Lee Tae-sik (born 26 October 1945) is a South Korean diplomat.
Lee Tae-sik | |
|---|---|
 Lee in November 2005 | |
| South Korean Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office November 10, 2005 – March 2009 | |
| President | Roh Moo-hyun Lee Myung-bak |
| Preceded by | Hong Seok-hyun |
| Succeeded by | Han Duck-soo |
| South Korean Ambassador to Israel | |
| In office July 2000 – February 2002 | |
| President | Kim Dae-jung |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 26, 1945 Seorabeol, Southern Korea (now Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea) |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University (1970) |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이태식 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Yi Taesik |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi T'aesik |
Early life and education
editLee was born in North Gyeongsang Province and graduated from Seoul National University's Department of International Relations in 1970.
Career
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Lee then joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and was employed as first secretary in the South Korean embassy in Washington, D.C. from 1981 to 1984. He later went on to pursue a higher degree at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, graduating in 1988. His first ambassadorial-rank posting was to Israel, from July 2000 to February 2002. He returned to South Korea to serve as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs until the following year when he became ambassador to the United Kingdom. In 2005 he had a brief stint back in Seoul as Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, before being named as South Korea's ambassador to the U.S. in October 2005.[1] He served in that position until March 2009, when he was replaced by Han Duck-soo.[2]
References
edit- ^ "South Korean ambassador to the United States Tae-sik Lee to give 2008 Graduate Commencement address". Virginia Tech News. 2008-04-20. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ^ "Diplomatic Representation for South Korea". Washington, D.C.: Office of the Chief of Protocol. 2013-06-07. Retrieved 2013-10-17.