● Education
Dec. 2008 Ph.D. in International Politics, University of Toulouse, Toulouse, France
Sep. 2000 M.A. in International Political Science, School of Political Science, Paris, France
Feb. 1994 M.A. in International Relations, Columbia University, New York, U.S.A.
Feb. 1980 B.A. in Political Science and Diplomacy, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

● Career
Jul. 2025 Minister of Foreign Affairs
Oct. 2019 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United Nations
Sep. 2018 1st Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs ※ May 2019, Retirement
Jun. 2017 2nd Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
Oct. 2015 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of India
Mar. 2014 Visiting Professor, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, Korea
Mar. 2011 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Austria and Permanent Mission to the International Organizations in Vienna
Dec. 2009 Deputy Minister for Multilateral and Global Affairs, MOFAT
Mar. 2008 Ambassador for Energy and Resources, MOFAT
Feb. 2006 Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative, Korean Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York, U.S.A.
Jul. 2004 Director-General, International Economic Affairs Bureau, MOFAT
May. 2003 Senior Assistant Secretary, Office of the President
Aug. 2002 Deputy Director-General for Multilateral Trade Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT)
Feb. 1999 Worked at the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Paris, France
Dec. 1995 First Secretary, Korean Embassy in the United States of America
Aug. 1994 Director, Multilateral Trade Organizations Division, International Trade Bureau, MOFA
Jan. 1989 Second Secretary, Korean Embassy in the Republic of Senegal
Dec. 1987 Second Secretary, Korean Embassy in the Central African Republic
Feb. 1985 Second Secretary, Korean Embassy in the Kingdom of Belgium
Jul. 1979 Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
May. 1979 Passed High Diplomatic Service Examination

● Awards
Dec. 2023 Order of Service Merit (Yellow Stripes)
Jul. 2014 Das Grosse Silberne Ehrenzeichen am Bande für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich
Dec. 2012 Order of Service Merit (Red Stripes)

● Education
2003 MA in Business Administration, Jeju National University Graduate School
1994 BA in Business Administration, Jeju National University
1987 Graduated from Seogwipo High School

● Career
2022.06 Governor of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
2021 Chief of Staff, 2022 Presidential Election Campaign Committee of the Democratic Party Candidate
Lee Jae-myung
2020 Chief of Staff, Office of Democratic Party Leader Lee Nak-yon
2020 Member of 21st National Assembly (Jeju City B)
2019 Deputy Speaker of the Democratic Party Policy Committee
2018 Chairperson of the Democratic Party Jeju Chapter
2017 Spokesperson, 2017 Presidential Election Campaign Committee of the Democratic Party Candidate
Moon Jae-in
2017 Floor Spokesperson of the Democratic Party
2016 Deputy Floor Leader of the Democratic Party
2016 Member of 20th National Assembly(Jeju City B)
2010 Member of the 9th Jeju Special Self-Governing Provincial Council (Ildo 2-dong A)
2006 Member of the 8th Jeju Special Self-Governing Provincial Council (Ildo 2-dong A)
1997 Director-General, Association of Jeju April 3 Massacre and Uprising Solidarity
1993 Student Body President of Jeju National University

● Education
Feb. 2012 Ph.D. in International Relations, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, MA,
U.S.A.
Feb. 2003 M.A. in International Relations, Graduate School of International Studies, Yonsei University,
Seoul, Korea
Feb. 2001 B.A. in English Language · Political Science and International Studies, Pusan National
University, Busan, Korea

● Career
Jun. 2025 2nd Vice Minister, MOFA
Jan. 2024 Member, UN Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters
May 2023 Member, Policy Advisory Committee, Ministry of National Defense
May 2022 Member, Inter-Korean Exchange and Cooperation Committee, Seoul Metropolitan Government
Jan. 2022 Member, Policy Advisory Committee, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Jan. 2022 Member, Policy Advisory Committee, Republic of Korea Air Force
Sep. 2021 Professor, Department of Language and Diplomacy, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies,
Seoul, Korea
Sep. 2021 Member, National Unification Advisory Council
Jan. 2020 Member, Policy Advisory Committee, MOU
Aug.2020 Member, Policy Advisory Committee, MOFA
Jan. 2020 Member, 70th Anniversary of the Korean War Project Promotion Committee
Apr. 2019 Member, Self-evaluation Committee, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
Jul. 2018 Member, Policy Advisory Committee, Office of National Security
Mar. 2018 Member, Policy Advisory Committee, The ROK-US Combined Forces Command
Nov. 2016 Member, Policy Advisory Committee, Ministry of Unification (MOU)
Nov. 2014 Member, Policy Tasks Evaluation Support Group
Apr. 2012 Research Fellow, Korea Institute for Defense Analyses / Chief, North Korean Military Research
Division

● Education
Feb.1983 Graduate from Shinsung Girls’ High School
Feb.2002 Major in Public Administration at Korea National Open University
Feb.2005 Graduate with a Master’s Degree in Public Administration at Jeju National University

● Career
Jul 2017 ~ Jan. 2018 Director of Social Education Dept, Human Resource Development Institute (of Jeju
Government)
Aug 2019 ~ Jan. 2021 Director of General Affairs, Jeju Special Self-Governing Provincial Council
Jan 2022 ~ Jan. 2023 Director General of Tourism Bureau Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
Jan 2023 ~ Jan. 2024 Secretary General Jeju Special Self-Governing Provincial Council
Mar 29. 2024. ~ Present Lt. Governor for Political Affairs Jeju Special Self-Governing Province.

Sung-Hwan Kim was a career diplomat and served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea from October 2010 to March 2013. With a career spanning over 36 years, he held a number of senior diplomatic posts including the Senior Secretary to the President for Foreign Affairs and National Security and Vice Minister of MOFAT. He was ROK's ambassador to Austria and Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna and the ROK's Ambassador to Uzbekistan. He was appointed as a Member of the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda in July, 2010. After retiring from the Foreign Service, he served as the Chair of Institute for Global Social Responsibility and Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Seoul National University until March 2015. He also taught at Hanyang University as a Distinguished Professor and served as the Chairman of the Gangwon Art and Culture Foundation. He is now the Chairman of the East Asia Foundation in Seoul and President of the Taejae Future Consensus Institute(TFCI). He also serves as a board member of the International Peace Foundation in Jeju.

● Education
Sep. 1987 - Feb. 1991 Chung-Ang University, School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Sc.D.
Mar. 1985 - Feb. 1987 Chung-Ang University, School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, M.S.
Mar. 1981 - Feb. 1985 Chung-Ang University, School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, B.S.

● Major Career Experiences
Mar. 2022 ~ Present The 11th Jeju National University President
Jan. 2020 ~ Dec. 2020 Vice-president for Inter-institutional Relations for the Korean Institute of Power
Electronics
Mar. 2019 ~Feb. 2021 Advisory Committee member for the WISE Program Jeju Center
Mar. 2019 ~ Feb 2021 Dean of the College of Engineering, Jeju National University
Mar. 2017 ~ Nov. 2017 Chairperson for the Commonization Fund Management Committee of the Jeju
Special Self-Governing Province
April 2017 ~April 2017 Member of the Jeju National University Council
Mar. 2017 ~Feb. 2019 Director of the Research Center for Electric Energy, Jeju National University
Oct. 2013 ~ Aug . 2016 Director of the Jeju Techno Park
Feb. 2012 ~ Sep. 2013 Director of the Office of Information Systems and Services
Mar. 2011 ~ Feb. 2012 Head of the Research Institute of Advanced Technology, Jeju National University
Jan. 2011 ~ Jan. 2013 Chairperson of the Energy Committee of the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
Feb. 2004 ~ Feb. 2005 Guest researcher at the Washington State University
July 1995 ~ Aug. 1996 Post Doc. scholar at the Ohio State University
Mar. 1991 ~ present Professor of Electrical Engineering at the School of Electrical and Electronics
Engineering

● Education
Feb. 1980 Graduated from Jeil High School
Feb. 1986 Graduated from the Dept. of International Relations, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
July 1991 M.A in International Relations, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, U.K

● Career
Apr. 1987 Passed the 21st Foreign Service Examination
Dec. 2004 Director, Security Policy Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
Jan. 2011 Deputy Director-General for International Organizations, MOFA
May 2013 Director-General for International Legal Affairs, MOFA
Oct. 2014 Consul General, Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Toronto
Aug. 2018 Deputy Minister for Multilateral and Global Affairs, MOFA
May 2020 Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Commonwealth of Australia
Dec. 2025 President, Jeju Peace Institute / Chairman, Executive Committee of the Jeju Forum

● Award
2012 Service Merit Medal

Jihang Park graduated from the Department of Western History at Seoul National University and received her Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. As a historian specializing in British history, she lectured at Pratt Institute in New York and Inha University, and served as professor at SNU from 1992 to 2018. She held research positions at the University of Tokyo, Japan, and the University of Cambridge, Great Britain. She served as president of the British Historical Association of Korea, director of the Seoul National University Library, member of the National Institute of Korean History, and member of the Presidential Special Committee on Humanities and Culture. Her publications are prolific, including British History-The Drama of Conservatism and Reform, Imperialism, Tragic Ireland, The Road to Modernity, From Equality to Fairness, and Winston Churchill, Walking with Destiny.

● Education
1986 Ph.D. in Political Science, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
1982 M.A. in Political Science, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
1977 B.A. in Spanish Language and Literature, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, Korea

● Career
Nov 3, 2025 ~ President, the Korea Foundation
1987 ~2017 Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Jeonbuk National
University, Korea
1998 ~ 2006 Co-Representative, Jeonbuk Citizens’ Coalition for Democratic Media
2004 ~ 2006 Commissioner, Presidential Advisory Council for Balanced National Development
2006 ~ 2008 Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Colombia
2011 ~ 2012 Vice President, Korean Association of International Studies
2012 ~ 2014 President, Korean Association of Latin American Studies
2012 ~ 2017 Policy Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Republic of Korea
2021 ~ 2022 Co-Chair, Balanced Development Committee, Presidential Candidate Office,
Democratic Party of Korea

Ambassador Sung Chul SHIN received a Bachelor's degree in German Language and Literature from Seoul National University in 1985. He pursued further studies in Political Science at the University of Mainz, Germany (1995), and in Business Administration at the University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A. (1996).
He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of Korea in 1991. From 1998 to 2001, he was posted to the Korean Embassy in Germany.
He subsequently served at the Korean Consulate General in Qingdao in China (2001–2003), and as Counsellor at the Embassies in Hungary (2005–2008) and Thailand (2010–2013). He later returned to the Embassy in Germany, where he continued his service until 2015.
In 2016, he worked at the National Human Resources Development Institute as a Senior Foreign Service Official. From 2018 to 2020, he was Consul-General in Hamburg, and from 2021 to 2023, he served as Ambassador to Turkmenistan.
Ambassador Sung-Chul SHIN is currently the 7th Director of UNITAR CIFAL Jeju / Jeju International Training Center (JITC).