CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME
DATE OF BIRTH
EDUCATION
: Choi Jai-chul
: November 11, 1958
:
Feb.
1981
B.A. in French Language and Literature, Seoul
National University, Seoul, Korea
Jul.
1987
Graduated from the Graduate Institute of
International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland (Diplome
d'Etudes Diplomatiques)
CAREER
May
1981
:
Passed High Diplomatic Service Examination
Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
Second Secretary, Korean Embassy in the French Republic
First Secretary, Korean Embassy in the Republic of Kenya
Counsellor, Korean Embassy in the Republic of the Philippines
Director, Environment Cooperation Division, International Economic
Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT)
Jun.
2000
Counsellor, Korean Permanent Delegation to the Organization of
Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), France
May
2003
Deputy Director-General for Environment and Science, MOFAT
Minister-Counsellor, Korean Embassy in the French Republic
Director-General, International Economic Affairs Bureau, MOFAT
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Morocco
Minister, Korean Embassy in the French Republic
Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative, Korean Permanent
Delegation to the Organization of Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD), France
May
2014
Ambassador for Climate Change, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of
Denmark
Dec. 1981
Oct.
Jan.
1988
1991
Dec. 1995
May
1999
Dec. 2004
Jan.
2007
Feb. 2009
Feb. 2012
Jun.
2012
Dec. 2016
AWARDS
Apr. 2013
Mar. 2016
:
Wissam Al Alaoui (Kingdom of Morocco)
Order of Service Merit (Red Stripes, Republic of Korea)
FAMILY
:
Married with two daughters and one son