Korean American Community Supporting Andy Kim for Congress

English Translation:

Andy Kim is currently the only Korean American serving in Congress, and is in one of the most competitive districts in the Country. He needs your support!

Andy Kim, a Rhodes Scholar, former White House national security official and native New Jerseyan represents New Jersey's Third Congressional District.

A career public servant, Andy served two years at the White House as the Director for Iraq at the National Security Council where he was a point person for coordinating the counter-ISIS war. At the White House, when ISIS threatened genocide on the Yazidi people sheltering on Sinjar Mountain in Iraq, Andy worked with the U.S. military to coordinate a rescue mission.

He previously served in Kabul, Afghanistan as a diplomat and strategic adviser to General David Petraeus and General John Allen when they led coalition forces in Afghanistan, and also worked at the Pentagon, State Department, USAID, and Senate Foreign Relations Committee. 

Andy received a Doctorate in International Relations from the University of Oxford and also attended Deep Springs College and the University of Chicago. While at the University of Chicago, Andy served as an organizer for the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless.

Andy and his wife, Kammy Lai have two baby boys. Andy currently lives in South Jersey with his family.

Korean Translation:

앤디 김 의원의 지역구는 미 전역에서 가장 경쟁이 치열한 지역구 입니다. 단 한명 뿐인 한국계 미국 연방의회 앤디 김 의원의 재선을 위해선 여러분들의 지지와 후원이 절실합니다! 

 

앤디 김 의원은 뉴저지 출신이며 현재 뉴저지 연방하원 3지역구를 대표하고 있습니다. 앤디 김의원은 우수한 인재들에게만 주어지는 옥스포드 대학의 로드 장학생 출신이며, 백악관 국가 안보실 중동국가를 담당하는 국장을 역임했습니다. 외교관으로서 아프카니스탄을 담당하며 아프카니스탄 주둔군 사령관들의 전략자문가 역할을 담당하기도하였으며, 국방부, 국무부, USAID, 미 연방 상원 외교위원회 등에서 일한 외교, 국방관련 전문가 입니다.

앤디 김 의원은 옥스포드 대학으로부터 외교관계학 박사 학위를 취득하였으며, 딥 스프링스 대학, 시카고대학을 나왔습니다. 시카고 대 시절에는 노숙자를 위한 시카고 연합회의활동가로 활약하기도 하였습니다. 앤디 김 의원은 케미 라이 부인과 슬하에 각 3살, 1살의 두 아들을 두고 있습니다.

앤디 김 의원은 20년만에 배출된 한국계 미국 연방의원이자, 현재 미국에서 유일한 한국계 연방의원입니다. 앤디 김 의원의 재선을 위해서는, 한인사회의 후원과 지지지가 어느 때보다 더 필요한 시기입니다. 여러분의 후원을 부탁드립니다!