According to the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on May 29, 2020, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Election Commission (NEC), and the Ministry of the Interior and Safety held a video conference with officials from the U.S. Department of State, the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS), and the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED).
The participants included:
– Marc Knapper, then Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs;
– Lori Augino, President of NASED;
– Forty-nine state and county election officials affiliated with NASS and NASED;
– Ko Yoon-joo, Director-General for North American Affairs at South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
– Kwon Sei-joong, Consul General of the Republic of Korea in the United States; and
– Officials from South Korea’s National Election Commission and Ministry of the Interior and Safety.
** Here is a copy of the press release.
According to the official briefing, the American side specifically requested the meeting because it wished to learn from South Korea’s experience conducting a nationwide election during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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