EDUCATION :
Feb. 1992 B.A. in International Relations, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Jun. 2001 M.A. in International Relations, University of Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
CAREER :
Apr. 1993 Passed High Diplomatic Service Examination
May 1993 Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
Jun. 2004 First Secretary, Korean Embassy in the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Mar. 2008 Advisor to the 1st Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
(MOFAT)
Dec. 2008 First Secretary, Korean Permanent Mission to the United Nations in
New York, U.S.A.
Jan. 2011 Counsellor, Korean Embassy in the Republic of Ghana
Dec. 2011 Director, Climate Change Team, International Economic Affairs Bureau,
MOFAT
Aug. 2012 Director, Global Green Growth Division, Global Economic Affairs Bureau,
MOFAT
Dec. 2013 Deputy Consul-General, Korean Consulate General in Chicago, U.S.A.
Mar. 2017 Visiting Scholar, Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies,
University of Notre Dame, U.S.A.
Nov. 2017 Deputy Representative for ROK-US Defense Burden-sharing, MOFA
Aug. 2019 Deputy Spokesperson, MOFA
Dec. 2021 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Serbia
Jul. 2024 Spokesperson and Deputy Minister for Public Affairs, MOFA
AWARD :
Feb. 2013 Order of Service Merit (Green Stripes)