Ho-kwon Ryu

Experience

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  Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea

  Jun 2003 - Jul 2006

  Foreign Service Officer

  Assistant to Chief Negotiator for Korea-US FTANegotiation Coordinator for Korea-ASEAN FTALegal Officer for Korea-Singapore FTA negotiation

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  Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to WTO and the UN in Geneva

  Aug 2006 - Feb 2009

  1st Secretary

  in charge of Dispute Settlement Body, Anti-dumping Committee, Subsidies and Countervailing Duties Committee, and Safeguard Committee

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  Embassy of the Republic of Korea to Ghana

  Feb 2009 - Feb 2010

  Counselor / Deputy Chief of Mission
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  Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea

  Mar 2010 - Feb 2013

  1st Secretary

  Negotiation Coordinator for Korea-China FTA, China-Japan-Korea FTAChief of Budget Establishment team for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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  The Executive Office of the President of South Korea

  Mar 2013 - Feb 2015

  Assistant Secretary to the President for Trade, Industry and Energy
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  Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea

  Feb 2015 - Feb 2018

  Director

  Director for North America & European Economic AffairsDirector for Overseas Korean National Protection

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  Korean Embassy in DC, US

  Feb 2018 - Mar 2021

  Counselor

  in charge of economic affairs, including Senior Economic Dialogue, Economic Sanctions and overall bilateral economic cooperation between the US and the ROK.

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  Korean Consulate General in Shenyang, PRC

  Feb 2021 - Aug 2022

  Consul

  in charge of political and economic affairs, and administrative management of the Consulate General

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  Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea

  Jul 2022 - Jun 2023

  • Deputy Director General for International Economic Affairs

    Jul 2022 - Jun 2023

  • APEC Alternative Senior Official

    Jul 2022 - Jun 2023
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  The Executive Office of the President of South Korea

  Jun 2023 - now

  Deputy Secretary to the President for Economic Security