Just two weeks ago, South Korea and the United States agreed to a sweeping bilateral trade agreement that will offer certainty to Korean companies looking to invest in the United States while offering new markets for American exports.

President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung are to be commended for putting the deal together, a deal that is especially remarkable considering President Lee was only elected on June 3 and had less than 60 days to assemble a government and dispatch a trade envoy to Washington, D.C.

Indeed, it speaks volumes about the importance of the U.S.-Korea relationship that has benefited both countries for decades.

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