Heung Shin Park is a senior advisor at Kim & Chang. He joined Kim & Chang in 2013 after 36 years of diplomatic service with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, including Ambassador to France from 2009 to 2012. After passing the High Diplomatic Service Examination in 1976, he started his foreign service in Brussels in 1982 as a young diplomat and studied at ENA (Ecole Nationale d’Administration) in France. He returned to Europe as Ambassador to Finland(2005-2008) and then to France, thus accumulating vast experience in European affairs. During his service as Ambassador to France, he successfully negotiated for the return of ‘Royal Manuscripts’ of the Josun Dynasty in 2011, putting an end to a long diplomatic wrangling between Korea and France.
Mr. Park served as the director of international environmental organizations and then counselor at the Korean Embassy in Kenya, where he dealt with various global environmental issues. He also served in the Korean embassies in the United States and Canada as First Secretary and Minister respectively.
On his return from Canada in 2003, Mr.Park was appointed Director General for Cultural Cooperation and oversaw cultural exchanges and cooperation with other countries for two years.
Mr.Park graduated from Seoul National University in 1976 and studied at ENA in Paris. He was awarded the Order of the Lion of Finland in 2008 from Finland and Grand Officier de l’Ordre national du Merite in 2012 from France. He was also awarded the Order of Service Merite, Yellow Stripes in 2011 from Korean government.

<Education>
- Ecole Nationale d’Administration, France (1987)
- Department of International Relations, Seoul National University (1976)

<Experience>
- Kim & Chang (2013.1.-Present)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the French Republic (2009-2012)
- Ambassador, Special Advisor on Foreign Relations to the Governor of Jeollabuk-do Province (2008-2009)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Finland (2005-2008)
- Director-General, Cultural Affairs Bureau, MOFAT (2003-2005)
- Minister, Korean Embassy in Canada (2000-2003)
- Senior Coordinator for Administrative Planning and Management, Office of Planning and Management,
MOFAT (1999-2000)
- Senior Research Office, Department of America Studies, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, MOFAT
(1998-1999)
- Assistant Secretary, Office of the President (1997-1998)
- Counsellor, Korean Embassy in the Republic of Kenya(1995-1997)
- Director, International Environment Organizations Division, MOFA (1994-1995)
- Director, Cultural Affairs Division, MOFA (1994-1995)
- Director, Cultural Affairs Division I, MOFA (1993-1994)
- First Secretary, Korean Embassy in the United States of America (1990-1993)
- First Secretary, Korean Embassy in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (1987-1990)
- Second Secretary, Korean Embassy in the Kingdom of Belgium (1982-1985)
- Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MOFA (1977)
- Passed the High Diplomatic Service Examination (1976)

<Awards>
- Commander, First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland (2008.5)
- Order of Service Merit, Yellow Stripes (2011)
- Grand Officier de l’Ordre national du Merite (2012)

<Languages>
Korean, English, and French