The Co-founders – Dr. Christopher B.H. Kim and Dr. Julia Kim

Dr. Christopher and Dr. Julia Kim, the co-founders of the International Cultural and Educational Foundation (ICEF) were born in South Korea and came to the U.S. in 1992. Since their marriage in 1970, as they have worked for more than 38 years in Asia, witnessing the extreme difficulty of poverty-stricken people, they determined to find solutions towards improving the lifestyle of those who are suffering. Thus, ICEF was born with the mission to address these problems by encouraging all sectors of the society to participate in worldwide educational and humanitarian projects aimed at establishing peace and sustainable development.

Currently they serve as Co-Chairperson of the Universal Peace Federation for North America.  As a couple, they have garnered remarkable achievements, and most importantly, impacted the lives of millions of people in many countries through their various fields of work.

Awards:
World Mission Grand Prize for greatest result in the foreign mission field, Best Continental Director Award, Excellent Leadership Award, Oscar Florendo Leadership Award by President Ramos of the Philippines (2001), ASEAN Father and Mother Award from Philippines Government, and US Congressional Award for Public Service.

They have:

• Founded the International Cultural and Educational Foundation, New Jersey, USA.
• Founded the International Leadership College in Tanay, Rizal, Philippines
• Hosted and co-organized the Global Peace Festival 2007, collaborated with total of 60 government agencies, NGOs, religious organizations, media, academia and arts, Manila Philippines.
• Coordinated and promoted participation of Asian delegations in more than forty international conventions, seminars and symposia for peace in USA, Japan, Korea and China.
• Organized and conducted conventions and conferences in Manila, Taipei, and Bangkok.

Others Distinctions:

• Dr Christopher Kim meeting Prime Minister of Nepal (17 March 2007)
• Dr Christopher Kim presented Leadership Award to Prime Minister of Nepal (17 March 2007)
• Met the President Abdul Kalam of India, July 2006
• Spoke at the International Leadership Conference in Malaysia, May 2006
• Dr Christopher Kim presented Peace Award to Wife of Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia (30 May 2006)
• President of Afganistan President Hamid Karzai received Dr Kim on 23 June 2006
• Dr Christopher and Julia Kim meeting the former president of Indonesia, Abdurrahman Wahid, 30 October 2005
• Afganistan's Vice-President, H.E. Karim Khalili meeting Dr. Christopher Kim (23 June 2006)
• Dr Christopher and Julia Kim meeting President Arroyo of Philippines together with other dignitaries, 2006
• Dr Christopher and Julia Kim presented Ambassador for Peace Award to Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
• Dr Julia Kim meeting President Lee Teng-Hui of Taiwan in 1993.

Education:

Dr. Christopher Kim received a Bachelor Degree of Arts from Young Nam University, South Korea; Master Degree in Religious Education from the Unification Theological Seminary, New York, U.S.A.; PhD. in Philosophy from Sun Moon University in Seoul, Korea and in Educational Management from De La Salle University, Philippines. Dr. Julia Kim has a Masters degree in Religious Education and received Honorary Doctorate Degree from Lyceum University, Philippines.

They have 3 sons and 1 daughter and proud grandparents of 6.