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, ‘[Seoul Economy]’,
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, ‘President Yoon Suk-yeol nominated Kim Dae-gi (pictured, 68), former chief of the presidential office’s secretariat, as the new ambassador to China on the 14th. With extensive experience in national affairs as a legitimate economic bureaucrat and having served as the first chief secretary to President Yoon, it is anticipated that he will achieve diplomatic achievements suitable for the changing order in Northeast Asia.’,
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, ‘Chief Secretary Jeong Jin-seok announced this appointment at the presidential office on the same day. Jeong said, “Nominee Kim has extensive policy experience in promoting trade cooperation with China through KORUS FTA and resolving trade conflicts, having worked in economic ministries for a long time.” He added, “He has a deep interest in the relations between South Korea and China, as well as Chinese society, history, and culture, and is proficient in high-level Chinese language skills.”‘,
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, ‘Jeong emphasized that “We expect the nominee to continuously develop the strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries and achieve diplomatic achievements befitting Korea’s status in the changing order of Northeast Asia.” On this day, the government applied for China’s agrément for Kim, the ambassadorial nominee, and plans to appoint him as the ambassador to China as soon as the approval is granted.’,
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, ‘Born in Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do in 1956, Kim graduated from Kyunggi High School and the Department of Economics at Seoul National University, and obtained a master’s degree in business administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. He has served as the Presidential Secretary for Economic Affairs and the Director of the Planning and Budget Office in the participating government during the 22nd Administrative Examination, as well as the director of the Korea Institute of Economic Policy who served as the Director of the National Statistics Office, Senior Presidential Secretary for Economic Affairs, and the Head of the Policy Office under the Lee Myung-bak administration.’,
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