H.E. Hong Kyun KimKorea, Republik

Akkreditierungsdatum

24.10.2022

Details

Date of Birth: 25nd September, 1961

Personal Status: Married with one daughter and one son

Bildung

February 1984 B.A. in English Language and Literature, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea; May 1988 M.A. in Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia, VA, U.S.A.

Sprachen

Korean (native language), English (fluent), French (basic)

Berufliche Laufbahn

May 1984 Passed High Diplomatic Service Examination;

Jul. 1984 Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA);

Jan. 1990 Second Secretary, Korean Embassy in the United States of America;

Nov. 1992 First Secretary, Korean Embassy in the Republic of Senegal;

Dec. 1997 First Secretary, Korean Permanent Mission to the UN Office and other International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland;

Feb. 2002 Assistant Secretary, Office of the President;

Feb. 2003 Director, North America Division II, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT);

Dec. 2003 Counsellor, Korean Embassy in the Kingdom of Thailand;

Dec. 2005 Aide to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, MOFAT;

Jul. 2006 Senior Coordinator for ROK-US Security Cooperation, MOFAT;

Dec. 2006 Senior Assistant Secretary, Office of the President;

Jan. 2008 Minister-Counsellor, Korean Embassy in the Kingdom of Belgium and Korean Mission to the European Union;

Dec. 2009 Director-General for Korean Peninsula Peace Regime, MOFAT;

Feb. 2012 Visiting Fellow, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, U.S.A.;

Jan. 2013 Secondment to the Presidential Transition Committee;

Mar. 2013 Secretary to the President for International Policy Cooperation, Office of the President;

Jan. 2014 Secretary to the President for Policy Coordination and Deputy Secretary-General of NSC Secretariat, Office of National Security;

Mar. 2015 Deputy Minister for Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA);

Feb. 2016 Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs, MOFA ※ Sep. 2017 Retirement;

Sep. 2019 Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of International Studies, Dong-a University, Busan, Korea ※ Aug. 2022 Retirement;

Mar. 2022 Senior Staff, Subcommittee on Foreign and National Security, The 20th Presidential Transition Committee

AWARDS: Oct. 2005 Presidential Citation; Jun. 2018 Order of Service Merit (Yellow Stripes)