ABOUT
Dr. Hyun Jin Preston Moon
℘ Founder and Chairman, Global Peace Foundation
℘ Founder, Service for Peace
℘ Co-founder. Family Peace Association
℘ Author, Korean Dream: Vision for a Unified Korea
℘ Husband, Father, Grandfather
Dr. Hyun Jin Preston Moon is Chairman of UCI, a District of Columbia non-profit corporation governed by a self-perpetuating, independent board.
A dynamic global peace advocate, Dr. Hyun Jin Moon is founder and chairman of the Global Peace Foundation (GPF). Founded in 2009, Global Peace Foundation (GPF) is an international non-sectarian, non-partisan, nonprofit organization, which promotes an innovative, values-based approach to peace building, guided by the vision of One Family under God.
Dr. Moon is also an award-winning author of Korean Dream: A Vision for a Unified Korea, gaining repute as a best-seller in the Republic of Korea and making the recommended reading list of the Director of the U.S. DIA.
Dr. Moon has a lifelong passion for empowering young leaders. He has particularly inspired youth in emerging countries. He founded the global NGO, Service For Peace, in 2002, now established in 27 nations and recognized by the United Nations. Service For Peace provides service learning opportunities for youths of diverse backgrounds, who work together to address urgent social needs in their communities. In 2017 he founded the Family Peace Association to support families in their important role as the bedrock of ethical societies and a world of peace.
He is a devoted outdoors man who values the time he spends in nature as a source of rich spiritual renewal. A horseman for most of his life, he was a member of the Korean Equestrian Team in the Seoul Olympics and the Barcelona Olympics. Dr. Moon was born in South Korea but has made the United States his adopted home where he is a citizen. He and his wife Jun Sook are the proud parents of nine children.
Dr. Moon in the Media
Munhwa Ilbo: Grassroots unification movement to contribute to global peace
For Koreans, October 3 marks “Gaecheon Jeol,” the founding day of the Korean nation nearly 5,000 years ago. As part of the commemorations of Foundation Day in 2023, the Global Peace Foundation hosted an International Forum on One Korea on October 2, 2023, in Seoul,...
The new Cold War with Russia and China will accelerate the movement for unification – The Korea Economic Daily
For Koreans, October 3 marks “Gaecheon Jeol,” the founding day of the Korean nation nearly 5,000 years ago. As part of the commemorations of Foundation Day in 2023, the Global Peace Foundation hosted an International Forum on One Korea on October 2, 2023, in Seoul,...
In the Media: [Interview] Korea’s unification best solution for stable Northeast Asia – The Korea Times
The Korean Times published an interview with the Chairman and Co-founder of the Global Peace Foundation, Dr. Hyun Jin Preston Moon, during a series of events held around commemorations of the Korean Foundation Day on Oct 3-5, 2023. You can read the interview by Nam Hyun-woo of the Korea Times below or find the original here.
Public Speeches by Dr. Moon
Dr. Hyun Jin Preston Moon’s Keynote Address at the International Forum on One Korea 2023
Dr. Hyun Jin Preston Moon delivered the keynote address at the International Forum on One Korea held in Seoul, Korea, on October 2, 2023. The forum convened international and local experts, policymakers, journalists, and civil society leaders under the theme, “Free and Unified Korea: A Catalyst for Regional and Global Peace and Development.”
A Vision for Advancing Human Consciousness and Peace
Dr. Hyun Jin Preston Moon delivered the keynote speech on a vision for advancing human consciousness and peace at the 2023 Global Peace Leadership Conference.
Leaders of the Grassroots Movement to Realize the Korean Dream Celebrate in Seoul
At the Action for Korea United Festival on August 15, 2022, twenty thousand Korean citizens pledged to build a grassroots base that would gather 10 million people by 2025 to mark the 80th anniversary of Liberation Day. Throughout the month of February 2023, AKU held...
Taegu Hosts Enthusiastic Crowd Who Pledge Ownership Over the Korean Dream
At the Action for Korea United Festival on August 15, 2022, twenty thousand Korean citizens pledged to build a grassroots base that would gather 10 million people by 2025 to mark the 80th anniversary of Liberation Day. Taegu was the fourth in a series of regional...
Korean Patriots Convene in Chungcheong to Pledge to Become Owners to Realize the Korean Dream
At the Action for Korea United Festival on August 15, 2022, twenty thousand Korean citizens pledged to build a grassroots base that would gather 10 million people by 2025 to mark the 80th anniversary of Liberation Day.
Chungcheon region was the third in a series of regional events held throughout Korea to start this work. Thousands gathered in on February 11, 2023 to expand the grassroots, citizen-led movement in the region.
Thousands Rally Together at the Honam Regional Event to Pledge to Expand the Movement for a Free and Unified Korea
At the Action for Korea United Festival on August 15, 2022, twenty thousand Korean citizens pledged to build a grassroots base that would gather 10 million people by 2025 to mark the 80th anniversary of Liberation Day. Honam was the second in a series of regional...