Yu Myung-hwan
Yu Myung-hwan (born April 8, 1946) is a South Korean diplomat, he was Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade from February 2008 to September.4 2010. His resigntation was caused when his daughter was givent a job in his department . He has previously held posts including Ambassador to Israel, Japan and the Philippines.[1] Yu is a graduate of Seoul National University.
| Yu Myung-hwan | |
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 Yu meeting Robert Gates at the Pentagon in 2008 | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 유명환 |
| Hanja | 柳明桓 |
| Revised Romanization | <span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Yu Myeong-hwan |
| McCune–Reischauer | <span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Yu Myŏnghwan |
- In this Korean name, the family name is Yu.
Yu Myung-hwan Media
Ribbon bar: Order of the Rising Sun (Japan), 1st Class Grand Cordon
References
- ↑ "Yu Myung-Hwan Named S.Korean Vice Foreign Minister In Reshuffle". AsiaPulse News. July 27, 2005. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
Other websites
- Biography at Ministry of Foreign Affairs Archived 2011-07-22 at Archive.today
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Song Min-soon |
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of South Korea 2008–September.4 2010 |
Incumbent |