2nd Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea since 2013. He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) in 1979. He held different positions such as Counsellor, Korean Permanent Mission to the UN Office and other International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland (1996-2000), Ambassador, Korean Permanent Mission to the UN Office and other International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland (2005-2006). He also served as Deputy Minister for Trade (2006-2008) and Ambassador to Spain (2008-2011). He graduated from Seoul National University and he studied at Oxford University, United Kingdom.
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