The Korea Society
The Korea Society

The Korea Society

Strengthening the U.S. -Korean Partnership Through Leadership, Education, and Collaboration

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The Korea Society

is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) organization with individual and corporate members that is dedicated solely to the promotion of greater awareness, understanding, and cooperation between the people of the United States and Korea. In pursuit of its mission, the Society arranges programs that facilitate discussion, exchanges and research on topics of vital interest to both countries in the areas of public policy, business, education, intercultural relations and the arts. From its base in New York City, the Society serves audiences across the country through its own outreach efforts and by forging strategic alliances with counterpart organizations in other cities throughout the United States as well as in Korea.

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How do you navigate state suspicion to save lives behind closed borders?

Join us for a special panel on the frontlines of humanitarian aid in North Korea featuring Kathi Zellweger, @mikechinoy, and Jerome Sauvage. Moderated by @koreasociety's @jcorrado1953.

Thank you to The Korea Society for honoring @JensenHuang with the 2026 Van Fleet Award and celebrating the U.S.–Korea partnership.

We’ve worked with Korea for more than 25 years, and we’re proud of what we’ve built together. Looking forward to what comes next.

The Korea Society thanks all distinguished guests who joined us for an unforgettable evening on Sept 28 celebrating the U.S.-Korea partnership and 2026 Van Fleet Awardee, @JensenHuang (@NVIDIA).

Our sincere thanks to our generous sponsors who made the 2026 Annual Gala possible.

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Awesome hearing @JensenHuang speak at the @koreasociety Annual Gala last night! His biggest worry: the US gets so scared of AI that we end up not using the technology we invented.

he called his approach “responsible optimism.” here’s what he meant:

1/ AI is “no more alive than

I was in the room for a small press briefing with @nvidia CEO @JensenHuang when he stopped off in NYC on Monday on his way to DC. He was in town to receive an award from @koreasociety . I asked two questions—on AI security and energy-hungry data centers. Short clip below. Watch

Happy Chuseok (추석) from The Korea Society! 🌕🐇

During this three-day Korean holiday, people traditionally visit family, pay respects to ancestors, and eat foods such as songpyeon (송편) — small rice cakes — and persimmon (감) to celebrate the fall harvest.

#추석 #추석연휴

Meet our sponsors! 📣

We would like to sincerely thank our sponsors for their support of The Korea Society's 2026 Annual Gala.

The 2026 Annual Gala will be held on September 28 at Cipriani South Street.

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Are the U.S. and China split on North Korea? 🔗👇

In a video from @NCUSCR, @jcorrado1953 (TKS Geopolitical Affairs Director) spoke with @VictorDCha (TKS Board Director/@CSISKoreaChair) & @suea_thornton (Yale/@NATLCOMMITTEE) about shifting strategies toward the Korean Peninsula.

What is it really like on the frontlines of humanitarian aid in North Korea?

On Tuesday, Oct 6 @ 6 PM (EDT), Kathi Zellweger, @mikechinoy, and Jerome Sauvage join us to share firsthand insights from years of experience on the ground inside North Korea.

RSVP at the link below 👇

Meet our hosts & performers for the 2026 Annual Gala honoring Jensen Huang! 📣✨

🎙️ Master of Ceremonies: @EvaPilgrim
🤝 Fireside Chat Moderator: @JujuChangABC
🎵 Performers: Stephanie Park & Marcus Choi

See below for more details 👇