Foreign media outlets have nicknamed President Park Geun-hye the “Iron Lady of Asia” or “South Korea's 'Iron Lady.’” The nickname was popularized in an interview with leading U.S. TV broadcaster CBS during her official trip to the United States.
President Park expressed her North Korean policy vision in the interview with CBS reporter Margaret Brennan on May 6 during her visit to New York, the first leg of her U.S. trip.
The CBS reporter introduced President Park’s proposal of a trust-building process on the Korean Peninsula in which the president aims to break the vicious cycle involving Pyongyang’s threats and provocations in exchange for negotiations for food aid and money. Brennan also said that President Park is “a fascinating character” as she's the first woman president in a “male-dominated society,” while mentioning President Park’s “toughness” which has earned her the nickname the “Iron Lady of Asia.”
This interview received attention from the international media, focusing on President Park’s leadership and her U.S. visit.
Ian Williams of NBC called President Park “South Korea's 'Iron Lady” on May 7 when reporting on President Park’s U.S. visit.
“Park expressed admiration for Britain’s Margaret Thatcher during her successful run for president,” the NBC reporter said in the article titled “South Korea's 'Iron Lady' Park Geun-hye comes to Washington.” “Park had praised how she revived the British economy and led Britain to an era of hope in the 1980s,” wrote the reporter.
Fox News reporter Clint Henderson called President Park the “Iron Lady of Asia” in his article published on May 7 when reporting on the Korea-U.S. summit between President Park and U.S. President Barack Obama.
CNN radio reporter Emma Lacey-Bordeaux also referred to President Park as "iron lady." In her article titled “South Korea's Iron Lady” on May 8, the reporter wrote about the Korea-U.S. summit between the two leaders who discussed security, culture, and trade at the White House.
In fact, this is not the first time that President Park has been dubbed the “iron lady” in the foreign media.
On July 13, 2012, Guillaume Guguen of France 24 dubbed her “South Korean Iron Lady” in a report titled “South Korea's 'Iron Lady' eyes presidency.”
Ursula Gauthier of the French weekly Nouvel Observateur, also introduced the president as “iron lady (Vierge ded Fer)” in a special report published on May 9.
Kristen Soltis Anderson of US News wrote that President Park’s speech at the U.S. Congress will be “a clear message about strength and the importance of preserving freedom” in an article titled “Finding America's 'Iron Lady” on May 7.
“But another message, likely unspoken but also unmistakable, may be delivered as well: that intelligent, strong, conservative female leadership is on display worldwide and is more critical than ever for addressing the serious challenges our nation and world face,” the US News reporter wrote.
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