Background
Hwang, Won-Tak was born on November 26, 1938 in Kangwon-do Pyongchang, Republic of Korea.
Hwang, Won-Tak was born on November 26, 1938 in Kangwon-do Pyongchang, Republic of Korea.
Diploma, Korea Military Academy, 1962. Postgraduate, Southern California University, 1981. Postgraduate, Yonsei University, 1993.
Deputy chief of staff, assistant chief staff operations Republic of Korea-United States Combined Field Army, 1979-1986, general staff, 1986-1989. Deputy-chief of staff Republic of Korea-United States Combined Field Army, 1989-1995. Senior member United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission.
Retired as major general Korean Army, 1995. Ambassador Headquarters Minister Fgn Affairs, Korea, 1995-1996. Korean ambassador to Panama, 1996-1999.
Ambassador Headquarters Minister Foreign Affairs and Trade, 1999. Chief secretary, Foreign Affairs and National Security Presidential Secretariat, 1999—2000. United States Combined Forces command.
Korean ambassador Germany, since 2000.
Two children.
