Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (South Korea)
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| Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
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| 외교통상부 | |
| Oegyo tongsangbu | |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | February 28, 1998 |
| Preceding agency | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| Jurisdiction | Government of South Korea |
| Headquarters | 37 Sejongno, Doryeom-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-787, South Korea |
| Annual budget | KR₩1,520 billion (about US$646 million) (2010)[1] |
| Agency executives | Kim Sung-hwan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Kim Jong-hoon, Minister for Trade Park Suk-hwan, 1st Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Min Dong-seok |
| Child agencies | Korea Foundation Korea International Cooperation Agency Overseas Korean Foundation |
| Website | |
| Official Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade website in Korean Official Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade website in English |
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| Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (South Korea) | |
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| Hangul | 외교통상부 |
| Hanja | 外交通商部 |
| Revised Romanization | Oegyo tongsangbu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Oegyo t'ongsangbu |
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) is in charge of diplomacy for South Korea, as well as handling external trade and matters related to overseas Korean nationals. It was established on 17 July 1948. Until 1998, the ministry was known as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; its jurisdiction over trade was added, along with its present name, in 1998. Its main office is located in Seoul's Jongno-gu.[2]
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[edit] List of heads
| Historical period | No. | Name | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Republic | 1 | Jang Taek-sang (장택상) | August 15, 1948 - December 24, 1948 |
| 2 | Yim Byeong-sik (임병직) | December 25, 1948 - 1951 April 15, 1951 | |
| 3 | Byeon Yeong-tae (변영태) | April 16, 1951 - July 28, 1955 | |
| Deputy | Jo Jeong-hwan (조정환) | July 29, 1955 - December 31, 1956 | |
| 4 | Jo Jeong-hwan (조정환) | December 31, 1956 - December 21, 1959 | |
| Probational | Choe Gyu-ha (최규하) | December 22, 1959 - April 24, 1960 | |
| 2nd Republic | 5 | Heo Jeong (허정) | April 25, 1960 - August 19, 1960 |
| 6 | Jeong Il-hyeong (정일형) | August 23, 1960 - May 20, 1961 | |
| 3rd Republic | 7 | Gim Hong-il (김홍일) | May 21, 1961 - July 21, 1961 |
| 8 | Song Yo-chan (송요찬) | July 22, 1961 - October 10, 1961 | |
| 9 | Choe Deok-sin (최덕신) | October 11, 1961 - March 15, 1963 | |
| 10 | Kim Yong-sik (김용식) | March 16, 1963 - December 16, 1963 | |
| 11 | Jeong Il-gwon (정일권) | December 17, 1963 - July 24, 1964 | |
| 12 | Lee Dong-Won (이동원) | July 25, 1964 - December 1966 | |
| 13 | Jeong Il-gwon (정일권) | December 1966 - June 29, 1967 | |
| 14 | Choe Gyu-ha (최규하) | June 30, 1967 - June 3, 1971 | |
| 15 | Kim Yong-sik (김용식) | June 4, 1971 - December 2, 1973 | |
| 4th Republic | 16 | Kim Dong-jo (김동조) | December 3, 1973 - December 18, 1975 |
| 17 | Bak Dong-jin (박동진) | December 19, 1975 - September 1, 1980 | |
| 5th Republic | 18 | Noh Sin-yeong (노신영) | September 2, 1980 - June 1, 1982 |
| 19 | Lee Beom-seok (이범석) | June 2, 1982 - October 9, 1983 | |
| 20 | Lee Won-gyeong (이원경) | October 15, 1983 - August 26, 1986 | |
| 21 | Choe Gwang-su (최광수) | August 26, 1986 - December 5, 1988 | |
| 6th Republic | 22 | Choe Ho-jung (최호중) | December 5, 1988 - December 27, 1990 |
| 23 | Lee Sang-ok (이상옥) | December 27, 1990 - February 26, 1993 | |
| 24 | Han Seung-ju (한승주) | February 26, 1993 - December 24, 1994 | |
| 25 | Gong Ro-myeong (공로명) | December 24, 1994 - November 7, 1996 | |
| 26 | Yu Jong-ha (유종하) | November 7, 1996 - March 3, 1998 | |
| 27 | Park Jeong-su (박정수) | March 3, 1998 - August 4, 1998 | |
| 28 | Hong Soon-young (홍순영) | August 4, 1998 - January 14, 2000 | |
| 29 | Lee Jeong-bin (이정빈) | January 14, 2000 - March 26, 2001 | |
| 30 | Han Seung-su (한승수) | March 26, 2001 - February 4, 2002 | |
| 31 | Choe Seong-hong (최성홍) | February 4, 2002 - February 27, 2003 | |
| 32 | Yoon Young Kwan (윤영관) | February 27, 2003 - January 17, 2004 | |
| 33 | Ban Ki-moon (반기문) | January 17, 2004 - November 10, 2006 | |
| 34 | Song Min-sun (송민순) | November 10, 2006 - February 29, 2008 | |
| 35 | Yu Myung-hwan (유명환) | February 29, 2008 - September 8, 2010 | |
| 36 | Kim Sung-hwan (김성환) | October 8, 2010 - |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade web page (Korean)". http://www.mofat.go.kr/introduction/budget/index.jsp.
- ^ About the Ministry: Organization: History, South Korea: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 2007, http://www.mofat.go.kr/english/ministry/organization/history/index.jsp, retrieved 2010-03-12
[edit] External links
- Official Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade website in Korean
- Official Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade website in English
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