The Economic and Social Research Council (NRC), under the Prime Minister's office, announced on June 30 that Kwon Man-hak, a professor emeritus at Kyung Hee University, has been appointed as the 20th director of the Korea Institute for National Unification. Kwon will officially take office on July 1.
Kwon has previously served as a member of the Ministry of Unification's Korea-Germany Unification Advisory Committee, vice president of the Korean Political Science Association, an advisory member of the Presidential Transition Committee's Unification, Diplomacy, and Security Division, and a policy advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Korea Institute for National Unification described Kwon as an expert in international politics who has researched inter-Korean relations, East Asian security, and the political economy of Korea, contributing to studies and policy advisory activities related to the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia.
Kwon's term as director will last for three years, concluding on June 30, 2029.
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