South Korea has appointed Park Cheol-hee and Sim Seung-seob as ambassadors to Japan and Australia, respectively. Park, currently the president of the Korea National Diplomatic Academy, is an expert in South Korea-Japan relations and served as director of the Institute for Japanese Studies at Seoul National University and a professor at the Graduate School of International Studies.

Sim served as Commander of the First Fleet, Chief of Personnel at the Naval Headquarters and Director-General for Strategic Planning at the Joint Chiefs of Staff, culminating in his role as Chief of Naval Operations. Both appointments are expected to strengthen South Korea’s