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Biography
공로명(孔魯明, 1932년 2월 25일 생)은 전 대한민국 외무부 장관으로, 부산 동서대학교 국제학부 석좌교수(2007-2017)를 지냈고, 한일포럼 회장직(2003-2012) 및 한일포럼 고문을 지냈다. 서울대 법대를 졸업하고 영국 런던정경대에서 수학했다. 외무부에 입부(1958)한 이래, 워싱턴, 동경, 캔버라, 카이로 등지의 재외 공관에서 근무하였으며, 주 브라질 대사(1983-86), 뉴욕 총영사(1986-89), 주 구소련/러시아 대사(1990-92), 외교안보연구원장(1992-1993), 주 일본 대사(1993-1994)를 거쳐 외무부 장관 (제25대, 1994.12.-1996.11.)에 임명됐다. 퇴임 후, 한국통일대통령 자문위원회 위원(1997)을 지냈다. 1992년에는 남북 고위급 회담 대표(제6,7,차 회담), 남북핵통제위원회 남측 위원장을 지냈다. 또한 2010년 평창동계올림픽 유치위원회 위원장(1992-1993)을 지냈다. 그 밖에 동국대학교 석좌교수(1997-2004), 한림대학교 석좌교수 (2004-07), 세종재단 이사장(2008-2011), 동아시아재단 이사장(2010-2019)을 역임했고, 현재는 동아시아재단 상임고문을 맡고 있다.
Former Korean Foreign Minister, Ro-Myung Gong was a chair professor in the Division of International Studies of Dongseo University in Busan, Korea, since 2007. He was also the advisor of the Korea-Japan Forum after serving as Chairman from 2003 to 2012. He was born in February 25, 1932. He is a graduate of the Law College, Seoul National University and studied at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He entered the Republic of Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1958 and served at various overseas diplomatic missions of Korea, including in Washington DC, Tokyo, Canberra and Cairo. He was the Republic of Korea's Ambassador to Brazil from 1983 to 1986, Consul-General in New York (1986-89), Ambassador to the then-Soviet Union (1990-92), Director of the Institute of Foreign Affairs and Security(IFANS) (1992-93), Ambassador to Japan (1993-94), and became Minister of Foreign Affairs from December 1994 to November 1996. After retiring from government, he served as a member of the Presidential Advisory Council on Unification in 1997. In 1992, he was also the representative of the 6th, 7th, and 8th round of high-level inter-Korean talks and chairman of South Korea for the South-North Joint Nuclear Control Commission. He was chairman of the 2010 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games Bid Committee (1992-93), chair professor of Dongguk University, Seoul (1997-2004) and of Hallym University in Chuncheon (2004-07), chairman of the Sejong Foundation/Sejong Institute (2008-11) and chairman of the East Asia Foundation (2010-2019), currently serving as Executive Advisor of the foundation.
Former Korean Foreign Minister, Ro-Myung Gong was a chair professor in the Division of International Studies of Dongseo University in Busan, Korea, since 2007. He was also the advisor of the Korea-Japan Forum after serving as Chairman from 2003 to 2012. He was born in February 25, 1932. He is a graduate of the Law College, Seoul National University and studied at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He entered the Republic of Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1958 and served at various overseas diplomatic missions of Korea, including in Washington DC, Tokyo, Canberra and Cairo. He was the Republic of Korea's Ambassador to Brazil from 1983 to 1986, Consul-General in New York (1986-89), Ambassador to the then-Soviet Union (1990-92), Director of the Institute of Foreign Affairs and Security(IFANS) (1992-93), Ambassador to Japan (1993-94), and became Minister of Foreign Affairs from December 1994 to November 1996. After retiring from government, he served as a member of the Presidential Advisory Council on Unification in 1997. In 1992, he was also the representative of the 6th, 7th, and 8th round of high-level inter-Korean talks and chairman of South Korea for the South-North Joint Nuclear Control Commission. He was chairman of the 2010 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games Bid Committee (1992-93), chair professor of Dongguk University, Seoul (1997-2004) and of Hallym University in Chuncheon (2004-07), chairman of the Sejong Foundation/Sejong Institute (2008-11) and chairman of the East Asia Foundation (2010-2019), currently serving as Executive Advisor of the foundation.