Education:
- February 1990: Graduated from the Department of English, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea
- May 1994: Master's degree in Political Science, Pennsylvania State University, USA

Major Career:
- April 1990: Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Passed the 24th Foreign Service Examination in April 1990)
- June 1996: Consul at the Consulate General in San Francisco
- July 1999: First Secretary at the Embassy in the Philippines
- March 2002: Assigned to the Nuclear Reactor Project Support Planning Division
- February 2004: Minister-Counselor at the Embassy in the Netherlands
- January 2007: Director of the Overseas Koreans Protection Division
- April 2008: Director of the Southeast Asia Division
- June 2009: Minister-Counselor at the Embassy in Singapore
- June 2012: Deputy Ambassador and Consul General in South Africa
- March 2015: Ambassador to Libya
- January 2018: Ambassador to ASEAN
- May 2019: Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (Government Representative)
- January 2021: Ambassador to Nigeria
- September 2024: Chairman of the Korea-Africa Foundation

Awards:
- December 2007: Presidential Citation