H.E. Mr. Shin Dong-ik
Deputy-Minister for Multilateral and Global Affairs, Republic of Korea
Ambassador Dong-Ik Shin has been appointed as Deputy Minister for Multilateral and Global Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea since April 2013. Prior to his appointment as Deputy-Minister, he served as Deputy-Permanent Representative at the Korean Mission to the United Nations in New York (2011-2013). He also served as Director-General for International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (2008-2010) and was an Advisor at the United Nations Foundation in New York (2010- 2011). He has a variety of experiences in multilateral and UN related affairs. Since joining the Foreign Ministry in 1981, he has also assumed political, economic and consular posts in Seattle (1986-1989), Kuala Lumpur (1992-1995) and Geneva (2001-2003).