Appointment of Choi Byung-am, Planning and Coordination Officer, as New Vice Minister of Korea Forest Service

Choi Byung-am, the newly appointed Vice Administrator of the Korea Forest Service. Photo by Korea Forest Service

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The government appointed Choi Byung-am (崔炳巖·53·photo), Planning and Coordination Officer, as the new Vice Administrator of the Korea Forest Service on the 11th.

According to the Korea Forest Service, the new Vice Administrator Choi is from Incheon and graduated from Chung-Ang University with a degree in law. He entered public service in 1993 by passing the 36th Administrative Examination.

He is a forestry administration expert who has held key positions such as Director of Forest Policy Division, Director of Forest Utilization Bureau, Director of Forest Protection Bureau, and Director of Forest Welfare Bureau at the Korea Forest Service. He is highly regarded as a suitable candidate for the Vice Administrator role due to his deep understanding of overall forest policy.

In particular, while serving as Director of the Forest Policy Division, he demonstrated his capabilities in responding to climate change by enacting the Carbon Sink Act and introducing the Forest Carbon Offset System. During his tenure as Director of the Forest Utilization Bureau, he expanded customized services for each life cycle, establishing a welfare foundation for the public through forests.

Before his appointment as Vice Administrator, while serving as Planning and Coordination Officer, he played a significant role in securing budgets for fine dust response for public safety, urban forest creation, forest policy funds for forestry workers, and forest tending.

Choi, a published poet with a collection titled "A Forest Keeper's Dream, Like a Tree," has also led efforts to add sensitivity to the bureaucratic organizational culture by giving dedication poems to colleagues transferring departments, fostering a family-like workplace atmosphere.

Meanwhile, following the appointment of Park Jong-ho as Administrator of the Korea Forest Service last December, the agency will operate with a system of internally promoted Administrator and Vice Administrator for the first time since its establishment.

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