Former Secretaries-General

• 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)

 

• 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

 

• 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

 

• 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