Biography
윤성덕 외교부 경제외교조정관은 30년이 넘는 외교부 근무기간 동안 경제통상 분야에서 전문성을 쌓아왔다. 윤 조정관은 1989년 서울대 영문과를 졸업하고 제23회 외무고시를 통해 외무부에 입부한 이래, 구주통상과장, 자유무역협정정책과장, 자유무역협정협상총괄과장, 양자경제외교국장을 역임하였다. 재외공관에서는 주벨기에유럽연합대사관 및 주레바논대사관 1등서기관, 주제네바대표부 참사관, 주벨기에유럽연합대사관 공사, 주광저우부총영사를 역임하였다. 2018.7월부터 2021.6월까지는 주모로코대사로 재임하면서 한-모로코간 양자 외교관계를 증진시키는데 기여하였으며, 2021.6월부터 2022.2월까지는 국무총리 외교보좌관으로 임명되어 김부겸 전 국무총리의 외교활동을 지원하였다.
Seong-deok YUN is Deputy Director for Economic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of Korea (ROK). With over 30 years of his career at MOFA, he has developed expertise in the areas of the economy and trade. He joined MOFA by passing the High Diplomatic Service Exam after receiving a B.A. in English Language and Literature from Seoul National University in 1989.
At MOFA, Seong-deok YUN served as Director of the European Trade Division, the FTA Policy Division, and the FTA Negotiation Coordination Division, and he also took a role as Director-General for Bilateral Economic Affairs. While in diplomatic missions, he served as First Secretary at the Korean Embassy in Belgium and the EU and the Korean Embassy in Lebanon; Counsellor at the Permanent Mission in Geneva; Minister at the Korean Embassy in Belgium and the EU; and Deputy Consul-General at the Korean Consulate General in Guangzhou, China.
From July 2018 to June 2021, Seong-deok YUN contributed to enhancing bilateral relations between the ROK and Morocco as Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco. From June 2021 to February 2022, he supported the diplomatic activities of former Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum as Foreign Policy Advisor.
Seong-deok YUN is Deputy Director for Economic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of Korea (ROK). With over 30 years of his career at MOFA, he has developed expertise in the areas of the economy and trade. He joined MOFA by passing the High Diplomatic Service Exam after receiving a B.A. in English Language and Literature from Seoul National University in 1989.
At MOFA, Seong-deok YUN served as Director of the European Trade Division, the FTA Policy Division, and the FTA Negotiation Coordination Division, and he also took a role as Director-General for Bilateral Economic Affairs. While in diplomatic missions, he served as First Secretary at the Korean Embassy in Belgium and the EU and the Korean Embassy in Lebanon; Counsellor at the Permanent Mission in Geneva; Minister at the Korean Embassy in Belgium and the EU; and Deputy Consul-General at the Korean Consulate General in Guangzhou, China.
From July 2018 to June 2021, Seong-deok YUN contributed to enhancing bilateral relations between the ROK and Morocco as Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco. From June 2021 to February 2022, he supported the diplomatic activities of former Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum as Foreign Policy Advisor.
