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HUFS dedicates auditorium to Obama

By Korea Herald

Published : Jan. 14, 2013 - 20:12

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Hankuk University of Foreign Studies President Park Chul (sixth from left), U.S. Minister Counselor for Public Affairs Brent Byers (seventh from right), and Uzbek Ambassador Vitali Fen (fifth from right), dean of the Seoul Diplomatic Corps, attend a ceremony to rename the HUFS auditorium after U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday. (HUFS) Hankuk University of Foreign Studies President Park Chul (sixth from left), U.S. Minister Counselor for Public Affairs Brent Byers (seventh from right), and Uzbek Ambassador Vitali Fen (fifth from right), dean of the Seoul Diplomatic Corps, attend a ceremony to rename the HUFS auditorium after U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday. (HUFS)
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies renamed its main auditorium “Barack Obama Hall” Monday to mark the U.S. president’s reelection.

At the hall, then called the Minerva Auditorium, Obama delivered a speech in March 2012.

In a congratulatory letter to the White House last November, HUFS president Park Chul said the school would rename the hall after the U.S. president and honorary HUFS alumnus to remember the landmark event.

On behalf of U.S. Ambassador to Korea Sung Kim, Minister Counselor for Public Affairs Brent Byers attended the ceremony along with other diplomats and Korean officials.

By Lee Sang-ju (sjlee370@heraldcorp.com)

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