Background
Hong, Soon-young was born on January 30, 1937.
Hong, Soon-young was born on January 30, 1937.
Degree in Law, Seoul National University, Korea, 1961. Postgraduate, Columbia University, 1970.
Joined Ministry Foreign Affairs, 1962, vice-consul Korean Consulate General Hong Kong, 1965, second secretary Korean Embassy Santiago, Chile, 1967, director legal affairs Office Planning and Management, 1971, first secretary Korean Embassy Washington, 1971, director North America division I American Affairs Bureau, 1974, counsellor Korean Permanent Observer Mission to United Nations New York, 1977, minister Korean Embassy Lagos, Nigeria, 1980, director-general African Affairs Bureau, 1981, secretary to the President for Political Affairs, 1983, ambassador extraordinary, plenipotentiary Islamic Republican Pakistan, 1984, deputy minister for economic affairs, 1987, ambassador extraordinary, plenipotentiary to Malaysia, 1990, ambassador extraordinary, plenipotentiary to Russian Federation, 1992, vice minister foreign affairs, 1993, ambassador extraordinary, plenipotentiary to Federal Republic of Germany, 1995. Ambassador to China Republic of Korea.
Private Republic of Korea Army, 1958.
Married; four children.