Education

• Feb. 1993 B.A. in Political Science and International Relations, Sogang University, Seoul, Korea

Career

• Apr. 1993 Passed High Diplomatic Service Examination
• May 1993 Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
• Jun. 2001 First Secretary, Korean Embassy in the People’s Republic of China
• Dec. 2003 Consul, Korean Consulate General in Shanghai, China
• Jun. 2010 Director, Overseas Koreans Division, Overseas Koreans and Consular Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT)
• Jul. 2011 Director, Northeast Asia Division II, Northeast Asian Affiars Bureau, MOFAT
• Dec. 2012 Minister-Counsellor, Korean Embassy in Japan
• Jan. 2016 Minister-Counsellor, Korean Embassy in Libya
• Sep. 2019 Director-General for Overseas Korean and Consular Affairs, MOFA
• Jun. 2021 Consul-General, Korean Consulate General in Saint Petersburg, Russia
• Aug. 2024 Vice Commissioner of the Overseas Koreans Agency