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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was created in 1948 following the Government Organisation Law under the Rhee Syng-man administration. [4] It undertook matters of foreign policy, protection of overseas Korean nationals, international economy, treaties, diplomacy and the assessment of international and overseas public relations. [5]
The Minister of Foreign Affairs (Korean: 외교부장관; RR: Oegyobujanggwan) is the leader and chief executive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The minister is responsible for implementing South Korea's foreign policy. The current minister for foreign affairs is Cho Tae-yeol, who took office in January 2024. [1]
Kang Kyung-wha (Korean: 강경화; born April 7, 1955) is a South Korean diplomat and politician who was the first female Foreign Minister of South Korea under President Moon Jae-in from 2017-21 as well as the first woman nominated for and appointed to the position.
Cho joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1979 where he served in the overseas missions in Thailand, the United States, and Saudi Arabia until the 1990s. Cho served as the South Korean ambassador to Spain in 2008 and, South Korean ambassador to the United Nations from 2016 to 2019.
Diplomatic missions of the South Korea shall be established in foreign countries under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Foreign Affairs to take partial charge of diplomatic or consular affairs under the control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Diplomatic missions of South Korea shall be classified into Embassy (Korean: 대사관 ...
SEOUL (Reuters) -Foreign ministers from South Korea and Japan met in Seoul on Monday to discuss strengthening their relations in the face of increasing security challenges in the region and ...
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (농림축산식품부, 農林水産食品部) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (외교부, 外交通商部) Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (여성가족부, 女性部) Ministry of Government Legislation (법제처, 法制處) Ministry for Health and Welfare (보건복지부, 保健福祉部)
Chung Eui-yong (left) and Kim Jong Un. A 1968 graduate of Seoul National University, Chung joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1971. He subsequently served as Korean Ambassador to Israel (1997–1998), Deputy Minister for Trade (1998–2001), and as Korean Ambassador to the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN Secretariat and International Organizations in Geneva (2001 ...