Moon was elected president in 2017 as the Democratic Party's candidate following the impeachment and removal of Park Geun-hye. As president, Moon has achieved international attention for his meetings with North Korean chairman Kim Jong-un at inter-Korean summits in April, May, and September 2018, making him the third South Korean president to meet their North Korean counterpart. On June 30, 2019, he met with both Kim and the president of the United States, Donald Trump, at the Korean Demilitarized Zone.