To further enhance and deepen the friendly relations and good cooperation between the Lao PDR and the Republic of Korea, H.E. Mr. Chung Eui-yong, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea and delegates will pay an official visit to the Lao PDR on 28-29 August 2021.

Vientiane, 24 August 2021

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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 Profile:

 Mr. Chung Eui-yong

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea

*  Date OfBirth:          14 April 1946

*  Education:

• Dec 2010   Honorary Ph.D. in Political Science, Royal Academy of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
• Jun 1981    Master in Public Administration, Harvard University, MA, U.S.A.
• Feb 1968   B.A. in International Relations, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.

*  Career:

• Feb 2021     Minister of Foreign Affairs.
• Jul 2020S    pecial Advisor to the President for Foreign Affairs and National      Security.
• May 2017   Director of National Security and Chairman of National Security Council (NSC) Standing Committee.
• Dec 2009    Co-Chairman of the Standing Committee and the Secretary General of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties.
• Jun 2004     Member of the 17th National Assembly.
• Jan 2001     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the UN Secretariat and International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland.
• Apr 1998    Deputy Minister for Trade, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT).
• Jan 1997    Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the State of Israel.
• Jan 1995     Minister, Korean Embassy in the United States of America.
• Aug 1993   Director-General, International Trade Bureau, MOFA.
• Jul 1991     Minister, Korean Permanent Mission to the European Community in Brussels, Belgium.
• Dec 1989   Spokesperson, MOFA.
• Feb 1989   Deputy Director-General for Information Analysis, MOFA.
• Jan 1986    Counsellor, Korean Embassy in the United States of America.
• May 1984  Counsellor, Korean Embassy in the Kingdom of Thailand.
• Jul 1982    Director, Trade Policy Division, International Trade Bureau, MOFA.
• Jun 1974   Third Secretary, Korean Embassy in Canada.
• Mar 1972  Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).
• Nov 1971  Passed High Diplomatic Service Examination.

*  Awards:

• Jan 2006     Order of Bernardo O’Higgins Grand Cross, Republic of Chile.
• May 2005   Special Citation for Contributions to Parliamentary Diplomacy, Speaker of the National Assembly.
• Sep 2004    Order of Service Merit (Yellow Stripes).