South Korean President Moon Jae-in tapped a seasoned former diplomat as his new ...
FILE PHOTO: South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrives ahead of the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan June 27, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo
Lee Soo-hyuck, a veteran diplomat who was South Korea’s chief negotiator at six-party disarmament talks between 2003 and 2005, is a former deputy foreign minister and first deputy director of the National Intelligence Service. Moon Chung-in, a frequent political commentator whose positions were often seen to reflect the administration’s thinking, declined the post, media reported.
Lee, who also served as South Korea’s ambassador to Germany in 2005, was recruited to Moon’s team in 2016 ahead of his campaign for president and is currently a lawmaker in the ruling party.
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