김재신 전 대사는 2018년부터 국립외교원 일본연구센터 고문 겸 겸임교수로 재직 중이다. 김 고문은 직업외교관으로서 주필리핀, 독일대사, 대통령외교비서관, 외교부차관보, 동북아국장, 동북아1과장 등을 역임하였다. 또한 주일본, 중국, 미국, 미얀마대사관 등에서 근무하였으며, 고려대학교 정치외교학과와 동 대학 대학원 국제정치학 석사과정을 수료하였다.

Amb.(ret.) KIM Jae-shin is the Senior Adviser of the Center for Japanese Studies at the Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security(IFANS) and Adjunct Professor of the Korea National Diplomatic Academy(KNDA) since 2018. Prior to joining the KNDA, he, as a career diplomat, was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of the Philippines(2015-2018) and the Federal Republic of Germany(2012-2015), Secretary to the President for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Minister for Political Affairs, Director-General of Northeast Asia Bureau and the Director of Northeast Asia Division I of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Previously, he worked at the Embassies of the Republic of Korea in several countries such as Japan, People’s Republic of China, the United States of America, and the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.
He graduated from Korea University with B.A. in Political Science and International Relations, and also studied at Graduate School of Korea University(International Political Studies).