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
Unification is a Historical Opportunity to Benefit Mankind
In an interview with Korean news outlet Women Chosun, Dr. Hyun Jin P. Moon called Korean citizens, especially Korea youth, "agents of unification" when framing a vision for a reunified peninsula. The vision is based on the ancient philosophy Hongik Ingan, meaning to...
Dr. Hyun Jin Moon Featured in Yonhap Special
Y스페셜 (Y Special), the feature series of Korea's top newswire service Yonhap News, took a closer look at Dr. Hyun Jin P. Moon's approach to Korean reunification. Dr. Moon's approach, which he outlines in his book, "Korean Dream: A Vision for a Unified Korea," is based...
Unification Should Not be Led by the Government, but by the People
Dr. Hyun Jin P. Moon described the powerful impact civic society can have in reunification efforts on the Korean peninsula in an interview with Chang-in Jang, CEO of JSI Partners, for Pub Chosun. Pointing to his book Korean Dream: A Vision for a Unified Korea, Dr....
Public Speeches by Dr. Moon
Korean Dream: Resolving Division, Fulfilling Destiny | Keynote Speaker, International Forum on One Korea 2020
To watch the speech, click here. Greetings to our global audience, and thank you for your interest in the important issues on the Korean peninsula today. I would like to thank Ambassador Ahn Ho-Young, Dr. Henry Wang, Dr. William Parker, and, my very good friend Dr....
The Dream for All Koreans
The following speech was given by Dr. Hyun Jin Preston Moon at the Action for Korea United Festival at the Kintex Exhibition Center in Seoul, South Korea on August 15th, 2019. It is a tremendous honor for me to be here today. I was told that there were going to be...
A Rallying Call for Korean Dream Activists
August 14, 2019 Plaza Hotel - Seoul, South Korea Dr. Hyun Jin Preston Moon, founder and chairman of the Global Peace Foundation, addresses international experts, leaders and activists for Korean reunification at the International Forum for One Korea 2019 in Seoul,...
Dr. Hyun Jin P. Moon Casts a Vision for Korea’s Future and the World at March 1 Movement 100 Year Anniversary Commemoration
March 1st, 2019National Assembly Plaza - Seoul, South Korea Ladies and gentleman, we are gathered here at an auspicious moment in the history of the Korean people. 100 years ago, our ancestors gathered together on this peninsula to declare to the world, a dream, a...
Dr. Hyun Jin Preston Moon Addresses Main Plenary at the Global Peace Convention 2019
The following speech was delivered by Dr. Hyun Jin P. Moon, Founder and Chairman of Global Peace Foundation, at the Global Peace Convention 2019 on February 28, 2019, at the Lotte Hotel, South Korea.
Chairman of Global Peace Foundation, Dr. Hyun Jin P. Moon Addresses Keynote at the Global Peace Convention 2019
The following speech was delivered by Dr. Hyun Jin P. Moon, Founder and Chairman of Global Peace Foundation, at the Global Peace Convention 2019 on February 28, 2019, in the Lotte Hotel, South Korea. Excellencies, Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen: Thank you...