Editor’s note: This article is the second in a two-part investigation into the Korea Foundation’s operations in the U.S. Part one covered the organization’s funding for U.S. think tanks.

A congressional program that arranged for U.S. lawmakers to travel to Seoul for meetings with South Korean leaders is financed by an ROK government-affiliated foundation under the guidance of the country’s parliament, a Korea Pro investigation has found, raising questions about transparency around foreign funding for congressional travel.

Over the last seven years, dozens of members of Congress have visited South Korea through the Congressional Study Group on Korea(CSGK), a