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Minister

Oh Youngju

Minister

Oh Youngju

Ministry of SMEs and Startups(MSS)
SEJONG FINANCE CENTER, 180, Gareum-ro, Sejong-si, Republic of Korea

Education

Jun. 1995
Master of Pacific International Affairs, University of California, San Diego, U.S.A.
Feb. 1986
B.A. in Political Science and International Studies, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea

Careers

Dec. 2023 - present
Minister of SMEs and Startups
Jul. 2023
2nd Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
Oct. 2022
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Mar. 2022
Senior Staff, Subcommittee on Foreign and National Security, The 20th Presidential Transition Committee
Jan. 2020
President of the Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security, KNDA, MOFA
Nov. 2018
Professor, Korea National Diplomatic Academy (KNDA), MOFA
Sep. 2017
Acting Deputy Minister for Multilateral and Global Affairs, MOFA
Jun. 2017
Special Advisor to the Minister, MOFA
Aug. 2015
Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative, Korean Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York, U.S.A.
May. 2013
Director-General for Development Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
Apr. 2012
Deputy Director-General for Development Cooperation, MOFAT
May. 2011
Director-General, Nuclear Security Summit Preparatory Secretariat
Jul. 2007
Counsellor, Korean Embassy in the People's Republic of China
Dec. 2005
Director, United Nations Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT)
Jun. 2000
Consul, Korean Consulate General in Fukuoka, Japan
Dec. 1997
First Secretary, Korean Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York, U.S.A.
Jun. 1988
Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
Apr. 1988
Passed High Diplomatic Service Examination

Awards

Dec. 2012
Order of Service Merit (Red Stripes)
Dec. 2005
Presidential Citation