Cho Hyun

• Education

  • Dec. 2008 Ph.D. in International Politics, University of Toulouse, Toulouse, France
  • Sep. 2000 M.A. in International Political Science, School of Political Science, Paris, France
  • Feb. 1994 M.A. in International Relations, Columbia University, New York, U.S.A.
  • Feb. 1980 B.A. in Political Science and Diplomacy, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

• Career

  • Jul. 2025 Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • Oct. 2019 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United Nations
  • Sep. 2018 1st Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs    ※ May 2019, Retirement
  • Jun. 2017 2nd Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • Oct. 2015 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of India
  • Mar. 2014 Visiting Professor, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, Korea
  • Mar. 2011 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Austria and Permanent Mission to the International Organizations in Vienna
  • Dec. 2009 Deputy Minister for Multilateral and Global Affairs, MOFAT
  • Mar. 2008 Ambassador for Energy and Resources, MOFAT
  • Feb. 2006 Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative, Korean Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York, U.S.A.
  • Jul. 2004 Director-General, International Economic Affairs Bureau, MOFAT
  • May. 2003 Senior Assistant Secretary, Office of the President
  • Aug. 2002 Deputy Director-General for Multilateral Trade Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT)
  • Feb. 1999 Worked at the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Paris, France
  • Dec. 1995 First Secretary, Korean Embassy in the United States of America
  • Aug. 1994 Director, Multilateral Trade Organizations Division, International Trade Bureau, MOFA
  • Jan. 1989 Second Secretary, Korean Embassy in the Republic of Senegal
  • Dec. 1987 Second Secretary, Korean Embassy in the Central African Republic
  • Feb. 1985 Second Secretary, Korean Embassy in the Kingdom of Belgium
  • Jul. 1979 Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
  • May. 1979 Passed High Diplomatic Service Examination

• Awards

  • Dec. 2023 Order of Service Merit (Yellow Stripes)
  • Jul. 2014 Das Grosse Silberne Ehrenzeichen am Bande für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich
  • Dec. 2012 Order of Service Merit (Red Stripes)