Ri Su-yong
Ri Su-yong | |
|---|---|
리수용 | |
| Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly Foreign Affairs Committee | |
| 14th term | |
| In office 11 April 2019 – 12 April 2020 | |
| Chairman | Kim Jong Un |
| Presidium President | Choe Ryong-hae |
| Assembly President | Pak Thae-song |
| Succeeded by | Kim Hyong-jun |
| 13th term | |
| In office 11 April 2017 – 11 April 2019 | |
| Chairman | Kim Jong Un |
| Presidium President | Kim Yong-nam |
| Preceded by | Post established |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| 13th term | |
| In office 9 April 2014 – 9 May 2016 | |
| Chairman | Kim Jong Un |
| Premier | Pak Pong-ju |
| Preceded by | Pak Ui-chun |
| Succeeded by | Ri Yong-ho |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 June 1940 Kankyōnan Province, Korea, Empire of Japan |
| Alma mater | University of International Affairs |
| Awards | Order of Kim Jong Il |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 리수용 |
| RR | Ri Suyong |
| MR | Ri Suyong |
| IPA | ɾi.su.joŋ |
| Alternate name | |
| Hangul | 이철 |
| RR | I Cheol |
| MR | I Ch'ŏl |
Ri Su-yong (리수용; born 15 June 1940), also known as Ri Chol (이철), is a North Korean diplomat and politician, serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Korea from April 2014 until May 2016.
Ri has served as a diplomat to Switzerland, and has represented North Korea at the United Nations mission in Geneva. He is the third North Korean foreign minister to speak before the United Nations General Assembly.