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President Obama welcomed South Korea’s president to the White House today as a valuable world partner. The pageantry came mere hours after Congress pushed through a long-delayed trade pact between both leaders’ countries. <\/strong><\/p>\n

In a rush of action timed to Lee’s visit, Congress yesterday approved free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama. The administration says the three deals will boost U.S. exports by $13 billion a year and that just the agreement with South Korea will support 70,000 American jobs.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

Lee declared the trade deal will be an engine of growth for both countries. “This historic achievement will open up a new chapter in our relationship,” he said. <\/p>\n

Obama and his wife, Michelle, greeted Lee and his wife, Kim Yoon-ok, on the South Lawn for a formal arrival ceremony at the start of a state visit full of pomp, circumstance and substance.<\/p>\n

The day was to include an Oval Office meeting between Obama and Lee and an address by Lee to a joint session of Congress, all culminating with a state dinner.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

The trade deal will elevate the U.S.-South Korean alliance, traditionally defined by their opposition to communist-governed North Korea. More than 28,000 U.S. troops remain based in South Korea as a deterrent.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

Under Obama, efforts to engage Asian nations have had their ups and downs.<\/strong> The key relationship with Japan has suffered from Tokyo’s conveyor belt of prime ministers, and the U.S. has struggled to realize an effective, strategic alliance with India. <\/p>\n

Read more at foxnews.com<\/a><\/em>
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