● EDUCATION
Feb. 1981 LL.B., Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
May 1990 LL.M., University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK Diploma for International Law, University of Cambridge

● CAREER
Apr. 1983 Passed High Diplomatic Service Examination
Jun. 1983 Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Northeast Asia Division (Japan Affairs)
Dec. 1991 Second Secretary, Korean Permanent Mission to the UN Office and International Organizations in Geneva,
Switzerland
Dec. 1994 First Secretary, Korean Embassy in the Sultanate of Oman
Mar. 1997 Director, North Korean Refuge Support Division, Humanitarian Assistance Bureau, Ministry of National
Unification
Mar. 1998 Coordinator, ASEM Vision Group
Feb. 2000 Director, Emerging Markets Division, Bilateral Trade Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
(MOFAT)
Jun. 2001 Counsellor, Korean Embassy in the Russian Federation
Jun. 2004 Counsellor, Korean Embassy in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Feb. 2007 Director, Trade Dispute Settlement Division, FTA Policy Bureau, MOFAT
Aug. 2007 Head of the Task Force for Hosting 2012 Yeosu International Exposition
Feb. 2009 Deputy Director-General, FTA Policy Bureau, MOFAT
Jul. 2009 Director-General for Multilateral Trade, MOFAT
Aug. 2011 Minister, Korean Embassy in the United States of America
Apr. 2015 Consul General, Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in New York
Jan. 2018 Retired from Foreign Service
Sep. 2022 President, the Korea Foundation

● CURRENT ACTIVITIES
Mar. 2022 Advisory Member to Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Economic Security and Foreign Affairs
Mar. 2022 Advisory Member to Citizen’s Alliance for North Korean Human Rights (NKHR)
Jul. 2010 Chairman, SOON Scholarship Foundation

● AWARDS
Feb. 2008 Service Merit Medal
Jun. 2018 Order of Service Merit (Red Stripes)