Kim Kyung-han was appointed deputy minister of strategic investment at the Korea-U.S. Strategic Investment Corporation, which will oversee Korea's $350 billion investment in the United States. The new deputy minister, Kim, passed the 38th civil service exam and served at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before working as vice president for global trade policy at POSCO Holdings.
The corporation said on the 18th that it appointed the inaugural director to establish the organization's framework and lead key projects. The director's term is two years starting that day.
Deputy Minister Kim, born in 1965, graduated from Seoul National University's department of jurisprudence and entered public service through the 38th civil service exam. At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kim served as director of the Korea-U.S. FTA Promotion Committee and deputy director general of the International Economic Affairs Bureau, and worked as counselor at the embassies in Vietnam, Brazil, Chicago in the United States, and India. Kim later served at POSCO Holdings as vice president of the Global Trade Policy and Communications Division and as head of trade and commerce.
The corporation also appointed Kang Jong-seok as the new deputy minister for management planning that day. Born in 1969, Kang graduated from Korea University's business administration department and earned an MBA from the University of Oregon in the United States. Entering public service through the 38th civil service exam, Kang served as director of overall policy coordination and director of the service economy division at the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Kang also worked as senior administrative officer at the presidential office's job secretary's office and as minister-counselor for jobs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.