The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the appointment of Park Doo-soon as its new spokesperson on July 31.
Park, who joined the ministry after passing the 29th Foreign Service Examination, has held various positions including Minister-Counselor at the Embassy in Bangladesh, Chief of Protocol, Minister-Counselor at the Embassy in Lebanon, and Ambassador to Belarus. He has worked in the ministry for over 30 years, primarily focusing on protocol duties, and returned from his four-year tenure as Ambassador to Belarus in June.
His predecessor, Park Il, has been appointed as the Ambassador to Australia. Park Il is an expert in disarmament and non-proliferation, having served as a non-proliferation specialist at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Director of Nuclear and Non-Proliferation Diplomacy Planning at the Ministry, and Ambassador to Lebanon, as well as the government representative for the protection of overseas citizens in Cambodia.
Additionally, the ministry announced the new appointments of Im Yeon, Ambassador to Vietnam; Kim Yoon-jung, Ambassador to Sri Lanka; Lee Dong-ki, Ambassador to the Philippines; Heo Jeong-ae, Ambassador to Rwanda; Park Tae-young, Consul General in Istanbul; Park Jong-kyung, Consul General in Dubai; and Kim Dae-hwan, Consul General in Jeddah.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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