(KPL) Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea Chung Eui-yong and his delegation will pay an official visit to the Lao PDR between Aug 28-29 to strengthen the relations and cooperation between Laos and the Republic of Korea, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  

Chung Eui-yong's Profile

Date of birth: 14 April 1946

Education

       - Dec. 2010 Honorary Ph.D. in Political Science, Royal Academy of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

       - Jun. 1981 Master in Public Administration, Harvard University, MA, U.S.A.

       - Feb. 1968 B.A. in International Relations, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Career

       - Feb. 2021 Minister of Foreign Affairs

       -  Jul. 2020 Special Advisor to the President for Foreign Affairs and National Security

       -  May. 2017 Director of National Security and Chairman of National Security Council (NSC) Standing Committee

       -  Dec. 2009 Co-Chairman of the Standing Committee and the Secretary General of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties

       -  Jun. 2004 Member of the 17th National Assembly

       -  Jan. 2001 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the UN Secretariat and International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland

       - Apr. 1998 Deputy Minister for Trade, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT)

       -  Jan. 1997 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the State of Israel

       -  Jan. 1995 Minister, Korean Embassy in the United States of America

       -  Aug. 1993 Director-General, International Trade Bureau, MOFA

       -  Jul. 1991 Minister, Korean Permanent Mission to the European Community in Brussels, Belgium

       -  Dec. 1989 Spokesperson, MOFA

       - Feb. 1989 Deputy Director-General for Information Analysis, MOFA

       - Jan. 1986 Counsellor, Korean Embassy in the United States of America

       - May. 1984 Counsellor, Korean Embassy in the Kingdom of Thailand

       - Jul. 1982 Director, Trade Policy Division, International Trade Bureau, MOFA

       -  Jun. 1974 Third Secretary, Korean Embassy in Canada

       - Mar. 1972 Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)

       -  Nov. 1971 Passed High Diplomatic Service Examination

Awards

       -  Jan. 2006 Order of Bernardo O’Higgins Grand Cross, Republic of Chile

       - May. 2005Special Citation for Contributions to Parliamentary Diplomacy, Speaker of the National Assembly

       - Sep. 2004 Order of Service Merit (Yellow Stripes)

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