarded Marine One helicopter to arrive at the White House South Lawn. 마지막 날인 29일 오전 스코트랜드의 자신의 골프장 개장식에 참석한후 워싱턴으로 출발해 엔드류스 공군기지에서 대통령 1호기에서 내려 다시 마린원 헬리콥터로 백악관 사우스롼에 도착했다. As President Trump disembarked from Marine One, a barrage of questions from the waiting reporters began. The...
Janne Pak 2025.07.30
(7-29-2025)   by: Janne Pak(White House & State Department & Pentagon & Congress Correspondent) "U.S.-China agreement on 90-day extension of tariff grace period_"Only Trump's final approval remains." [미.중간 관세 유예기간 90일 연장하는 방안에 대해 합의_"트럼프의 최종 승인만 남아!] @The negotiating delegations of the two countries, including U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Besent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, held trade talks in Stockholm, Sweden from the 28th to the 29th and discussed extending the tariff relief measures, which expire on the 11th of next month, for an additional 90 days.>>> The United States and China held trade talks in Stockholm, Sweden, from the 28th to the 29th, discussing a 90-day extension of the tariff deferral period, which is scheduled to end on February 11th. 미국과 중국은 28일부터 29일까지 스웨덴 스톡홀름에서 무역협상을 갖고 내달 11일 만룐되는 관세유예조치를 90일간 추가로 연장하는 방안등을 논의 했다. The US negotiators included Treasury Secretary Scott Besant and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, while China's Vice Premier He Lifeng participated. 미국측으로는 스콧 베선트 재무부 장관과 제이미슨 그리어 무역대표부(USTR) 대표, 중국측 허리펑 국무원 부총리 등이 협상대표로 참여했다. While the two countries reached an agreement on the 29th (local time) to extend the tariff deferral...
Janne Pak 2025.07.30
(7-28-2025)   by: Janne Pak(White House & State Department & Pentagon & Congress Correspondent) “President Trump and UK PM Starmer Negotiate Follow-up Trade Deal and Current Issues in Scotland” [트럼프대통령과 UK 총리 스타머, 스코틀랜드에서 후속 무역합의 및 현안문제 협상] @President Trump and UK Prime Minister Starmer hold a bilateral meeting in Turnberry, Scotland on the 28th (local time). @President Trump greets British Prime Minister Starmer and his wife.(7-28-2025)>>> President Trump met with British Prime Minister Starmer in Turnberry, Scotland today (28th, local time) to discuss remaining tasks and pending issues between the two countries. 트럼프 대통령은 오늘(28일, 현지시간) 스타머(Starmer) 영국 총리를 턴베리 스코트랜드에서 만나 양국간 남아있는 과제 및 현안문제들을 논의했다. In his meeting with Starmer, President Trump briefly talked about the trade agreement with the EU yesterday and said he felt 'good' about the agreement. 트럼프 대통령은 스타머와 만난자리에서 어제 EU와 무역협정에 대해 간단히 말했으며, 그 협정에 대해 ‘좋은’ 기분이라고 언급했다. The two leaders talked about steel, aluminum, and whiskey, and President Trump also said he wanted to make the UK Prime Minister happy. 양국 수장은 철강과 알루미늄, 그리고 위스키에 관해 대화를 나눴으며 트럼프 대통령은 영국 총리를 행복하게 하고 싶다고 말하기도 했다. The UK wants Scotch whisky to be designated as...
Janne Pak 2025.07.28
(7-27-2025)   by: Janne Pak(White House & State Department & Pentagon & Congress Correspondent) "Trump's negotiating strategy worked with the EU._“EU agreed to invest an additional $600 billion, more than Japan's $550 billion." [트럼프 협상전략 EU에 통했다._ "EU, 일본의 투자금액 5500억 달러 보다 많은 6,000억 달러 추가투자 합의."] "What remains is negotiations with South Korea. Can South Korea overcome Trump's negotiation strategy?" [남은건 한국과의 협상, 트럼프의 협상전략 한국이 뛰어 넘을수 있을까?] @President Trump and the President of European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen hold talks on trade and tariffs in Scotland on the 27th (local time).>>> President Trump, who is visiting Scotland, is having a busy schedule here, combining golf with work. 스코트랜드를 방문중인 트럼프 대통령은 골프와 일을 병행하면서 현지에서 분주한 스케쥴을 보내고 있다. President Trump is taking his time off from the White House in Washington and staying at a golf course in Scotland, doing what he always does in the Oval Office. 트럼프 대통령은 워싱턴 백악관을 떠나 스코트랜드 골프장에서 백악관 집무실에서 늘상 해 왔던 일을 그대로 유지하면서 여유있게 스케쥴을 소화하고 있다. As expected, President Trump held talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and her delegation on trade tariffs this morning (27th, local time). 오늘(27일, 현지시간) 오전...
Janne Pak 2025.07.27
Janne Pak 2025.07.26
(7-25-2025)   by: Janne Pak(White House & State Department & Pentagon & Congress Correspondent) "Trump: Will Continue Productive Negotiations with South Korea!_Next Week to Be a Critical Week for U.S-S.K Tariff Negotiations?" [트럼프, 한국과 생산적인 협상 계속할것!_한미 관세협상 다음주가 고비?] "Countries that pay a lot of money (invest) in negotiations will have their tariffs reduced, while countries that do not will have their tariffs increased." [협상에서 돈을 많이(투자) 지불하는 나라는 관세가 인하될것이고, 그렇지 않는 나라는 관세부과가 증가 할 것이다.] @President Trump gaggled with White House reporters on the South Lawn of the White House as he waits to board Marine One for a flight to Scotland. @White House staff and Trump supporters seen behind him waved and signed autographs as they bid farewell to the president on his visit to Scotland.(7-25-2025)>> The world is currently tense over tariff negotiations with the United States. Countries that have recently concluded tariff negotiations with the United States include the United Kingdom, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Japan, while India is at an impasse and South Korea has not yet concluded negotiations. 세계는 지금 미국과의 관세협상 문제로 긴장하고 있다, 최근 미국과 관세협상을 결론낸 국가는 영국, 베트남, 인도네시아, 필리핀, 일본등이며 인도는 교착상태이고 한국도 현재 아직 협상을...
Janne Pak 2025.07.26
(7-23-2025)   by: Janne Pak(White House & State Department & Pentagon & Congress Correspondent) "Director of National Intelligence(DNI) Claims 'Russia's 2016 US Election Interference and Manipulation of Information', Possibility of Obama Investigation." [국가정보국장, '러의 2016년 美대선 개입 정보조작' 주장, 오바마에 대한 수사 가능성 밝혀!] @Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks to reporters at a White House briefing about the possibility of an investigation into Obama, claiming "information manipulation regarding Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election."(7-23-2025) @White House reporters answer, questions with Intelligence Director Gabbard in the White House briefing room.  Janne Pak  is seen in the center.(7-23-2025)>> On the 23rd (local time), Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard told reporters at a White House briefing that “the Obama administration manipulated intelligence to suggest that Russia interfered in the 2016 US presidential election, which President Trump won.” 털시 개버드 미 국가정보국(DNI) 국장은 23일(현지시간) 백악관 브리핑에 참석해 기자들에게 “오바마 행정부가 트럼프 대통령이 승리한 2016년 미국 대선에 러시아가 개입했다는 취지로 정보를 조작했다.”고 밝혔다. She defined “Russiagate,” the alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election that emerged as a hot issue during the first Trump administration, as former President Obama’s “anti-Trump political operation,” and foreshadowed the possibility of an...
Janne Pak 2025.07.23