● DATE OF BIRTH
April 2, 1961

● EDUCATION
Aug.1988 B.A. in German Language and Literature, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
May.1993 Studied in Graduate School of Public Administration, University of Washington, Seattle, U.S.A.

● CAREER
Apr.1989 Passed High Diplomatic Service Examination
Jun.2006 Counsellor, Korean Embassy in Japan
Feb.2009 Secondment to the Office of the President
Feb.2010 Director, Japan Division, Northeast Asian Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT)
Jan.2011 Minister-Counsellor, Korean Embassy in the Commonwealth of Australia
Apr.2013 Senior Assistant Secretary, Office of the President
Feb.2014 High-level National Security Program, Korea National Defense University, Seoul, Korea
Mar.2015 Director-General for South Asian and Pacific Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
Oct.2016 Consul-General, Korean Consulate General in Honolulu, U.S.A.
May.2019 Representative, Korean Mission in Taipei, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)

● FAMILY
Married with two sons