October 6, 2010

Academic and Cultural Exchange Plays a Central Role in the

Korea-U.S. Partnership
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a9so en6oy ri;# ;79t7ra9 an. a;a.e1i; re9ations< =#i;# a9so ;ontri87te to *+,+ e;ono1i;
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744,000 Korean
tourists visited the
U.S. last year

A;;or.ing to *+,+ go@ern1ent an. Anstit7tion for Anternationa9 C.7;ation .ataD

• An EFFG< a8o7t 744,000 Korean tourists @isite. t#e *nite. ,tates< an. ;ontri87te.
G2.6 billion to t#e *+,+ e;ono1y+ Mean=#i9e< aIIroJi1ate9y 652,000 U.S. tourists
@isite. ,o7t# %orea in EFFG+
• A8o7t KK Ier;ent of %oreans @isite. t#e *+,+ for @a;ation< EL Ier;ent ;a1e to @isit
frien.s an. fa1i9y< EM Ier;ent @isite. for 87siness an. L Ier;ent for a;a.e1i;
reasons+
• An t#e EFFL)FG a;a.e1i; year< t#ere =ere 1ore t#an 75,000 Korean students
enro99e. at *+,+ ;o99eges an. 7ni@ersities an. t#ey ;ontri87te. G3 billion to t#e
*+,+ e;ono1y+

• %orea =as t#e third-leading country of origin for internationa9 st7.ents in t#e
*nite. ,tates .7ring t#e EFFL)EFFG a;a.e1i; year< after N#ina an. An.ia+

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