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December 1995
 Agreed to hold a general conference of the Overseas Koreans’ Policy of Globalization Committee
May 1996
 Held the first Overseas Koreans’ Policy of Globalization Committee, where the decision to establish the Overseas Koreans Foundation was made
1997
Announced the OKF Law (No. 5313)
The OKF Law took effect.
The ordinances of the OKF Law were announced and took effect.
The OKF Founding Committee confirmed the OKF Articles of Association (draft).
Kim Bong-kyu became the first OKF chairman.
The establishment of OKF was registered.
OKF was launched and started its official work.
A Korean school was established and culture and arts events and programs were held for overseas Koreans.
The status of the overseas Koreans and their organizations was surveyed.
The Overseas Koreans Seoul Art Festival was held.
1998
Workshops with overseas Korean experts
Offered foreign-adopted Koreans programs designed to help them know their motherland and culture better
Offered overseas Korean university students programs to enable them to visit their motherland
Invited proud Koreans to visit their motherland
Invited Koreans who have a place in history to visit their motherland
Organized programs for overseas Koreans to learn the Korean language, and invited the educators of Korean folks to join these programs
Offered scholarships to overseas Koreans
Held an international symposium on policies on overseas Koreans
Overseas Koreans’ Economic Community Convention
1999
Dispatched the first culture and arts group
First Ethnic Koreans’ Literary Award Contest
First Overseas Koreans’ Future Leaders’ Workshop
Forum with Korean economic and business people in China
Surveyed and listed literature information relating to overseas Koreans
Launched OKF homepage (www.okf.or.kr)
2000
 Kwon Byung-hyun became the second OKF chairman.
First World Korean Associations’ Chairmen Convention
First Young Professionals’ Technology and Entrepreneurship Conference for Overseas Koreans (YTEC)
2001
First Overseas Koreans Cultural Festival
Offered IT job training programs to overseas Korean youngsters in Korea
Essay-writing contest for superior overseas youngsters on their experiences in Korea
Program to invite meritorious overseas Koreans’ descendants to visit Korea
Korean global venture network convention
2002
 First World Korean Business Convention
Invited foreign-adopted Koreans residing in Korea to a social gathering
In celebration of the Chuseok holiday, offered entertainment performances to Koreans who were permanently returning from Sakhalin
Launched Teenkorean.net, a cyber Korean education service
2003
 Lee Kwang-kyu became the third OKF chairman.
Launched Korean.net, a portal site for overseas Koreans
Created the “Love Motherland Rose of Sharon Garden” for the children of overseas Koreans who visited Gyeongju
Held a KNN correspondents’ workshop
2004
 3rd World Korean Business Convention
7th Invitation and training of overseas Korean educators on the Korean national spirit
3rd Foreign-adopted Koreans’ visit to their motherland to experience its culture