Michelle Park Steel, the new U.S. ambassador to South Korea, arrives at the foreign ministry to meet Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and submit a copy of her credentials on Tuesday. Photo by Yonhap
Michelle Park Steel, the new U.S. ambassador to South Korea, met with Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Tuesday, as she began her official duties by submitting a copy of her credentials.
Steel visited Seoul's foreign ministry to hand the copy to the ministry's chief of protocol before paying a courtesy call on Minister Cho, according to officials.
Under diplomatic protocol, newly arrived ambassadors assume their posts upon submitting a copy of their letters of credence to the foreign ministry, which serves as a preliminary step before the formal presentation ceremony with the head of state.
Accompanied by her husband, Shawn Steel, she did not respond to reporters' questions before entering the ministry building.
