Cho Tae-yong

Cho Tae-yong
Hangul 조태용
Hanja 趙太庸
Revised Romanization Jo Tae-yong
McCune–Reischauer Cho T'ae-yong

Cho Tae-yong (born 1956) is a South Korean career diplomat, serving as the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations.[1]

Early life

Cho was born in Seoul in 1956, and received his bachelor's degree in political science from Seoul National University.[2]

Career

Cho has been working on North Korean affairs since 2004.[2] He was Director General of the South Korean foreign ministry's Task Force on North Korea, and deputy head of the South Korean delegation to the six-party talks in Beijing in 2004.[3] He was named South Korea's special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs in 2013, and then became Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2014.[2][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ United Nations Press Release, 5 Dec 2016, https://www.un.org/press/en/2016/bio4906.doc.htm
  2. 1 2 3 김정률 [Kim Jeong-ryul] (20 October 2015). "[새 차관급 내정자 프로필] 조태용 국가안보실 1차장(59)" [Profiles of new vice-minister-level nominees: Cho Tae-yong (age 59), Vice-Director of the Office of National Security]. Yeongnam Ilbo. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "North Korean Delegation in Beijing for Talks". The Chosun Ilbo. 20 June 2004. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  4. ↑ "S. Korea, U.S., Japan set for trilateral talks on N. Korea". Yonhap News Agency. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.


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