Figure skating queen’ Yuna Kim has been appointed as an honorary ambassador for the ’60th anniversary of Korea-Canada diplomatic ties’.
The Canadian Embassy in Korea announced on the 13th, “On the morning of the 12th, the Canadian Embassy in Seoul held an appointment ceremony for Yuna Kim as an honorary ambassador.” It was held as part of commemorating the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Korea and Canada.
According to the embassy, Yuna Kim said, “Canada is a place where she has a deep personal connection. It is also where she trained for a long time as an athlete, and it is also where she won her Olympic gold medal.”
Kim Yu-na became her figure skating queen in February 2010, when she won a gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. She also trained in Toronto, Canada’s largest city, where she spent three years prior to the Olympics.
Canada is the place where Yuna Kim ate, slept, and cried during her prime as an athlete.
Tamara Moffini, Acting Ambassador of Canada to Korea, said, “I am very happy to be with Yuna Kim, who symbolizes the close people-to-people exchanges between the two countries, on a special journey to mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.” 안전놀이터
Yuna Kim, who became her honorary ambassador, will participate in various activities over the next year to promote the friendship between Canada and Korea over 60 years.
Meanwhile, the Canadian Embassy in Korea appointed another Korean-Canadian actress Jin-Hee Yoon as a public relations ambassador.
Actress Yoon Jin-hee, she enjoys great popularity for her role as ‘Mother’, the main character, in the popular Canadian sitcom ‘Kim’s Convenience Store’. She has won Best Actress in a Comedy at the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards.