Minhong Yi

Education

  • BA in International Relations, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea
  • MA in History of Warfare, King’s College London, United Kingdom
  • MA in United Nations and Diplomatic Studies, University of Buckingham, United Kingdom

Work experience

  • August 2004:       Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT), Republic of Korea                                                      Deputy Director, United Nations Division, MOFAT

  • June 2010:           Second Secretary, Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Korea to the UNESCO

  • December 2012:  Counsellor, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the State of Kuwait

  • March 2015:         Secondment to the Office of Secretary for Speeches and Records, Office of the President

  • February 2017:     First Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN

  • February 2019:     Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)

  • August 2020:        Director, Public Diplomacy Division, MOFA

  • April 2023:            Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN

Awards (and/or publications)

Minhong Yi

Nationality

Republic of Korea

Term

2023 - 2025