Background
Choi, Sung-hong was born on December 24, 1938 in Sinan, Republic of Korea.
Choi, Sung-hong was born on December 24, 1938 in Sinan, Republic of Korea.
Graduate, Seoul National University, 1962. M.Pub. Administration, Seoul National University, 1963.
3d secretary Korean Embassy Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Germany, 1970—1975, 1st secretary Korean Embassy Italy, 1975—1981, counselor Korean Embassy United Arab Emirates, 1981—1984, director International Economic Organizations, 1984—1985, presidential protocol officer, 1985—1989, consul-general Korean Consulate Montreal, 1989—1992, director-general European Affairs Bureau, 1992—1993, ambassador to Hungary, 1993—1996, deputy ambassador to United Nations New York City, 1996—1997, ambassador-at-large, 1997—1998. Assistant minister Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 1998—1999, ambassador to Great British, 1999—2001, vice minister of foreign affairs and trade Seoul, Republic of Korea, 2001—2002, minister of foreign affairs and trade, 2002—2003.
Married Park Hwa-bu Choi.
