President's Office Appoints Kim Ki-heung and Choi Ji-hyun as New Deputy Spokespersons

Original Member Who Has Been with Yoon Since His Presidential Campaign

Choi Ji-hyun and Kim Ki-heung were appointed as the new deputy spokespersons of the Presidential Office on the 10th.

Lee Do-woon, the spokesperson, announced this personnel appointment during a briefing at the Yongsan Presidential Office in the afternoon, stating, "I believe this will be a great help for the Presidential Office in communicating with the media."

Deputy spokespersons Choi and Kim have been original members who have worked with President Yoon Seok-yeol since his political declaration and presidential candidacy period.

Choi, a former lawyer, has been assisting President Yoon with public relations duties even before the official presidential campaign began, and recently worked in the Presidential Office’s Legal Secretary Office.

Lee Do-woon, spokesperson for the Presidential Office (left), is giving a briefing on deputy spokesperson appointments on the afternoon of the 10th at the Yongsan Presidential Office building in Seoul. On the same day, Choi Ji-hyun, senior administrative officer of the Legal Secretary's Office (center), and Kim Ki-heung, administrative officer of the Spokesperson's Office, were appointed as deputy spokespersons. [Image source=Yonhap News]

Kim, a former KBS reporter, also handled candidate accompaniment and media relations from the early stages of the presidential campaign and later worked in the spokesperson’s office.

Meeting with reporters, Deputy Spokesperson Choi expressed, "I will do my best to listen carefully to the media and the public, and to provide accurate and prompt responses."

Deputy Spokesperson Kim said, "It has been almost 800 days since I changed from being in the position of asking questions to answering them. The Yoon Seok-yeol administration was launched by the choice of the people, and one year has passed. I will listen more humbly and communicate sincerely."

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