Online registration is now closed in preparation of the event. On-site registration will be available beginning at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday.

The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce International Business Council in partnership with the Tennessee Valley Authority and the U.S. Commercial Service present U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Harry Harris in a conversation on the U.S.-Korea business relationship.

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Ambassador Harry Harris was confirmed by the United State Senate on June 28, 2018 as the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea (ROK) following a distinguished naval career which culminated in commanding the U.S. Pacific Command. He is the first Asian-American to hold four-star rank in the U.S. Navy and the first to head USPACOM. Prior to USPACOM, he commanded the U.S. Pacific Fleet.

From 2011 to 2013, Ambassador Harris served as the representative of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Secretary of State. In this role, he traveled to over 80 countries with the Secretary and participated in most of the Secretary’s meetings with foreign leaders. He also served as the U.S. Roadmap Monitor for the Mid-East Peace Process.

Ambassador Harris was born in Japan and reared in Tennessee and Florida. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1978. He holds master’s degrees from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service. He also did post-graduate work at Oxford University and completed the Seminar 21 fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Supporting partners for the event include Baker Donelson, the Center for International Business at Belmont University, the Tennessee District Export Council, the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, and the Tennessee World Affairs Council.

If you are interested in a meeting on October 9^th with the Senior Commercial Officer for the U.S. Commercial Service in Seoul, South Korea on how to increase your company’s exports or enter the market, please email Brie.Knox@trade.gov.

Schedule:
8-8:30 a.m. Registration and networking
8:30-9:30 a.m. Program

Cost:
$35 - Attendee

Parking:
Complimentary self-parking is available in the Pinnacle at Symphony Place Garage. Please bring your ticket inside with you for validation.

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