Park Jin

CBE
박진
Park in 2023
40th Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 12 May 2022 – 10 January 2024
President	Yoon Suk Yeol
Prime Minister	Han Duck-soo
Preceded by	Chung Eui-yong
Succeeded by	Cho Tae-yul
Member of the National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 May 2020
Preceded by	Jeon Hyun-hee
Constituency	Gangnam B
In office 9 August 2002 – 29 May 2012
Preceded by	Chung In-bong
Succeeded by	Chung Sye-kyun
Constituency	Jongno
Personal details
Born	(1956-09-16) 16 September 1956 (age 67) Lieutenant JG (Korean: Jungwi)
Korean name
Hangul	박진
Hanja	朴振
Revised Romanization	Bak Jin
McCune–Reischauer	Pak Chin

Park Jin

In 2008, he visited the United States as the head of the Korea-U.S. Congressional Diplomatic Association and met Joe Biden, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

In 2020, he moved to Gangnam-gu B, Seoul, and was elected to the 21st National Assembly (South Korea).

In May 2022, he was appointed

Career

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• May 2022 Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Apr. 2022 Head of the ROK-US Policy Consultation Delegation, 20th Presidential Transition Committee
• Jan. 2022 – Mar. 2022 Chairman of the Global Vision Committee, 20th Presidential Election Headquarters, People Power Party (South Korea)
• Sep. 2020 – Co- President of the Parliamentary Diplomacy Forum on the United States, 21st National Assembly (South Korea)
• Jul. 2020 – Co- Chairman of the Future Policy Research Association, 21st National Assembly (South Korea)
• Jul. 2020 – Chairman of the Global Diplomacy and Security Forum, 21st National Assembly (South Korea)
• Jul. 2020 Member, Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee, 21st National Assembly (South Korea)
• Jun. 2020 Chairman of the Special Committee on Diplomacy & Security, People Power Party (South Korea)
• May 2020 – Member of the 21st National Assembly (South Korea) (Gangnam 2nd District)
• Feb. 2017 – Feb. 2020 Chairman, Korea-America Association
• 2014 – Global Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
• Mar. 2013 – May 2020 Endowed Chair Professor, Graduate School of International and Area Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
• Aug. 2008 – Aug. 2010 Chairman, Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Unification Committee, 18th National Assembly (South Korea)
• May 2008 – May 2012 Member of the 18th National Assembly (South Korea) (Jongno District)
• Dec. 2007 – Feb. 2008 Head of the Foreign Affairs, Unification, and Security Subcommittee,17th Presidential Transition Committee
• Sep. 2007 – Jun. 2008 Chairman of the International Committee, Grand National Party
• Jul. 2004 – Feb. 2005 Chairman of the International Committee, Grand National Party
• May 2004 – May 2008 Member of the 17th National Assembly (South Korea) (Jongno District)
• 2004–2017 President, Korea Britain Society
• Aug. 2002 – May 2004 Member of the 16th National Assembly (South Korea) (Jongno District)
• Mar. 1999 – Feb. 2002 Research Professor, Institute of East and West Studies, Yonsei University
• Jul. 1996 – Mar. 1998 Presidential Secretary for Political Affairs, Office of the President
• May 1993 – Jul. 1996 Presidential Press Secretary, Office of the President
• 1990–1993 Lecturer in Politics,
  University of Newcastle upon Tyne
• 1989–1990 MacArthur Foundation Fellow, King's College London
• 1987–1988 Japan Foundation Fellow, University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus
• Nov. 1977 – Mar. 1978 Ministry of Foreign Affairs (South Korea)
• Aug. 1977 – Passed the Foreign Service Examination

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