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About ATO

What We Do

  • Issue public reports on the agriculture and food market in Korea
  • Assist U.S. businesses export food and agricultural products to Korea
  • Provide importer lists and market information to U.S. exporters
  • Supply Korean importers with lists of U.S. suppliers
  • Solicit Trade Leads from Korean buyers and share them with U.S. exporters
  • Disseminate Buyer Alerts to Korean importers
  • Provide guidance on resolving customs clearance issues
  • Sponsor and support trade shows
  • Publish Korean language newsletters to showcase U.S. products for Korea's food industry

ATO Staff

  • Ms. Lisa Allen

    Director

  • Ms.Sun Young YOO

    Sr. Marketing Specialist

  • Ms. Hye Rim CHUN

    Marketing Specialist

  • Ms. Joohyun LEE

    Marketing Specialist

  • Ms. Sun Sook KIM

    Resource Coordinator

  • Ms. Jhee Hyun KWON

    Financial Assistant

  • Mr. Seyoung CHUN

    Marketing Clerk & Messenger

Map to the ATO

Official Holidays - 2025

  • December 25 (Wednesday)   |   Christmas Day (A & K) : 2024
  • January 1 (Wednesday)   |   New Year's Day (A)
  • January 20 (Monday)   |   Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday (A)
  • January 28 - 30 (Tue - Thu)   |   Seol-Nal (Lunar New Year Days) (K)
  • February 17 (Monday)   |   Washington's Birthday (A)
  • March 3 (Monday)   |   Sam Il Jul (Independece Movement Day) (K)
  • May 5 (Monday)   |   Children's Day & Buddha's Birthday(K)
  • May 26 (Monday)   |   Memorial Day (A)
  • June 19 (Thursday)   |   Juneteenth Nat'l Independence Day (A)
  • July 4 (Friday)   |   Independence Day (A)
  • August 15 (Friday)   |   Kwang Bok Jul (Independence Day) (K)
  • September 1 (Monday)   |   Labor Day (A)
  • October 6 - 8 (Mon - Wed)   |   Chusok (Korean Thanksgiving) (K)
  • October 9 (Thursday)   |   Han Geul Nal (Korean Alphabet Day) (K)
  • October 13 (Monday)   |   Columbus Day (A)
  • November 11 (Tuesday)   |   Veterans Day (A)
  • November 27 (Thursday)   |   Thanksgiving Day (A)
  • December 25 (Thursday)   |   Christmas Day (A & K)

(A) Denotes American Holiday    |    (K) Denotes Korean Holiday

Agricultural Trade Office, U.S. Embassy - Seoul
Tel: 82-2-6951-6848 Fax: 82-2-720-7921
Email: atoseoul@state.gov