U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae-Myung have already held multiple high-level meetings since Lee took office, including their first summit in Washington on August 25, 2025, and a state visit in Gyeongju on October 29, 2025, that produced agreements on trade tariffs, shipbuilding investment, and North Korea policy coordination. These encounters strengthened the alliance through joint statements on security cooperation and economic ties, even as both sides navigated broader regional pressures involving China and Pyongyang. Recent months have featured continued diplomatic engagement on nuclear talks and trilateral frameworks, with no new bilateral summit announced for the immediate weeks ahead. Trader assessments of any near-term meeting therefore hinge on scheduling signals from the White House or Blue House, ongoing North Korea developments, and the leaders’ shared calendar around multilateral forums.