● EDUCATION
Feb. 1987 B.A. in International Relations, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Feb. 1990 M.A. in International Relations, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Jun. 2000 Mid-Career Master in Public Administration, Harvard Kennedy School, M.A., U.S.A.


● CAREER
Feb. 1990 Joined The Chosun Ilbo(Daily News Paper), The Monthly Chosun
Jul. 2001 Correspondent, Washington Bureau of The Chosun Ilbo
Apr. 2006 Deputy Head, National and Politics Department of The Chosun Ilbo
Feb. 2011 Editor, World News Desk of The Chosun Ilbo
Jan. 2014 Editor, Weekend Section of The Chosun Ilbo
Oct. 2015 Member of the Editorial Board of The Chosun Ilbo
Nov. 2016 Bureau Chief for Washington, D.C. of The Chosun Ilbo
Apr. 2021 Deputy Managing Editor for Digital Content and Diplomacy of The Chosun Ilbo
Mar. 2022 Spokesperson for Foreign Press to the President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol
May 2022 Spokesperson to the President Yoon Suk Yeol
Sep. 2022 Secretary to the President Yoon Suk Yeol for International Public Relations
Jan. 2024 2nd Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs












Jun. 1988 Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
Dec. 1997 First Secretary, Korean Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York, U.S.A.
Jun. 2000 Consul, Korean Consulate General in Fukuoka, Japan
Dec. 2005 Director, United Nations Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT)