<EDUCATION>
Feb. 1991 B.A. in Political Science and Diplomacy, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

<CAREER>
Apr. 1993 Passed High Diplomatic Service Examination
May 1993 Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
Dec. 2003 First Secretary, Korean Embassy in Japan
Jan. 2007 Counsellor, Korean Embassy in Negara Brunei Darussalam
Jun. 2009 Director for Protocol of Ceremonies and International Conference, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and Trade (MOFAT)
Jan. 2011 Director, Southeast Asia Division, MOFAT
Jun. 2012 Counsellor, Korean Embassy in Japan
Dec. 2014 Minister-Counsellor, Korean Embassy in the People's Republic of China
Mar. 2018 Director-General for Protocol Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Jan. 2019 Director-General for South Asian and Pacific Affairs, MOFA

<AWARDS>
Dec. 2012 Presidential Citation

<FAMILY>
Married with one daughter and one son