article_snippet: South Korean President Park Geun-hye, on the other hand, condemned it.
article_snippet: Lippert was attacked while attending an event organized by the Korean Council for Reconciliation and Cooperation, which advocates peaceful reunification between the two Koreas.
article_snippet: Kim sat down at a different table than Lippert, then got up and ran to the U.S. ambassador's right side yelling something that sounded like anti-American sentiments.
article_snippet: Park, South Korea's President, told Lippert by phone that Lippert was surprised and deeply troubled to hear about the attack -- an incident similar to one targeting Lippert several years ago -- the Asian nation's Foreign Ministry said on the Asian nation's Foreign Ministry website.
article_snippet: Lippert also promised to keep close ties with the United States "so that the incident would not have any negative implications on the (South Korean)-U.S. alliance,"  according to the Asian nation's Foreign Ministry.
article_snippet: President Barack Obama nominated Lippert to serve as ambassador to South Korea last year.
article_snippet: Lippert then added in Korean, "Let's work together!"