President's Office Considers Kim Su-kyung, Unification Secretary, as New Spokesperson
Scholar on North Korean Human Rights... Former Dong-A Ilbo Reporter
Choi Jae-hyuk, Former Jeju MBC President, Likely to Become Public Relations Planning Secretary
Current Public Relations Planning Secretary Lee Ki-jung Appointed Protocol Secretary
It is reported that Kim Su-gyeong, the Presidential Office's Secretary for Unification, is being strongly considered as the new spokesperson for the Presidential Office. Spokesperson Lee Do-woon is likely to move as a successor to Kim Eun-hye, the Chief of Public Relations, who is expected to run in the general election.
Secretary Kim graduated from Seoul National University and was a professor in the Department of Social Welfare at Hanshin University before moving to the Presidential Office in July. She worked as a reporter for the Dong-A Ilbo from 2000 to 2004 and earned a Ph.D. in Sociology from Stanford University in the United States in 2013. She has also served as a research professor at Korea University, a research fellow at the Institute for Unification Studies, and as a member of the Unification Ministry's Unification Education Committee and Policy Advisory Committee. She has extensive experience appearing on current affairs program panels. Notably, she is an exceptional scholar who has researched North Korean human rights, with media experience and knowledge in the security field.
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Kim Su-kyung, Secretary for Unification at the Presidential Office.
Photo by Yonhap News
Meanwhile, Choi Jae-hyeok, former president of Jeju MBC, is reportedly a strong candidate for the position of Secretary for Public Relations Planning at the Presidential Office. The Presidential Office is said to be conducting a verification process for former President Choi. Current Secretary for Public Relations Planning Lee Ki-jeong is reportedly appointed as Protocol Secretary ahead of President Yoon Seok-yeol's upcoming overseas visits to the United States, the United Kingdom, and France starting next week.
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