NKFW Delegation, Hosts, and Partners
North Korea Freedom Week 2026 North Korean Defector Delegation
- Ji-Young Kim, Chair of the North Korean Defector Delegation and President of Free North Korea Radio
- Gwang-Min Bae, Reporter for Free North Korea Radio
- Chun-Hyok Choi, Special Witness
- Jeong-Hun Choi, Head of the North Korean People’s Liberation Front
- Kang-Il Hu, Chairman of the Committee for the Democratization of North Korea
- Hannah Ji, President of the Association of Repatriation Victims
- Ga-Young Kim, Special Witness
- Jae-Hee Lee, Special Witness
- Sun-Sil Lee, Special Witness
- Sang-Hak Park, President of Fighters for a Free North Korea
- Il-Chul Yang, Special Witness
North Korea Freedom Coalition Hosts and Partners
Those Who Generously Gave Their Time, Talent, and Treasure to Support the Delegation
- Connie Chang
- Grayson Jang, Delegation Assistant and Translator
- Na-Kyung Kang, Donation *Mother of Ji-Young Kim
- Esther Kim, NKFC Welcome Dinner Chair, Welcome Gifts Preparation
- Ki-Sung Kim, Donation *News Director at FNKR
- Nam-Sook Kim, Donation *Wife of Jeong-Hun Choi
- Sang-Ho Kim, Transportation
- Tae-Hwan Kim, Dinner Host
- Yu-Sook Kim, Dinner Host and Welcome Gifts Preparation
- Mary Kim
- Dr. Pavel Klein
- Eun-Taek Lee, Donation
- May J. Lee
- Pastor Star Lee, Transportation
- List Family, Lodging
- Hon. Tidal W. McCoy
- Sally Jo Messersmith
- Myung-Ok Moon, Donation *Wife of the Late Seong-Min Kim
- Dr. In-Hwan Oh, Dinner Host
- In Young Park
- Johnny Park, Secretary of NKFC
- Rachel Park, Dinner Host
- Kenji Sawai, Transportation
- Suzanne Scholte, Chair of NKFC
- Professor Ok Cha Soh and Korea US Prayer Breakfast
- Soon Steele, Transportation
- Professor Ok-Cha Soh, Media Outreach
- Jason West, Vice Chair of NKFC
- Anna Yang
Special Thanks to Those Who Hosted Events and Meetings for Our Delegation
- Ambassador Julie Turner and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Northeast Asia David Wilezol of the U.S. Department of State
- Bessie Chen of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and
- Roberto Velez of Senator Tim Kaine’s Office
- Commissioner Stephen Schneck, Erin Singshinsuk, and Ross Tokola of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
- Congresswoman Young Kim (R-CA) and her staff and Congressman Ami Bera (D-CA)
- Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA)
- Dr. Eric Patterson of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation
- Kenji Sawai of the Global Peace Foundation
- Pastor Star Lee and the Esther Prayer Movement
- Pastor Jason Oh of Pilgrim Community Church
- Ralph Walton of the Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation and Hannah Kim of Remember 727
2026 North Korea Freedom Week Media Announcement
https://www.christiantoday.co.kr/news/374612 (KOR)
http://www.koreatimes.com/article/20260422/1610346 (KOR)
https://weekly.chosun.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=50914 (KOR)
https://hiuskorea.com/featured/2026042305/ (KOR)
https://dailycaller.com/2026/04/26/south-korea-washington-north-korea-freedom-week-human-rights/ (ENG)
