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Position 1st Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Name Shin Kak-soo Date of Birth Jan. 16, 1955
Family Married with one son and one daughter
Education Feb. 1977 Graduated from the College of Law, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea Feb. 1979 Graduated from the Graduate School of Law, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (M.A. in Law) Aug. 1991 Ph.D. in Law, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Career
- 1st Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) (Nov. 2009)
- 2nd Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) (Jul. 2008)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the State of Israel (Feb. 2006)
- Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative, Korean Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York, U.S.A. (Feb. 2004)
- Deputy Director-General for East Asia Study Group, Asian & Pacific Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) (Feb. 2001)
- Minister-Counsellor, Korean Embassy in the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Dec. 1998)
- Counsellor, Korean Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York, U.S.A. (Dec. 1995)
- Aide to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Feb. 1995)
- Director, Northeast Asia Division, Asian and Pacific Affairs Bureau, MOFA (Aug. 1993)
- Principal Secretary to the Vice Minister, MOFA (Feb. 1990)
- First Secretary, Korean Embassy in Japan (Jan. 1986)
- Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MOFA) (Mar. 1977)
- Passed High Diplomatic Service Examination (May 1975)
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Position 2nd Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Name Chun, Yung-woo
Date of Birth Jan. 27, 1952
Family Married with two sons
Education Feb. 1977 Graduated from the Department of French Language and Literature, Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea Jun. 1994 Graduated from the Graduate School of Columbia University, New York, U.S.A. (M.A. in International Political Science)
Career
- 2nd Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Nov. 2009)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (May 2008)
- Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs (Head of Korean Delegation in Six-Party Talks) (Apr. 2006)
- Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations, MOFAT (Jan. 2005)
- Ambassador(DCM), Korean Permanent Mission to the United Nations, N.Y., U.S.A. (Jun. 2003)
- Director-General for International Organizations, Office of Policy Planning and International Organizations, MOFAT (Jan. 2002)
- Aide to the Minister, MOFAT (Jan. 2001)
- Special Advisor, Office of Planning for LWR Project, Seoul, Korea (Feb. 1999)
- Deputy Director-General for Science and Environment, International Economic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) (Mar. 1998)
- Counsellor, Korean Permanent Mission to the United Nations in N.Y., U.S.A. (Jun. 1995)
- Counsellor, Korean Embassy in the Republic of Austria and Korean Permanent Mission to the International Organizations in Vienna (Jul. 1994)