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Speaker
JUNG Ki-Won
- Affliation
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Title
- Director of International Technology Rules and Cooperation Division
Biography
Jung Ki-won is the Director of International Technology Rules and Cooperation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2007. She worked in the economic security, trade, and international security sectors. She has begun working on space affairs since February 2021, joining the Energy and Scientific Affairs Division. Since August 2021, she served as the director of the Energy and Scientific Affairs Division and has been in charge of space diplomacy in civilian sector, such as the UN ICG and the ROK-US Civil Space Dialogue. As the importance of space diplomacy was emphasized, the need for a department within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to promote space diplomacy in earnest emerged, the 「International Technology Rules and Cooperation Division」 was established in February 2023. Jung has served as the first director of the division and is in charge of various space affairs including civilian and commercial.