Kong No-myong

Background

No-myong, Kong was born on February 25, 1932.

Education

Graduate, Seoul National University, 1961. Postgraduate, London School of Economics, 1961.

Career

Third secretary, South Korean Embassy, Washington, 1963-1965; second. secretary, South Korean Embassy, Tokyo, 1966-1969; director overseas residents division, Ministry Foreign Affairs, 1969-1970; director Northeast Asia division, Ministry Foreign Affairs, 1970-1972; counselor, South Korean Embassy, Canberra, Australia, 1972-1974; deputy director general, Ministry Foreign Affairs, 1974; director general, Ministry Foreign Affairs, 1977-1979; consul-general, Ministry Foreign Affairs, Cairo, 1979-1980; assistant minister political affairs, Ministry Foreign Affairs, 1980-1983; ambassador to Brazil, Ministry Foreign Affairs, 1983-1986; consul general, Ministry Foreign Affairs, New York City, 1986-1990; co-chairman, South-North Nuc. Control committee ambassador to Russian Federation, Ministry Foreign Affairs, 1990-1992; ambassador to Japan, Ministry Foreign Affairs, 1993-1994; minister foreign affairs, Government of South Korea, Seoul, 1994-1997.

Achievements

• Kong Number-myong has been listed as a noteworthy South Korean government official by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married; 2 children.