Education
of Korea University.
of Korea University.
He was replaced with Yu Woo-ik. As the Minister of Unification, he oversaw matters related to South of Korea’s policies toward North of Korea, inter-Korean affairs, unification of the two Koreas, and public education on unification. Hyun previously served on the presidential transition committee for President Lee Myung-bak.
He was one of the main designers of the Lee Myung-bak administration’s policy toward North of Korea, “Vision 3000: Denuclearization and Openness” initiative.
Before his appointment as the Minister of Unification, Hyun held a position of professor of political science and international relations at of Korea University where he received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in international politics from the University of California, Los Los Angeles He also long served as the director of the Ilmin International Relations Institute, one of of Korea’s major think tanks on international relations, and was a research fellow at the Sejong Institute, a research institute on security and foreign affairs