Background
Lee, Sang Hee was born on August 12, 1945 in WonJu, Gangwon Province, Republic of Korea.
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Sang Hee Lee
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Education
Graduate, Korea Military Academy, 1970. Graduate, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea. Attended, University Maryland Center International Security Studies, 1994—1995.
Career
Commander, 29th Regiment, 9th Infantry Division Republic of Korea Army, 1989—1991, chief force planning, G-5 directorate, 1995—1996, commanding general, 30th Mechanized Division, 1996—1998, commanding general, 5th Corps, 1999—2001, commanding general, 3rd Army, 2003—2005. Chief military strategy, J-5 directorate Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1991—1992, chief director, strategy & plans J-5 directorate, 2001—2002, chief director, operations, J-3 directorate, 2002—2003, chairman, 2005—2006. Advisor, national defense policy Office the Presidential Secretariat, 1992—1994.
Director general, policy planning bureau Ministry National Defense, 1998—1999. Minister national defense Republic of Korea, 2008—2009. Non-resident visiting fellow Brookings Institute, 2007.
Achievements
Connections
Married Sun Young Kim. 2 children.
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Nationality
Korean
Awards
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Recipient Presidential Citation, Samil medal, Order National Security, Chonsu medal, Gukson medal, Merit award, Republic of Turkey Armed Forces, Legion of Merit, United States of America.Recipient Presidential Citation, Samil medal, Order National Security, Chonsu medal, Gukson medal, Merit award, Republic of Turkey Armed Forces, Legion of Merit, United States of America.