- Mar. 2013 Minister of Foreign Affairs - Jan. 2013 Member of the Subcommittee on Foreign Affairs, National Defense and Unification, the 18th Presidential Transition Committee - Mar. 2009 Visiting Professor, Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS), Sogang University, Seoul, Korea - Jan. 2009 Senior Advisor, Law Offices of Kim & Chang - Dec. 2006 Senior Presidential Secretary for Foreign, Security and Unification Policy - Jan. 2006 Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, MOFAT - Sep. 2004 Senior Coordinator, National Security Council - Jul. 2002 Minister, Korean Embassy in the United States of America - Feb. 2000 Minister, Korean Permanent Mission to the UN Secretariat and International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland - Jul. 1999 Deputy Director-General, North American Affairs Bureau, MOFAT - Feb. 1999 Deputy Director-General, Asian and Pacific Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) - Jan. 1995 Minister-Counsellor, Korean Embassy in the Republic of Singapore - Jan. 1994 Director, North America Division I, MOFA - Jan. 1990 Counsellor, Korean Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York, United States of America - Jul. 1984 Consul, Korean Consulate General in Sydney, Australia - Mar. 1977 Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) - Nov. 1976 Passed High Diplomatic Service Examination