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Former Secretaries-General
The 5th Secretary-General Kim Ok-chae
Secretary-General, The Association of Northeast Asia Regional Governments (NEAR) 2019-2022
- Consul-General, Korean Consulate-General in Yokohama, Japan (Specially Appointed Head of Mission)(December 2022~)
- Specialist, Center for Korean Unification Strategy (February 2019)
- The 17th Consul-General, Korean Consulate-General in Fukuoka, Japan (Specially Appointed Head of Mission) (October 2016)
- Minister, Korean Embassy in Japan (April 2013)
- Counselor⋅Minister-Counselor, Korean Embassy in Japan (August 2005)
- First Secretary, Korean Embassy in Japan (August 1999)
- Second Secretary, Korean Embassy in Japan (August 1993)
- Discharged as Army Captain (November 1988)
- Commissioned as Second Lieutenant (April 1982)
The 4th Secretary-General Hong Jong-Kyoung
Secretary-General, Association of North East Asia Regional Governments (NEAR)｜2017-2019
- Advisory Ambassador of International Relations, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, South Korea (September. 2012)
- Consul-General, Korean Consulate General in Istanbul, Turkey (November. 2009)
- Secondment to the Presidential Office (Protocol Secretary Office) (March. 2008)
- Secondment to the Presidential Transition Committee, Korea (December, 2007)
- Deputy Chief of Protocol, Preparatory Office for the Asia Cooperation Dialogue Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (February. 2007)
- Consul, Korean Consulate General in New York, U.S.A. (December. 2003)
- Director for Protocol DivisionⅠ(January, 2002)
- First Secretary, Korean Embassy in the French Republic (December, 1998)
- Consul, Korean Consulate General in Ho chi minh City, Vietnam (June, 1993)
- Second Secretary, Korean Embassy in the Kingdom of Belgium (June. 1990)
The 3rd Secretary-General Jun Jae-won
Secretary-General, The Association of Northeast Asia Regional Governments (NEAR)｜2006-2011
- Visiting Professor, Northwest University, Xi'an Pei Hua University｜2014
- Visiting Professor, Wei Nam Normal University｜2012
- Consul General, Korean Consulate General in Xi'an, China｜2011-2015
- Deputy Consul-General, Korean Consulate General in Shenyang, China｜2009-2011
- Consul, Korean Consulate General in Shanghai, China｜2006-2009
- Deputy Consul-General, Korean Consulate General in Vancouver, Canada
- Director, Public Relations Division, Cultural Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade(MOFAT)｜2001-2002
- First Secretary, Korean Consulate General in Auckland, New Zealand｜1997-2001
- Second Secretary, Korean Embassy in the People's Republic of China｜1992-1997
The 2nd Secretary-General Kim Jae-hyo
Secretary-General, The Association of Northeast Asia Regional Governments (NEAR)｜2011-2015
- Chairman, The Association of Korean Exhibition Industries (AKEI)｜2010-2012
- Director of the Board, The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI)｜2010
- Director of the Board, Asian Federation of Exhibition and Convention Associations (AFECA)｜2009-2011
- CEO & President, Daegu Exhibition and Convention Center (DEXCO)｜2006-2011
- Director, KOTRA North America head office, Russia and CIS head office｜2001-2005
- Executive Vice President and a Director of the Board, Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA)｜2003-2005
- Director, KOTRA Overseas offices in New York (U.S.A.), Moscow (Russia), Helsinki (Finland) London (U.K.), Jedda (Saudi Arabia) Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Warsaw (Poland)｜1976-2005
The 1st Secretary-General Lee Hae-doo
Secretary-General, The Association of Northeast Asia Regional Governments (NEAR)｜2006-2011
- Secretary-General, The Association of Northeast Asia Regional Governments (NEAR)｜2006-2011
- Executive Committee Member, UNDP｜2007-2011
- Division Chair, Division of Administration and Culture, Committee on the Development of Gyeongsangbuk-do Province for the 21st Century｜1995-2006
- President, Research Institute of Politics and Society｜1991-1993
- Visiting Professor, Hosei University, Japan｜1985-1987
- Visiting Research Professor, University of California, Berkley, U.S.A.｜1975-1980
- Honorary Professor, Dean, and Professor, Teacher’s College of Daegu University
- Reporter and Editorial writer, Daegu Maeil Newspaper｜1964-1973