Chairman Emeritus of the Institute for Global Economics, former Minister of Finance of the Republic of Korea (1987-1988). He held several key positions in the Korean government including Senior Secretary to the President for Economic Affairs (1983-1987), Ambassador for International Economy and Trade (2000-2002), Special Economic Advisor to the President (2008-2009) and Chairman of the Presidential Committee for the 2010 G20 Summit (2009-2011). He also served as Special Consultant to the International Monetary Fund (1989-1992) and Chairman of the Korea International Trade Association (2009-2012). He taught economics at New York University (1969-1973). Dr. SaKong graduated from Seoul National University (1964) and received his Master’s and Doctoral degrees from the University of California in Los Angeles.
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