Ministry of Foreign Affairs (North Korea)

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국 외무성) is the ministry of foreign affairs of the Government of North Korea, responsible for conducting foreign relations of the country. The minister of such is in charge of the ministry.

In addition to the foreign minister, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has a First Vice Minister and seven other vice ministers.[1] The current First Vice Minister is Kim Kye-gwan. The other vice ministers include Choe Son-hui, Han Song-ryol,[2] and .[3]

The Ministry includes an organization called the Institute for American Studies.[4]

List of officeholders[]

The following is a list of foreign ministers of North Korea since its founding in 1948:[5]

No. Name
(Birth–Death) 		Portrait Tenure
1 Pak Hon-yong
(1900–1955?) 		Pak Hon yong.jpg 1948–1953
2 Nam Il
(1915–1976) 		Nam il sg28917.jpg 1953–1959
3 Pak Song-chol
(1913–2008) 		Pak Sŏngch'ŏl, June 1973.jpg 1959–1970
4 Ho Dam
(1929–1991) 		Ho Dam.jpg 1970–1983
5 Kim Yong-nam
(born 1928) 		Kim Yong-nam in Moscow.jpg 1983–1998
6 Paek Nam-sun
(1929–2007) 		No image.png 1998–2007
— Kang Sok-ju
(1939–2016)
Acting Minister 		Kang Sok-ju.jpg 2007
7 Pak Ui-chun
(born 1932) 		No image.png 2007–2014
8 Ri Su-yong
(born 1940) 		Ri Su-yong.jpg 2014–2016
9 Ri Yong-ho
(born 1956) 		Ri Yong-ho.jpg 2016–2020
10 Ri Son-gwon
(born ?) 		No image.png 2020–present

References[]

  1. ^ "Choe Son-hui, N.K. diplomat on U.S. affairs, promoted to vice minister". Yonhap. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. ^ Hotham, Oliver (27 February 2018). "Choe Son Hui promoted to vice-minister at DPRK foreign ministry: sources". NK News. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  3. ^ "FM Delegation Leaves for Singapore". Rodong Sinmun. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  4. ^ Smith, Josh (July 10, 2019). Perry, Michael (ed.). "North Korea calls South Korea's F-35 jet purchases 'extremely dangerous action'". Reuters. Archived from the original on July 11, 2019.
  5. ^ "Foreign ministers E-K". rulers.org. B. Schemmel. Retrieved 16 May 2018.

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