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Leadership Delegation to Seoul

Leadership Delegation to Seoul, Republic of Korea, July 7–11, 2026

Leadership Delegation to Seoul

Led by Chairman Gen. Michael T. Flynn
Hosted in partnership with the Korea–US Alliance Foundation (KUSAF)

The Gold Institute for International Strategy will lead a senior delegation of business executives and policy leaders on an official visit to Seoul, where it will hold high-level meetings with senior Korean government officials to strengthen bilateral economic ties, advance strategic partnerships, and explore new opportunities in technology, trade, military, and investment.


About the Delegation

Over four working days in Seoul, the delegation will engage senior Korean government, defense, and business leaders to strengthen the U.S.–Republic of Korea alliance and expand economic cooperation, spanning extended deterrence and defense-industrial partnership as well as new opportunities in technology, trade, military, and investment.

Program

Four working days of alliance, defense, and business engagement
Alliance & Security Dialogue
Engagement with Korea’s government, national security, and senior U.S. Forces Korea leadership on alliance priorities and peninsula security.
Defense & Industry
Briefings with Korea’s defense-industrial principals on defense and shipbuilding cooperation, including MASGA and the Philadelphia shipyard.
Business & Economic Partnership
A roundtable with the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) on commercial cooperation and workforce initiatives.
Commemoration
A ROK–U.S. alliance forum and wreath-laying ceremony honoring those who have served the alliance.

Intended Outcomes

What the delegation will deliver
  • Stronger bilateral economic tiesexpanded commercial cooperation and new opportunities in technology, trade, military, and investment.
  • Advanced defense and industrial partnershipdeeper cooperation with Korea’s defense and shipbuilding leadership, including MASGA and the Philadelphia shipyard.
  • Deeper alliance relationshipsdurable, working-level ties across Korea’s government, national security, and business leadership.
  • New strategic partnershipshigh-level relationships that advance shared U.S.–Republic of Korea priorities.

Partner With Us

Partnership opportunities are available for the Seoul delegation. To begin the conversation, contact egold@goldiis.org or (202) 938-8893.

The Gold Institute for International Strategy is a 501(c)(3) non-partisan policy organization.