Ambassador Kak-Soo Shin

Ambassador Kak-Soo Shin started his career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in which he held various positions, including Director of the Japan Division, Advisor to the Foreign Minister, Director-General of the Treaties Bureau, Deputy Permanent Representative at the Korean Mission to the United Nations, Ambassador to the State of Israel, First Vice Minister and Second Vice Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ambassador to Japan.

Currently, as a Senior Advisor at Shin & Kim law firm, Amb. Shin is providing extensive expert advice on diverse issues of international implications, including Asian affairs. He used to be the Director of the International Law Center at the Korea National Diplomatic Academy from 2013 to 2017. He is also President of SETO Forum, a non-profit organization for promoting friendly ties between Korea and Japan.

Amb. Shin received his Bachelor of Arts (1977), Master of Laws (1979), and JSD (1991) from Seoul National University, he is also active in contributing articles on a wide array of international issues at journals and newspapers, as well as being engaged in many NGO activities relating to North Korean human rights, humanitarian issues, international law, and Asian regional affairs.