Professor, Korea National Diplomatic Academy. Former Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Japan (2011-2013). He held the position of Advisor to the Foreign Minister in 1995. In 2004, he was appointed as Deputy permanent representative at the Korean Mission to the UN and in 2006 as Ambassador to Israel. He served as second Vice-Minister in charge of functional affairs in the foreign Ministry (2008-2009). In November 2009, he was promoted to first Vice-Minister taking charge of regional affairs. He earned a master’s degree (LLM) in international law and a S.J.D from the Graduate School of Law at SNU.
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