• 1979B.A. in Political Science and International Relations, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
• 1981M.A. in International Politics, Korea University, Seoul, Korea (Completed)
• 1982Coursework in Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
• 2002Coursework in Beijing Language and Culture University, Beijing, China

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• Apr. 1980Passed High Diplomatic Service Examination
• Aug. 1980Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
• 1984 - 2007Worked at (as), Korean Embassies in Japan, Korean Embassy in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Korean Embassy in the United States of America, Korean Embassy in the People’s Republic of China
• Jan. 2007Director-General, Asian and Pacific Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT)
• Mar. 2008Secretary to the President for Foreign Affairs, Office of the President
• Aug. 2010Deputy Minister for Political Affairs, MOFAT
• Aug. 2012Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Federal Republic of Germany
• Apr. 2015Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of the Philippines
• Jul. 2018Senior Advisor, Center for Japanese Studies at the Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security (IFANS)
• Sep. 2020Visiting Scholar, Namseoul University
• Apr. 2024Secretary-General, ASEAN-Korea Centre (AKC)

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• Feb. 2008Order of Service Merit (Red Stripes)
• Jan. 2018Philippines Order of Sikatuna (Grand Cross, Gold Distinction)
• Dec. 2018Order of Service Merit (Yellow Stripes)