Background
Kang, Sok-ju was born on August 4, 1939 in Pyongwan, S Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Kang, Sok-ju was born on August 4, 1939 in Pyongwan, S Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
First Vice-Min. Administrative Council, Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1986—1987, Foreign Affairs, since 1987. Delegate to United Nations following N Korea accession to United Nations, 1991. Head of Delaware to Negotiations with United States of America, 1993.
Attended meeting of Kim II Sung and United States President Jimmy Carter, 1994. Signed nuclear agreement with United States of America, Geneva, 1994. Accompanied Kim Jong II to Russia, 2001, to summit with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, 2002.
Member Central Committee Korean Workers' Party, since 1991.