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Name	Park Dae-won



Birthday	December 9, 1947



Education	March.2008 Honorary Ph.D(Agriculture) at Hankyong National University. Ansung, Korea Oct. 2008 Honorary Ph.D at National University of Engineering, Peru Jul. 2005 Honorary Ph.D at University of Tiaret, Algeria Jul. 1977 Studied at the International Institute of Public Administration, Paris, France Feb. 1974 Graduated from the Department of Political Science and Diplomacy, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea




Career	Aug. 2009 Committee member, 2022 FIFA World Cup Bidding Committee of ROK Jan. 2009 Council member, Presidential Council on Nation Branding May. 2008 President of the Korea International Cooperation Agency(KOICA) Otc. 2005 Ambassador, Advisor for International Relations to Seoul Metropolitan Government Aug. 2002 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria Aug. 2001 Director-General, Intetnational Cooperation Bureau of the Bidding Committee for the 2010 World Exposition, Korea Aug. 1997 Consul-General, Korean Consulate General in Toronto, Canada Feb. 1997 Deputy Chief of Protocol, MOFA Aug. 1996 Senior Research Officer, Insititute of Foreign Affairs and National Security(IFANS), MOFA Jun. 1992 Counsellor, Korean Permanent Mission to the European Office of the United Nations and Permanent Delegation to International Organization in Geneva, Switzerland Jan. 1990 Counsellor, Korean Embassy to the Kingdom of Morocco Feb. 1989 Director, Economic Cooperation DivisionⅠ, International Economic Affairs Bureau, MOFA Jan. 1987 Director, International Affairs Bureau, Seoul Olympic Organization Committee Feb. 1984 First Secretary , Korean Embassy to the French Republic Feb. 1980 Second Secretary, Korean Embassy to the Kingdom of Belgium Feb. 1978 Second Secretary, Korean Embassy to the Republic of Cameroon Nov. 1974 Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)




Publications	2005 L'Algerie 2028, le Défi Relevé(French version) L'Algerie 2028, Rich Country, Rich People(Translated in Korean) 1988 Diplomatic History of East Asia(Korean)