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![]() The U.S.-Korea Visa Waiver Program Coalition (USKVWPC) is a membership based coalition comprised of companies, businesses, organizations and community groups dedicated to the promotion and participation of the Republic of Korea's entry into the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). Members of USKVWPC work to educate U.S. policymakers in the Administration and Congress concerning the many tangible and varied benefits of Korea's designation as a program country in the VWP. As such an initiative would have a major impact on the U.S. economy, it makes good policy sense.
In a letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday, 35 U.S. congressmen have urged South Korea be included in a visa waiver program. (Source: The Korea Times -- July 14, 2006) Dr. Balbina Hwang of the Heritage Foundation was the chair of a panel discussion on the larger implications of extending the US Visa Waiver Program (VWP) to the Republic of Korea on June 27. The panel of experts at the seminar, entitled “Enhancing US-Korea Relations: The US Visa Waiver Program. (Source: Dynamic Korea -- June 29, 2006) South Korea's relationship with the United States merits the country's acceptance to the U.S. Visa Waiver Program, experts said Tuesday. South Korea is America's seventh largest trading partner and has sent 3,600 troops to Iraq. (Source: United Press International -- June 28, 2006) |
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