Aims and Objectives of the Society

• The Anglo-Korean Society was founded in 1956 to foster friendships between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Korea.

• The primary object of the Society is the bringing together of all those in the UK who are interested in Korean matters.

• The Society organises a variety of social and cultural events throughout the year to suit the wishes of the members. The Annual General Meeting is always well attended and a Korean buffet is served afterwards. In addition two annual dinners are held, one at the House of Commons with a guest speaker, the other a Korean buffet or dinner to celebrate Chuseok (Korean Harvest Moon Festival).

• Wherever possible the cost to members of attending events is subsidised from subscriptions received and the generosity of our sponsors.

• A regular Newsletter is issued which keeps members up to date with reports on past events and details of the forthcoming programme.

• The Society enjoys continual on-going support from the Korean Embassy for all its activities and HE the Korean Ambassador kindly allows the Society the use of its facilities from time to time. The recent opening of the Korean Cultural Centre in London has given the Society an additional venue for both meetings and social events and is proving to be very popular.

Membership

• Individual membership is open to anyone resident in the UK who is interested in Korea, or things Korean, who subscribes to the objectives and activities of the Society. Corporate membership is open to any British company with interests in Korea and to Korean Companies represented in the UK.

• Members generally have close personal ties with Korea and/or Korean Companies and many have spent several years working in Korea. The original core membership was made up of representatives from the diplomatic service, academics and the military but this has now evolved into a representation that is more broadly oriented towards industry, commerce and culture.