Lee Soo-hyuck (Korean이수혁) is a South Korean diplomat who has served as the South Korean ambassador to the United States since 2019.[2] He was appointed as South Korea's ambassador to the U.S. in 2019 by South Korean president Moon Jae-in.[3]

Lee Soo-hyuck[1]
Lee in the White House
26th South Korean Ambassador to the United States
In office
25 October 2019 – 26 May 2022
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Preceded byCho Yoon-je
Succeeded byCho Tae-yong
Personal details
Born (1949-01-04) January 4, 1949 (age 75)
Jeongeup, North Jeolla, South Korea
Alma materSeoul National University
Yonsei University
Korean name
Hangul
이수혁
Hanja
李秀赫
Revised RomanizationI Su-hyeok
McCune–ReischauerYi Suhyŏk

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Ambassador's Greetings". Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the USA. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  2. ^ "주 미국 대한민국 대사관". Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
  3. ^ Lee Jeong-ho (7 October 2019). "Seoul fears US is delaying envoy's approval in retaliation for scrapping of security pact, sources say". South China Morning Post.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Ambassador of Republic of Korea to United States
2019–2022
Succeeded by