UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | Michelle Steel has assumed her post as the new U.S. ambassador to South Korea, filling a position that had remained vacant for a year and a half. She is the second Korean-American to serve as U.S. ambassador to Seoul, following former Ambassador Sung Kim, and the first Korean-American woman to hold the position. "I respectfully greet the people of Korea," Ambassador Steel said upon assuming her post. "Although I was born in Seoul, I stand here representing the United States." She added that South Korea and the United States "should jointly try to realize U.S. President
UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | July 22, 2026 — A special screening of "Act of Victory", a documentary film about General Paik Sun-yup, was held for U.S. service members at a U.S. military Base in Korea. Originally released in cinemas across South Korea last summer, the film is the result of Director Kwon Soon-do’s 22-year production effort. The documentary is widely recognized among military professionals and historians for preserving rare footage and firsthand battlefield accounts personally narrated by General Paik Sun-yup. The screening was attended by Brig. Gen. Jin H. Pak, a Korean American gen