CHO Hyundong

• Position

  1st Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs

• Education

  • May 1989 Studied at Diplomatic School of Spain, Spain
  • Nov. 1988 Studied at Defense Language Institute (DLI), U.S.A.
  • Feb. 1985 B.A. in Spanish Language, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, Korea

• Career

  • May 20221st Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • Oct. 2019Head, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Investment and Technology Promotion Office (ITPO), Seoul, Korea
  • Feb. 2017Deputy Minister for Planning and Coordination, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
  • Mar. 2016Ambassador for Public Diplomacy
  • Nov. 2012Minister (DCM), Korean Embassy in the United States of America
  • Aug. 2012Special Advisor to the Minister, MOFAT
  • Feb. 2010Director-General for North Korean Nuclear Affairs, MOFAT
  • Mar. 2008Deputy Secretary for National Security Strategy, Office of the President
  • Jan. 2005Minister-Counsellor, Korean Embassy in the Republic of India
  • Feb. 2004Secondment to Korea National Defense University, Seoul, Korea
  • Jul. 2003Director, North America Division III, North American Affairs Bureau, MOFAT
  • Dec. 1999First Secretary, Korean Embassy in the United States of America
  • Jun. 1998Director, Human Resources Management Division, Office of Planning and Management, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT)
  • Dec. 1993First Secretary, Korean Embassy in Mongolia
  • Jan. 1991Second Secretary, Korean Permanent Mission to the UN Office and Other International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland
  • Jun. 1985Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
  • May 1985Passed High Diplomatic Service Examination

• Award

  • Dec. 2019Order of Service Merit (Red Stripes)