The U.S. Global Business Center in Rockville opened Monday to facilitate new business opportunities between South Korea and Montgomery County.
Located in the Rockville Innovation Center on Gibbs Street, the opening marks a step forward that began with visits to Daejeon, South Korea, Montgomery County’s fifth Sister City.
According to Executive Marc Elrich, the relationship began when then-County Executive Ike Leggett led a delegation there in 2017 to see how the two communities could work together, especially in the area of biotechnology.
Two years ago, another delegation, led by County Chief Administrative Officer Rich Madaleno and Councilmember Evan Glass, met with officials and business owners in South Korea.
Staff at the new office will help Montgomery County businesses get a foothold in South Korea as well as bring South Korean businesses here, Elrich explained.
“Our county is ideally located to attract companies” from around the world, Elrich said during his weekly press briefing.
Daejeon is South Korea’s fifth largest city and has a population of 1.5 million.
I was pleased to host a delegation from our Sister City – Daejeon, South Korea. Daejeon is South Korea's 5th largest city with 1.5 million people. Daejeon reps were here to open their new U.S. Global Business Center in our Rockville Innovation Center! pic.twitter.com/Pjv7GYkZ6Z
— County Exec Marc Elrich (@MontCoExec) February 26, 2025
