Appointing Cho Tae-yong and Cho Tae-yul indicates administration’s emphasis on regional security and global diplomacy
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has tapped National Security Adviser Cho Tae-yong as the new Director of the National Intelligence Service (NIS) and former Second Vice Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul as the new Foreign Minister, according to an announcement from the ROK Presidential Office on Tuesday. The appointments fill vacancies created by former NIS Director Kim Kyou-hyun’s recent resignation and Foreign Minister Park Jin’s announcement that he would return to the National Assembly.
These appointments are part of a broader reshuffle in key government positions. Yoon has yet to nominate a candidate to fill the vacant National Security Adviser post, but local media has pointed to Chang Ho-jin, a former ROK ambassador to Russia, as a possibility.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has tapped National Security Adviser Cho Tae-yong as the new Director of the National Intelligence Service (NIS) and former Second Vice Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul as the new Foreign Minister, according to an announcement from the ROK Presidential Office on Tuesday. The appointments fill vacancies created by former NIS Director Kim Kyou-hyun’s recent resignation and Foreign Minister Park Jin’s announcement that he would return to the National Assembly.
These appointments are part of a broader reshuffle in key government positions. Yoon has yet to nominate a candidate to fill the vacant National Security Adviser post, but local media has pointed to Chang Ho-jin, a former ROK ambassador to Russia, as a possibility.
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