Biography
Amb. Chung Hae Moon has retired from the Foreign Service of the Republic of Korea in 2011 after 34 years of a distinguished career that spanned four different continents, including East Asia, North America, Europe, and Africa. His ambassadorial posting to Greece during the 2004 Athens’ Olympics has inspired him to learn more about the Olympic Movement and the Cultural Olympiad. His interest in the values and spirit the Olympics represents remains unabated. His ambassadorship to Thailand coincided with the Kingdom’s assumption of the ASEAN Chair in 2009, a pivotal year that witnessed the first ever Korea-ASEAN Commemorative Summit held in Jeju, Korea, celebrating the twenties’ anniversary of the dialogue partnership between Korea and ASEAN.
Amb. Chung’s appointment as Secretary General of the ASEAN-Korea Centre in March 2012 provided a vigorous leadership for the Centre to expand the scope of activities and programs, including bringing the Korea-Mekong cooperation to the forefront of the Centre’s agendas. Amb. Chung has since then engaged in a variety of activities to share his experience and knowledge with the society as a whole. He taught as a visiting professor at the Graduate Institute of Peace Studies, Kyung Hee University and also lectured at the Seoul National University, offering his perspectives on Southeast Asia and the world. In addition, he worked as a member of the policy advisory committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Furthermore, his extensive experiences in dealing with regional security challenges have entitled him to continuously represent the Republic of Korea at the Meetings of the ARF Experts and Eminent Persons since March 2016. His sharp interest and broad perspective in various global affairs enabled him to write a regular column for the Seoul Shinmun for almost two years, beginning July 2013. Before he departed from the Korean diplomatic service, Amb Chung’s other diplomatic stints home and abroad included Deputy DG of Regional Trade Bureau, and postings in Korean embassies in Washington D. C., USA, Singapore, Nigeria, and Austria.
He graduated from the Seoul National University in February 1976, where he obtained a BA degree in international economics.
Amb. Chung’s appointment as Secretary General of the ASEAN-Korea Centre in March 2012 provided a vigorous leadership for the Centre to expand the scope of activities and programs, including bringing the Korea-Mekong cooperation to the forefront of the Centre’s agendas. Amb. Chung has since then engaged in a variety of activities to share his experience and knowledge with the society as a whole. He taught as a visiting professor at the Graduate Institute of Peace Studies, Kyung Hee University and also lectured at the Seoul National University, offering his perspectives on Southeast Asia and the world. In addition, he worked as a member of the policy advisory committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Furthermore, his extensive experiences in dealing with regional security challenges have entitled him to continuously represent the Republic of Korea at the Meetings of the ARF Experts and Eminent Persons since March 2016. His sharp interest and broad perspective in various global affairs enabled him to write a regular column for the Seoul Shinmun for almost two years, beginning July 2013. Before he departed from the Korean diplomatic service, Amb Chung’s other diplomatic stints home and abroad included Deputy DG of Regional Trade Bureau, and postings in Korean embassies in Washington D. C., USA, Singapore, Nigeria, and Austria.
He graduated from the Seoul National University in February 1976, where he obtained a BA degree in international economics.
