Chun Yung-woo
Former National Security Advisor to the President of the Republic of Korea
Education
1977.2 | Graduated from Pusan National University (Major in French), Korea |
1994.6 | Graduated from the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University, New York, USA (MIA: Master of International Affairs) |
CAREER
1977.9 | Passed High Diplomatic Service Examination |
1977.11 | Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) |
1981.2-1984.2 | Second Secretary, Korean Embassy in the French Republic |
1987.2-1990.2 | First Secretary, Korean Embassy in the Kingdom of Morocco |
1991.5-1992.8 | Director, Regional Policy Division, Office of Policy Planning |
1994.7-1995.10 | Counsellor, Korean Embassy in Austria and Korean Permanent Mission to the International Organizations in Vienna |
1995.10-1998.2 | Counsellor, Korean Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York, USA |
1998.3-1999.2 | Deputy Director-General for Science and Environment, International Economic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) |
1999.2-2001.1 | Director General for International Cooperation, Office of Planning for LWR Project, Seoul, Korea |
2001.1-2002.1 | Counsellor to the Minister, MOFAT |
2002.1-2003.5 | Director-General for International Organizations, Office of Policy Planning and International Organizations, MOFAT |
2003.6-2005.1 | Ambassador(DCM), Korean Permanent Mission to the United Nations, New York, USA |
2005.1-2006.4 | Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations, MOFAT |
2006.2-2006.4 | Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations, MOFAT (Head of Korean Delegation to the Six-Party Talks) |
2006.4-2008.4 | Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs (Head of Korean Delegation to the Six-Party Talks) |
2008.5-2009.11 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
2009.11-2010.10 | 2nd Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
2010.10-2013.2 | National Security Advisor to the President of the Republic of Korea |