EDUCATION :
1980 B.A. in Linguistics, Seoul National University
1985 M.A. in Public Administration, Seoul National University
1988 M.A. in East Asian Studies, Indiana University, U.S.A.

CAREER :
Apr. 2021 – Secretary General, ASEAN-Korea Centre
Sept. 2018 – Feb 2021 Contract Professor, Dept. of International Trade, Dong-A
University
Nov. 2014 – April 2017 ROK Ambassador to New Zealand
Nov. 2013 – Oct. 2014 Ambassador for International Relations, Jeju Province
Mar. 2011 – Oct. 2013 ROK Ambassador to the Republic of the of Myanmar
Feb. 2009 – Feb. 2011 Director-General for FTA Negotiations, MOFAT, ROK
Aug. 1989 – Feb. 2009 Worked at (as),
ROK Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva
Deputy Director-General for Bilateral Trade (MOFAT)
ROK Embassy to the United States
Director for Multilateral Trade Cooperation (MOFAT)
ROK Mission to the EU
ROK Embassy to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and ROK Consulate General in
Seattle
Jun. 1983 Joined the ROK Ministry of Foreign Affairs