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2022-12-09 Seoul Honorary Citizenship (ceremony & media roundup)

 


On September 29, 2022, I was informed that I had been awarded Seoul Honorary Citizenship. December 9th, I was one of the 18 non-Koreans to receive Seoul Honorary Citizenship. 

I was delighted to have several colleagues and supporters join me at the ceremony. They all have had a special role in my activities here.









Here's the media roundup so far:

The Korea Times (English)

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2022/12/113_341484.html

Yonhap (English)

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20221211001200320

(Korean)

https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20221210022100004

(French)

https://fr.yna.co.kr/view/AFR20221211001000884

(Spanish)

https://sp.yna.co.kr/view/ASP20221211000900883

K-Odyssey

https://m.k-odyssey.com/news/newsview.php?ncode=179556481389320

Newsis

https://www.newsis.com/view/?id=NISX20221209_0002118460

Chosun

https://www.chosun.com/national/national_general/2022/12/11/S2OA76535FCBHFIQI7R5P7HYYM/


Daum News

https://v.daum.net/v/20221211111512898

MSN

https://www.msn.com/ko-kr/news/national/인도아재-럭키-등-16개국-18명-서울시-명예시민-됐다/ar-AA158udq

E-daily.

https://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?newsId=01482566632557536&mediaCodeNo=257

Hankang

https://www.hankyung.com/society/article/202212118055Y

FNN News

https://www.fnnews.com/news/202212111116205161

E today

https://www.etoday.co.kr/news/view/2201474

Hankyung

https://www.hankyung.com/society/article/202212118055Y

https://news.mt.co.kr/mtview.php?no=2022120919371614004

Kyanghyung News

https://www.khan.co.kr/national/national-general/article/202212111229001

The Segye

http://www.thesegye.com/news/view/1065583999604482

Nate News

https://news.nate.com/view/20221211n05764?mid=n1101

Newstong

https://www.newstong.co.kr/view3.aspx?seq=11305310&allSeq=3&txtSearch=&cate=0&cnt=-5&subCate=1&order=default&newsNo=55&oid=779725

News Zum

https://news.zum.com/articles/80047488?cm=news_rankingNews

Hot Internet News

http://www.schinews.com/bbs/board.php?bo_table=news&wr_id=152760

Yul-do

https://yul-do.com/humorissue/49853935

Ppomppu

https://m.ppomppu.co.kr/new/bbs_view.php?id=news_broadcast&no=217589&page=1

































































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