Speaker
KANG Younghoon
Affliation
President of Jeju Peace Institute
Session
Closing Ceremony

Biography

[EDUCATION]
・Aug. 1988 B.A. in German Language and Literature, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
・May. 1993 Studied in Graduate School of Public Administration, University of Washington, Seattle, U.S.A.

[CAREER]
・Apr. 1989 Passed High Diplomatic Service Examination
・Jun. 2006 Counsellor, Korean Embassy in Japan
・Feb. 2009 Secondment to the Office of the President
・Feb. 2010 Director, Japan Division, Northeast Asian Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT)
・Jan. 2011 Minister-Counsellor, Korean Embassy in the Commonwealth of Australia
・Apr. 2013 Senior Assistant Secretary, Office of the President
・Feb. 2014 High-level National Security Program, Korea National Defense University, Seoul, Korea
・Mar. 2015 Director-General for South Asian and Pacific Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
・Oct. 2016 Consul-General, Korean Consulate General in Honolulu, U.S.A. May. 2019 Representative, Korean Mission in Taipei, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)

[FAMILY] Married with two sons