1. On January 18, 2001, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, Joung-binn Lee, and the 
United States Charge d'Affaires ad interim, Evans Revere, officially signed the revised Status of Forces 
Agreement (SOFA) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The revised SOFA will take effect one month 
from the date the ROK side notifies the US side that ROK domestic procedures have been completed. 

2. Both governments expressed the mutual understanding that this SOFA revision satisfactorily reflects both 
nations' interests in a wide range of fields, including criminal jurisdiction, environment, labor, quarantine 
regulations, facilities and areas non-appropriated fund facilities, and civil proceedings. This revision is the 
result of full cooperation from both governments carried out with a spirit of mutual respect and friendship, 
fully reflecting the desires of both nations' leaders and their people for long-term development between the 
two countries, and it is believed to be a refletion of US-ROK relations, which are developing in a mature and 
balanced manner. 

3. With the revision of the SOFA, both governments will seek to prevent any problems and to solve any 
issues in a smooth manner by strengthening their cooperation through the harmonious operation of the 
SOFA. Both govenments are confident that with this revision, the friendship of the people of the two 
countries will be further promoted and the security alliance will grow stronger in the long term, as it 
contributes to maintaining a stable environment for US troops stationed in the ROK. 


                                                         Spokesperson of MOFAT

* unofficial translation