The Korea Times
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs conducted a major reshuffle, sending experienced diplomats to key positions overseeing U.S. affairs as tensions with Washington mount over the handling of e-commerce company Coupang and a broader set of trade and security disputes. According to sources, Kim Sun-young, director-general for bilateral economic affairs who had been handling the Coupang matter from Seoul, will be appointed minister counselor for economic affairs at the Korean Embassy in the U.S. Yoon Joo-seok, director-general for consular affairs and safety, will take up the post of minister counselor for public diplomacy there. At the ministry’s headquarters in Seoul, Yi Won-woo, the current deputy director-general for North American Affairs, has been promoted to director-general of the department. Yi has built most of his career around U.S. affairs, with experience spanning security and North Korea intelligence issues, as well as from several years of service in Nigeria. Chun Young-Hee, ambassador to Luxembourg, was reportedly appointed minister for political affairs at the Washingtonon
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