James A. Van Fleet Award

The General James A. Van Fleet Award, given annually since 1995 by The Korea Society, is awarded “to one or more distinguished Koreans or Americans in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the promotion of U.S.-Korea relations.” It is one of the most prestigious awards in the field of U.S.–Korea relations.

The award is named for General James A. Van Fleet, commander of the U.S. Eighth Army at the height of the Korean War in 1951. Beginning in 1957, General Van Fleet served as the first president of The Korea Society.

The award is formally presented to the recipient each year at The Korea Society’s annual dinner.

Winners

*1992 – Avery McConnell Leider (major, U.S. Army National Guard)
*1995 – Chulsu Kim (deputy director-general, World Trade Organization)
*1996 – Ambassador James T. Laney (U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Korea)
*1997 – Pyong-Hwoi Koo (chairman, Korea International Trade Association)
*1998 – Jong-Hyon Chey (chairman, SK Group) and Jeong H. Kim (president, Carrier Networks and DNS / Lucent Technologies)
*1999 – William J. Perry (former U.S. secretary of Defense)
*2000 – Jimmy Carter (former U.S. president)
*2001 – Kim Kyung Won (president, Institute of Social Sciences)
*2002 – Horace G. Underwood (director, Yonsei University)
*2003 – Raymond G. Davis (retired general, United States Marine Corps)
*2004 – Ban Ki-Moon (minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Republic of Korea)
*2005 – George H.W. Bush (former U.S. president)
*2006 – Lee Kun Hee (chairman, Samsung)

External links

* [http://www.koreasociety.org The Korea Society]
* [http://www.koreasociety.org/content/blogcategory/84/75/ The Korea Society's James A. Van Fleet Award]