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President Barack Obama welcomes South Korean President Lee Myung-bak during a state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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President Barack Obama speaks as he welcomes South Korean President Lee Myung-bak during a state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct., 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

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President Barack Obama smiles as he welcomes South Korean President Lee Myung-bak during a rainy state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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President Barack Obama welcomes South Korean President Lee Myung-bak during a state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct., 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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President Barack Obama welcomes South Korean President Lee Myung-bak during a state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct., 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

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President Barack Obama welcomes South Korean President Lee Myung-bak during a state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct., 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

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President Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak arrive for a joint news conference at the White House on Oct., 13, 2011. (Associated Press)

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President Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak arrive for a joint news conference at the White House on Oct., 13, 2011. (Associated Press)

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President Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak are welcomed by local schoolchildren during a rainy state arrival ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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President Obama welcomes South Korean President Lee Myung-bak during a state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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South Korean President Lee Myung-bak reaches out to local schoolchildren during a rainy state arrival ceremony with President Obama on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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President Obama welcomes South Korean President Lee Myung-bak during a state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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President Obama welcomes South Korean President Lee Myung-bak during a state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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President Obama smiles as he welcomes South Korean President Lee Myung-bak during a rainy state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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President Obama greets South Korean President Lee Myung-bak during a state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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President Obama welcomes South Korean President Lee Myung-bak during a state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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President Obama welcomes South Korean President Lee Myung-bak during a state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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South Korean protesters stage a rally against a free trade agreement between South Korea and the United States in Seoul on Oct. 13, 2011. The letters on the signs read "Opposed FTA between South Korea and the United States." (Associated Press)

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South Korean President Lee Myung-bak is escorted in the rain to his car at the Pentagon on Oct. 12, 2011, after his meeting with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. (Associated Press)

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South Korean President Lee Myung-bak says passage of the U.S.-Korea free-trade pact should boost trade between the two countries more than 50 percent by 2015. He spoke at a luncheon Wednesday in Washington. (Associated Press)