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
In the Media: Global Peace Leadership Conference Indo-Pacific 2023
The Global Peace Leadership Conference Indo-Pacific 2023 was held on April 11-13, 2023 in New Delhi, India. More than 1000 students, ambassadors, and peacebuilders both virtually and in-person convened under the conference theme "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: Vision for...
The Korea Times: Korea and India as Catalysts for Indo-Pacific Era
The Korea Times is featuring a special monthly series with commentary from Dr. Hyun Jin Preston Moon to examines the opportunities of and prospects for building a free and unified Korea as inspired by the Korean Dream. In the second installment of the series, they feature the keynote speech delivered by Dr. Moon at the Global Peace Leadership Conference Indo-Pacific 2023 held in New Delhi. Read the speech here.
The Korea Times: ‘Korean Dream’ toward a Unified Korea
The Korea Times is featuring a special monthly series with commentary that examines the opportunities of and prospects for building a free and unified Korea as inspired by the Korean Dream. Read the column here.
Public Speeches by Dr. Moon
A Vision for Advancing Human Consciousness and Peace
Dr. Hyun Jin Moon addresses Global Peace Leadership Conference Indo-Pacific 2023 Welcome & Greetings Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen: It is my great honor to be with you here in India, the cradle of an ancient spiritual civilization in the heart of...
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...
Rallying Activists in Busan to Expand the Grassroots Citizen-led Movement to Realize the Korean Dream
Busan region was the first event series of regional events held throughout Korea to start this work. Thousands gathered in on February 2, 2023 to expand the grassroots, citizen-led movement in the Busan region.