- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (South Korea)
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade 외교통상부 Agency overview Formed February 28, 1998 Preceding agency Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jurisdiction Government of South Korea Headquarters 37 Sejongno, Doryeom-dong,
Jongno-gu, Seoul
110-787, South KoreaAnnual budget KR₩1,520 billion (about US$646 million) (2010)[1] Agency executives Kim Sung-hwan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Kim Jong-hoon, Minister for Trade
Park Suk-hwan, 1st Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Min Dong-seokChild agencies Korea Foundation
Korea International Cooperation Agency
Overseas Korean FoundationWebsite Official Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade website in Korean
Official Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade website in EnglishMinistry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (South Korea) Hangul 외교통상부 Hanja 外交通商部 Revised Romanization Oegyo tongsang-bu McCune–Reischauer Oegyo t'ongsangbu
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) is in charge of diplomacy for South Korea, as well as handling external trade and matters related to overseas Korean nationals. It was established on 17 July 1948. Until 1998, the ministry was known as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; its jurisdiction over trade was added, along with its present name, in 1998. Its main office is located in Seoul's Jongno-gu.[2]List of heads
Historical period No. Name Term 1st Republic 1 Jang Taek-sang (張澤相) 1948 August 15 - 1948 December 24 2 Yim Byeong-sik (林炳稷) 1948 December 25 - 1951 April 15 3 Byeon Yeong-tae (卞榮泰) 1951 April 16 - 1955 July 28 Deputy Jo Jeong-hwan (曺正煥) 1955 July 29 - 1956 December 31 4 Jo Jeong-hwan (曺正煥) 1956 December 31 - 1959 December 21 Probational Choe Gyu-ha (崔圭夏) 1959 December 22 - 1960 April 24 2nd Republic 5 Heo Jeong (許政) 1960 April 25 - 1960 August 19 6 Jeong Il-hyeong (鄭一亨) 1960 August 23 - 1961 May 20 3rd Republic 7 Gim Hong-il (金弘壹) 1961 May 21 - 1961 July 21 8 Song Yo-chan (宋堯讚) 1961 July 22 - 1961 October 10 9 Choe Deok-sin (崔德新) 1961 October 11 - 1963 March 15 10 Gim Yong-sik (金溶植) 1963 March 16 - 1963 December 16 11 Jeong Il-gwon (丁一權) 1963 December 17 - 1964 July 24 12 Lee Tong-Won (李東元) 1964 July 25 - 1966 December 13 Jeong Il-gwon (丁一權) 1966 December - 1967 June 29 14 Choe Gyu-ha (崔圭夏) 1967 June 30 - 1971 June 3 15 Gim Yong-sik (金溶植) 1971 June 4 - 1973 December 2 4th Republic 16 Gim Dong-jo (金東祚) 1973 December 3 - 1975 December 18 17 Bak Dong-jin (朴東鎭) 1975 December 19 - 1980 September 1 5th Republic 18 No Sin-yeong (盧信永) 1980 September 2 - 1982 June 1 19 Yi Beom-seok (李範錫) 1982 June 2 - 1983 October 9 20 Yi Won-gyeong (李源京) 1983 October 15 - 1986 August 26 21 Choe Gwang-su (崔侊洙) 1986 August 26 - 1988 December 5 6th Republic 22 Choe Ho-jung (崔浩中) 1988 December 5 - 1990 December 27 23 Yi Sang-ok (李相玉) 1990 December 27 - 1993 February 26 24 Han Seung-ju (韓昇洲) 1993 February 26 - 1994 December 24 25 Gong Ro-myeong (孔魯明) 1994 December 24 - 1996 November 7 26 Yu Jong-ha (柳宗夏) 1996 November 7 - 1998 March 3 27 Bak Jeong-su (朴定洙) 1988 March 3 - 1998 August 4 28 Hong Soon-young (洪淳瑛) 1998 August 4 - 2000 January 14 29 Yi Jeong-bin (李廷彬) 2000 January 14 - 2001 March 26 30 Han Seung-su (韓昇洙) 2001 March 26 - 2002 February 4 31 Choe Seong-hong (崔成泓) 2002 February 4 - 2003 February 27 32 Yun Yeong-gwan (尹永寬) 2003 February 27 - 2004 January 17 33 Ban Ki-moon (潘基文) 2004 January 17 - 2006 November 10 34 Song Min-sun (宋旻淳) 2006 November 10 - 2008 February 29 35 Yu Myung-hwan (柳明桓) 2008 February 29 - 2010 September 8 36 Kim Sung-hwan (金星煥) 2010 October 8 - References
- ^ "Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade web page (Korean)". http://www.mofat.go.kr/introduction/budget/index.jsp.
- ^ About the Ministry: Organization: History, South Korea: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 2007, http://www.mofat.go.kr/english/ministry/organization/history/index.jsp, retrieved 2010-03-12
External links
- Official Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade website in Korean
- Official Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade website in English
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