Kang Kyung-wha
Kang Kyung-wha | |
|---|---|
| 강경화 | |
Kang in 2019 | |
| 36th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office June 18, 2017 – February 8, 2021 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Prime Minister | Lee Nak-yon Chung Sye-kyun |
| Preceded by | Yun Byung-se |
| Succeeded by | Chung Eui-yong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 7, 1955 Seoul, South Korea |
| Spouse | Lee Yill-byung |
| Children | 1 son and 2 daughters |
| Alma mater | Yonsei University University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
| Signature | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 강경화 |
| Hanja | 康京和 |
| RR | Gang Gyeonghwa |
| MR | Kang Kyŏnghwa |
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Kang Kyung-wha (Korean: 강경화; born April 7, 1955) is a South Korean diplomat and politician who was the first female Foreign Minister of South Korea under President Moon Jae-in from 2017-21 as well as the first woman nominated for and appointed to the position. She is also the first Korean woman to hold a high-level position in the United Nations. Previously, Kang was the first non-exam-taker to become a director-general at the ministry. She is the first South Korean foreign minister to join the official South Korean delegation for the inter-Korean summit as well as to visit Pyongyang. Kang now serves as the president and CEO of the Asia Society.