H.E. Mr. Son Se-joo, former Consul-General of Korean Consulate General in New York, USA is appointed as the new Secretary-General of Korea-Arab Society from 1 January 2016.

* Profile of the New Secretary-General

Apr 1980   Passed High Diplomatic Service Examination and joined Ministry of Foreign               

               Affairs(MOFA)

Feb 1983   Second Secretary, Korean Embassy in the Republic of Gabon

Nov 1989   First Secretary, Korean Embassy in the French Republic

Jun 1994    Consul, Korean Consulate General in Cairo, Egypt

Aug 1997   Director, Middle East Division, MOFA

Jun 1998    Assistant Secretary, Office of the President

Jun 2000    Counsellor, Korean Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York, USA

Jul 2003     Minister-Counsellor, Korean Embassy in the Republic of Iraq

Dec 2004    Director-General, Middle East and African Affairs Bureau, MOFAT

May 2006   Ambassador for Middle East Affairs, MOFAT

Sep 2006    Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Republic of Tunisia

Jan 2010    Ambassador, Advisor for International Relations to the Gyeongsangbuk-do Province,

                Korea

Aug 2012  Consul-General, Korean Consulate General in New York, USA