Education

• Jun. 1995

  Master of Pacific International Affairs, University of California, San Diego, U.S.A.

• Feb. 1986

  B.A. in Political Science and International Studies, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea

Careers

• Dec. 2023 - present

  Minister of SMEs and Startups

• Jul. 2023

  2nd Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs

• Oct. 2022

  Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

• Mar. 2022

  Senior Staff, Subcommittee on Foreign and National Security, The 20th Presidential Transition Committee

• Jan. 2020

  President of the Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security, KNDA, MOFA

• Nov. 2018

  Professor, Korea National Diplomatic Academy (KNDA), MOFA

• Sep. 2017

  Acting Deputy Minister for Multilateral and Global Affairs, MOFA

• Jun. 2017

  Special Advisor to the Minister, MOFA

• Aug. 2015

  Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative, Korean Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York, U.S.A.

• May. 2013

  Director-General for Development Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)

• Apr. 2012

  Deputy Director-General for Development Cooperation, MOFAT

• May. 2011

  Director-General, Nuclear Security Summit Preparatory Secretariat

• Jul. 2007

  Counsellor, Korean Embassy in the People's Republic of China

• Dec. 2005

  Director, United Nations Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT)

• Jun. 2000

  Consul, Korean Consulate General in Fukuoka, Japan

• Dec. 1997

  First Secretary, Korean Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York, U.S.A.

• Jun. 1988

  Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)

• Apr. 1988

  Passed High Diplomatic Service Examination

Awards

• Dec. 2012

  Order of Service Merit (Red Stripes)

• Dec. 2005

  Presidential Citation