奥巴马外国语大学的演讲稿

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奥巴马外国语大学的演讲稿

Thankyou.(Applause.)Thankyousomuch.Thankyou.(Applause.)Pleas e,thankyouverymuch.

ToPresidentPark,faculty,staffandstudents,thankyousomuchforthisve rywarmwele.ItisagreathonortobehereatHankukUniversityofForeign Studies.(Applause.)IwanttothankDr.Parkfor,afewmomentsago,maki ngmeanhonoraryalumnioftheuniversity.(Applause.)

Iknowthatthisschoo lhasoneoftheworld’sfinestforeignlanguageprogr ams--whichmeansthatyourEnglishismuchbetterthanmyKorean.(Laug hter.)AllIcansayis,kamsahamnida.(Applause.)

Now,thisismythirdvisittotheRepublicofKoreaasPresident.I'venowbe entoSeoulmoretimesthananyothercapital--exceptforWashington,D.

C.,ofcourse.Thisreflectstheextraordinarybondsbetweenourtwocoun triesandourmitmenttoeachother.I’mpleasedthatwe’rejoinedbysoma

nyleadersheretoday,KoreansandAmericans,whohelpkeepusfreeand strongandprosperouseveryday.ThatincludesourfirstKorean-America nambassadortotheRepublicofKorea--AmbassadorSungKim.(Applaus e.)

I’veseenthedeepconnectionsbetweenourpeoplesinmyownlife--amo ngfriends,colleagues.I’veseenitsomanypatrioticKoreanAmericans,in cludingamanborninthiscityofSeoul,whocametoAmericaandhasdedic atedhislifetoliftingupthepoorandsickoftheworld.AndlastweekIwaspr oudtonominatehimtoleadtheWorldBank--Dr.JimYongKim.(Applause.)

I’vealsoseenthebondsinourmenandwomeninuniform,liketheAmeric anandKoreantroopsIvisitedyesterdayalongtheDMZ--Freedom’sFront ier.Andwesalutetheirserviceandareverygratefulforthem.Wehonorall thosewhohavegiventheirlivesinourdefense,includingthe46bravesoul swhoperishedaboardtheCheonantwoyearsagotoday.Andintheirme morywereaffirmtheenduringpromiseatthecoreofouralliance--westa ndtogether,andthemitmentoftheUnitedStatestothedefenseandthes ecurityoftheRepublicofKoreawillneverwaver.(Applause.)

Mostofall,Iseethestrengthofourallianceinallofyou.Fordecades,thissc hoolhasproducedleaders--publicservants,diplomats,businesspeople