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Kim Joon-hyung (professor)

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Kim Joon-hyung
김준형
Kim Joon-hyung, 2023
Chancellor of Korea National Diplomatic Academy
In office
9 August 2019 – August 2021
PresidentMoon Jae-in
MinisterKang Kyung-wha
Preceded byCho Sei-young
Succeeded byHong Hyunik
Personal details
Born (1963-03-29) 29 March 1963 (age 61)
Hongcheon County, Gangwon Province, South Korea
Alma materYonsei University
George Washington University

Kim Joon-hyung (Korean김준형; Hanja金峻亨; born 29 March 1963) is a South Korean professor of international relations at Handong Global University served as the Chancellor of Korea National Diplomatic Academy of Ministry of Foreign Affairs under President Moon Jae-in from 2019 to 2021.[1]

Kim joined both Moon's presidential campaigns in 2012 and 2017 as his advisor on foreign and North Korean policies.

Since the beginning of Moon's presidency, Kim has been involved in his policy formulation as an advisor on multiple occasions. As a member of Foreign Affairs and Security Sub-committee of State Affairs Planning Advisory Committee, a Moon's de facto transition team, he is reportedly known to be the co-author of Moon's "New Southern Policy" which seeks to and resulted in expansion of South Korea's relations with ASEAN nations and India in all aspects. Before resigning for Chancellor, he has also served as a member of the National Security Council Advisory Committee, a chair of Advisory Committee for Reforming Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a member of Peace and Prosperity Committee of Presidential Commission on Policy Planning roughly from the beginning of Moon's presidency.[2][3]

He participated in "1.5 track meeting" in Helsinki between South Korean, North Korean and American officials in March 2018.[4]

Moreover, he was previously a member of foreign policy and security sub-committee of policy evaluation committee under President Roh Moo-hyun.

Furthermore, he hosted several TV shows in early 2000s, and has frequently shared his views on updates on Inter-Korean and North Korea–United States relations on media.

After completing his doctorate studies in the United States, he worked as a researcher at the United States Institute of Peace. He then came back to Korea and taught international relations at multiple universities as part-time lecturer. Since 1999 when he joined the faculty as an assistant professor, he has been teaching international relations at School of International Studies, Languages and Literature of Handong Global University[5]

Kim holds three degrees in politics: bachelor from Yonsei University in 1986 and master and doctorate in political science from George Washington University in 1990 and 1996.[6]

On December 11, 2024, regarding South Korean President Yoon’s imposition of martial law, Kim claimed during a meeting of the National Assembly’s Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee that on Friday the 6th, ambassadors of the Five Eyes countries in South Korea met and decided to boycott all international summits, including APEC, if the president continued his duties. However, the U.S., Australian, British, and Canadian embassies later issued official statements asserting that Kim’s remarks were completely unfounded. As a result, Kim effectively became responsible for spreading fake news.

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References

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  1. ^ "Major reshuffle in Cabinet as Moon enters latter half of presidency-프린트화면". www01.koreaherald.com. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  2. ^ 현, 혜란 (2019-08-09). "文정부 외교정책 큰 그림 그려온 김준형 신임 국립외교원장" [New Chancellor of KNDA, Kim Joon-hyung who has drawn big picture of Moon's admin foreign policy]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  3. ^ "국립외교원". www.knda.go.kr. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
  4. ^ 박, 보람 (2018-03-19). "Senior N. Korean diplomat set for meeting with ex-South Korean, U.S. officials in Helsinki". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  5. ^ "김준형 교수 프로필" [Professor Kim Joon-hyung's Profile] (in Korean).
  6. ^ "Participant Biographies Kim Joon-hyung".