The Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Korea

Minister of Foreign Affairs

• Name :Kang Kyung-wha
• Date of Birth :April 7, 1955
• Marital Status :Married with a son and two daughters
• Education
  • Feb. 1977 B.A., Political Science and International Studies, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
  • Sep. 1981 M.A., Communication, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, United States
  • Feb. 1984 Ph.D., Communication, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, United States
• Career
• Jun. 2017 Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Feb. 2017 Senior Advisor on Policy to the United Nations Secretary-General (Under Secretary General)
• Oct. 2016 Chief, Transition Team of the 9th United Nations Secretary-General
• Apr. 2013 Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator and Assistant Secretary-General, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
• Jan. 2007 Deputy High Commissioner, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (Assistant Secretary General)
• Oct. 2006 Ambassador-at-Large for Global Affairs, MOFAT, Republic of Korea
• Jul. 2005 Director-General for International Organizations, MOFAT, Republic of Korea
• Aug. 2004 Minister, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations
• Jul. 2001 Minister-Counselor, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations
• Jul. 2000 Deputy Director-General for International Organizations, MOFAT, Republic of Korea
• Feb. 1999 Senior Advisor and Principal Speechwriter to the Foreign Minister and Principal Interpreter to the President, Republic of Korea
• Jul. 1998 Acting Senior Research Officer, Department of American Studies, Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT), Republic of Korea
• Jul. 1996 Secretary for International Relations, Office of the Speaker, National Assembly, Seoul, Republic of Korea
• Mar. 1994 Associate Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, Sejong University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
• Jun. 1990 Secretary for International Relations, Office of the Speaker, National Assembly, Republic of Korea
• Sep. 1983 Associate Professor, Department of Communications, Cleveland State University, OH, United States
• Dec. 1976 Producer, English Service Division of Radio Korea, Korean Broadcasting System
• Awards
• Nov. 2013 Special Award at the 11th Annual Korea Women Leaders Awards by the Young Women’s Christian Association of Korea
• Dec. 2006 Service Merit Medal
• Nov. 2006 Woman of the Year Award by the Korean National Council of Women