Mayor Richard M. Daley and the Honorable Hur, Nam-Sik, Mayor of Busan, Korea exchange gifts during a luncheon at the Chicago Cultural Center, on Thursday, January 22, 2009.

Mayor Daley welcomed Hur, Nam-Sik to Chicago and they shared ideas about strengthening the Sister Cities relationship between Chicago and Busan. The Mayor also named Nam H. Paik the new chair of the Busan Committee of Chicago Sister Cities International Program.

Since the Sister Cities signing in 2007, the Busan Committee has engaged in several education programs, participated in the World Fashion Chicago runway show and Sister Cities International Festival on Daley Plaza.

From left: Consul General of Korea Sung Hwan Son; Mayor Richard M. Daley; Busan Sister Cities Committee Chair Nam H. Paik; Hur, Nam-Sik, Mayor of Busan; Mrs. Maggie Daley; Busan Committee Member Younghee Kang; and Nam, Gwan-Pyo, Ambassador for International Relations, Busan Metropolitan City. Photo by: Antonio Dickey, City of Chicago