Feb

1978

B.A. in Political Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

Feb

1992

M.A. in Political Science, Graduate School of Keio University,

Tokyo, Japan

CAREER:

Sep

1977

Passed High Diplomatic Service Examination

Nov

1977

Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)

Jul

1984

Second Secretary, Korean Embassy, Washington D.C., USA

Jan

1989

Visiting Scholar, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

Feb

Jan

1991

1993

Assistant Secretary to the President for Diplomacy and Security

Affairs

Director, North America Division II, American Affairs Bureau,

Jun

1994

MOFA

Counsellor, Korean Embassy, Israel

Jun

1995

Counsellor, Korean Embassy, Egypt

Dec

1997

Counsellor, Korean Embassy, Japan

Jan

Jun

2001

2003

Assistant to the Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

(MOFAT)

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of

Jan

2006

Lebanon

DCM & Political Minister, Korean Embassy, Japan

Mar

2009

Special Adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Dec

Apr

2009

2011

Spokesperson and Deputy Minister for Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of

June

2014

Indonesia

Ambassador for International Relations, Incheon Metropolitan City

Mar

2015

Secretary General, ASEAN-Korea Centre