Former Ambassador to Belarus Park Doo-soon Appointed as Foreign Ministry Spokesperson

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today (the 31st) that former Ambassador to Belarus Park Doo-soon has been appointed as the new ministry spokesperson.

He began his public service career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1995 and has served as the Director for Protocol General Affairs, Minister-Counselor at the South Korean Embassy in Lebanon, and Senior Administrator in the Office of the President (Protocol Secretary's Office).

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, a chief-director-level position, is responsible for communicating the government's foreign policy and pending issues to the public and the media.

The predecessor, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Park Il, has been appointed as the Ambassador to Australia.

Ambassador Park is a disarmament and non-proliferation expert who has served as a non-proliferation specialist at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Director-General for Nuclear and Non-Proliferation Diplomacy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador to Lebanon, and government representative for the protection of overseas Koreans in Cambodia.

(Photo: Capture from the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Belarus website, Yonhap News)
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