Meet the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Austria: H.E. Mr. Shin Dong-ik

PeopleDiplomats ♦ Published: March 26, 2019; 16:00 ♦ Updated: July 10; 12:00 ♦ (Vindobona)

H.E. Mr. Shin Dong-ik is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea to the Republic of Austria and to the Republic of Slovenia and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the International Organizations in Vienna. He was followed in this post by Ambassador Shin Chae-hyun in July 2019.

Ambassador Shin has dedicated his career to multilateral and global affairs since 1981. / Picture: © Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Korea

Since joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1981, Ambassador Shin has dedicated his career to multilateral and global affairs.

During the early years of his career, he held political, economic and consular posts in Seattle, Kuala Lumpur and Geneva.

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