Minister
Oh Youngju
Ministry of SMEs and Startups(MSS)
SEJONG FINANCE CENTER, 180, Gareum-ro, Sejong-si, Republic of Korea
Education
- Jun. 1995
- Master of Pacific International Affairs, University of California, San Diego, U.S.A.
- Feb. 1986
- B.A. in Political Science and International Studies, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
Careers
- Dec. 2023 - present
- Minister of SMEs and Startups
- Jul. 2023
- 2nd Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Oct. 2022
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
- Mar. 2022
- Senior Staff, Subcommittee on Foreign and National Security, The 20th Presidential Transition Committee
- Jan. 2020
- President of the Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security, KNDA, MOFA
- Nov. 2018
- Professor, Korea National Diplomatic Academy (KNDA), MOFA
- Sep. 2017
- Acting Deputy Minister for Multilateral and Global Affairs, MOFA
- Jun. 2017
- Special Advisor to the Minister, MOFA
- Aug. 2015
- Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative, Korean Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York, U.S.A.
- May. 2013
- Director-General for Development Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
- Apr. 2012
- Deputy Director-General for Development Cooperation, MOFAT
- May. 2011
- Director-General, Nuclear Security Summit Preparatory Secretariat
- Jul. 2007
- Counsellor, Korean Embassy in the People's Republic of China
- Dec. 2005
- Director, United Nations Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT)
- Jun. 2000
- Consul, Korean Consulate General in Fukuoka, Japan
- Dec. 1997
- First Secretary, Korean Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York, U.S.A.
- Jun. 1988
- Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
- Apr. 1988
- Passed High Diplomatic Service Examination
Awards
- Dec. 2012
- Order of Service Merit (Red Stripes)
- Dec. 2005
- Presidential Citation