Ro Jae-hun, the son of former President Roh Tae-woo who ruled South Korea in the early 1990s, has formally assumed the position as new ambassador to China, South Korea’s foreign ministry said on Thursday, YNA reported.
Ro, chairman of the East Asia Culture Center, will serve as the first top envoy to China under the Lee Jae-myung’s administration launched in June, according to YNA. His appointment ends the monthslong vacancy in the key diplomatic post, following the departure of former ambassador Chung Jae-ho, who served during the previous Yoon Suk-yeol’s administration, in January, per the report.
Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Dai Bing said on his official X on Wednesday that he attended a send-off at the embassy for Ro. “I wish him to make new contributions to advancing the China-Republic of Korea strategic cooperative partnership to a higher level during his tenure as Ambassador to China,” Dai said in his post.
Ro, 60, has also been deeply involved in various government-led and private sector initiatives aimed at promoting relations with China. He was one of the special presidential envoys who visited Beijing in late August, YNA reported.
Global Times
