Position Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Name Yu Myung-hwan Date of Birth April 8, 1946 Family Married with one son and one daughter Education Feb. 1970 Graduated from the Department of Public Administration, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea July 1974 Studied at the Institute of Social Studies, the Hague, the Netherlands
Career
- Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Feb. 2008)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Japan (Mar. 2007)
- Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, MOFAT (Jul. 2005)
- Ambassador, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of the Philippines (Mar. 2004)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the State of Israel (Mar. 2002)
- Ambassador for Anti-Terrorism and Afghanistan Issues, MOFAT (Dec. 2001)
- Special Aide to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Aug. 2001)
- Minister, Korean Embassy in the United States of America (Apr. 1998)
- Director-General, American Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) (Mar. 1996)
- Secretary to the President for Foreign Affairs, Office of the President (Mar. 1995)
- Minister, Korean Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York, U.S.A. (Jan. 1994)
- Spokesperson, MOFA (Aug. 1992)
- Deputy Director-General, American Affairs Bureau, MOFA (Dec. 1991)
- Counsellor, Korean Embassy in the United States of America (Oct. 1988)
- Executive Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Jan. 1988)
- Director, North America Division, American Affairs Bureau, MOFA (Sep. 1986)
- Assistant Secretary, Office of the President (May 1985)
- Counsellor, Korean Embassy in Barbados (Jun. 1983)
- First Secretary, Korean Embassy in the Republic of Singapore (Jul. 1981)
- Assistant Secretary, Office of the President (Dec. 1979)
- Third Secretary, Korean Embassy in Japan (Feb. 1976)
- Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Jul. 1973)
Awards
- Grand Cross of the Order of Sikatuna (the Philippines) (Aug. 2005)
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