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The Foreign Ministry on Wednesday announced a roster of new ambassadors to 15 countries including Vietnam, Singapore, Uzbekistan and Finland as part of a regular reshuffle of senior envoys.
Lee Hyuk, ambassador for international relations to Incheon City and former representative to the Philippines, was tapped to head the embassy in Vietnam. Lee Sang-deok, former director general for Northeast Asian affairs at the ministry, was appointed the new ambassador to Singapore.
Lee Hyuk, ambassador for international relations to Incheon City and former representative to the Philippines, was tapped to head the embassy in Vietnam. Lee Sang-deok, former director general for Northeast Asian affairs at the ministry, was appointed the new ambassador to Singapore.
Kwon Yong-woo, former director general for Korean Peninsula peace regime at the ministry, was named as ambassador to Uzbekistan, while Ambassador to Laos Kim Soo-gwon will move to Finland.
Lee Yeong-man, chief of the Air Force Academy and a former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was named as ambassador to Lebanon, where some 300 Korean soldiers are participating in peacekeeping operations.
Kim Hyo-eun, former director of strategy, policy and communications at the Global Green Growth Institute, became the first female ambassador under the Park Geun-hye government, leading the mission in Senegal. The 39-year-old diplomat also served as director for climate change and environment at the ministry and a counsellor at the mission to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris.
The other nine envoys are Bahk Sahng-hoon, former director-general for Latin American and Caribbean affairs at the ministry (Panama); Ambassador to Kuwait Shin Boo-nam (Bulgaria); Park Kang-ho, a professor at the Korea National Diplomatic Academy and former consul-general in Boston (United Arab Emirates); Kim Yong-ho, embassy minister and consul-general in Belgium (Belarus); Kim Dong-chan, deputy consul general in Dallas (Angola); Lee In-ho, former director general for foreign and national security policy at the Office for Government Policy Coordination (El Salvador); Kang Do-ho, embassy minister in Washington (Oman); Lee Bom-yon, ambassador for international relations to South Jeolla Province and former consul general in Sendai (Jordan); and Yoo Yeon-chul, former deputy representative at the mission to the U.N. and other international organizations in Geneva (Kuwait).
By Shin Hyon-hee (heeshin@heraldcorp.com)
Lee Yeong-man, chief of the Air Force Academy and a former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was named as ambassador to Lebanon, where some 300 Korean soldiers are participating in peacekeeping operations.
Kim Hyo-eun, former director of strategy, policy and communications at the Global Green Growth Institute, became the first female ambassador under the Park Geun-hye government, leading the mission in Senegal. The 39-year-old diplomat also served as director for climate change and environment at the ministry and a counsellor at the mission to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris.
The other nine envoys are Bahk Sahng-hoon, former director-general for Latin American and Caribbean affairs at the ministry (Panama); Ambassador to Kuwait Shin Boo-nam (Bulgaria); Park Kang-ho, a professor at the Korea National Diplomatic Academy and former consul-general in Boston (United Arab Emirates); Kim Yong-ho, embassy minister and consul-general in Belgium (Belarus); Kim Dong-chan, deputy consul general in Dallas (Angola); Lee In-ho, former director general for foreign and national security policy at the Office for Government Policy Coordination (El Salvador); Kang Do-ho, embassy minister in Washington (Oman); Lee Bom-yon, ambassador for international relations to South Jeolla Province and former consul general in Sendai (Jordan); and Yoo Yeon-chul, former deputy representative at the mission to the U.N. and other international organizations in Geneva (Kuwait).
By Shin Hyon-hee (heeshin@heraldcorp.com)
