H.E Mr. Kim Jin-soo, former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is appointed as the new Secretary-General of Korea-Arab Society from 8 February 2017.

* Profile of the New Secretary-General

1981.7.       Joined Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MOFA)

1987.12.     Second Secretary, Korean Embassy in Canada

1995.9.       Assistant Director, Policy and DPRK Division, KEDO Secretariat in 

                   New York, U.S.A

1999.2.       Director, Protocol DivisionⅠ, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

                  (MOFAT)

2000.3.       Assistant Secretary, Office of the President

2003.1.       Minister, Korean Embassy in the Arab Republic of Egypt

2006.3.       Secondment to the United Nations Association of the Republic of Korea

2007.1.       Foreign Affairs and Protocol Secretary to the Speaker of the National Assembly

2008.7.        Director-General, Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau, MOFAT

2010.1.        Consul-General, Korean Consulate General in Sydney, Australia

2013.7.        Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of 

                    Saudi Arabia