Biography
Mr. Suh Chung-ha has been President of the Jeju Peace Institute since 21 November 2016.
Mr. Suh graduated with a Master's Degree in Political Science from the Seoul National University and obtained his Master of International Public Policy from the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at the Johns Hopkins University in Washington DC, USA. He was a Visiting Fellow at Keio University, Tokyo, Japan, and received his PhD in International Studies from Chung-Ang University in Korea.
From 2013 to 2016, he was posted as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Singapore. Before his posting in Singapore, he was seconded to the Seoul Metropolitan Government to work as Ambassador for International Relations. From 2008 to 2011, Ambassador Suh was posted as an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Hungary. Before his posting in Hungary, he was the Dean of Education and Training at the Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security (IFANS) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and was the Special Advisor in the Office of Planning for the Light Water Reactor Project in Korea. From January to December 2005, he was the Chairman ofthe General Working Group, Wassenaar Arrangement.
He started his diplomatic career with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFAT) since July 1979 and the posts he has undertaken are: Minister, Korean Embassy in Austria and Korean Permanent Mission to the International Organizations in Vienna; Deputy Director-General for Policy Planning, MOFAT; Director-General, National Security Council Secretariat; Counsellor, Korean Embassy in the Arab Republic of Egypt; Director, Disarmament and Nuclear Energy Division, MOFA; First Secretary, Korean Embassy in Japan and Second Secretary, Korean Embassy in the Kingdom of Sweden.
He was awarded the Commander's Cross Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary and Bronze Degree of the Pro Scientia Hungarica Medal by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in August 2011. He was also awarded the Order of Service Merit (Red Stripes) of the Republic of Korea in December 2016.
Mr. Suh graduated with a Master's Degree in Political Science from the Seoul National University and obtained his Master of International Public Policy from the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at the Johns Hopkins University in Washington DC, USA. He was a Visiting Fellow at Keio University, Tokyo, Japan, and received his PhD in International Studies from Chung-Ang University in Korea.
From 2013 to 2016, he was posted as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Singapore. Before his posting in Singapore, he was seconded to the Seoul Metropolitan Government to work as Ambassador for International Relations. From 2008 to 2011, Ambassador Suh was posted as an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Hungary. Before his posting in Hungary, he was the Dean of Education and Training at the Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security (IFANS) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and was the Special Advisor in the Office of Planning for the Light Water Reactor Project in Korea. From January to December 2005, he was the Chairman ofthe General Working Group, Wassenaar Arrangement.
He started his diplomatic career with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFAT) since July 1979 and the posts he has undertaken are: Minister, Korean Embassy in Austria and Korean Permanent Mission to the International Organizations in Vienna; Deputy Director-General for Policy Planning, MOFAT; Director-General, National Security Council Secretariat; Counsellor, Korean Embassy in the Arab Republic of Egypt; Director, Disarmament and Nuclear Energy Division, MOFA; First Secretary, Korean Embassy in Japan and Second Secretary, Korean Embassy in the Kingdom of Sweden.
He was awarded the Commander's Cross Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary and Bronze Degree of the Pro Scientia Hungarica Medal by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in August 2011. He was also awarded the Order of Service Merit (Red Stripes) of the Republic of Korea in December 2016.
