Yoon taps ambassador to Russia for first vice foreign minister
By Lee Haye-ah
SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday tapped Ambassador to Russia Chang Ho-jin for first vice foreign minister, his office said.
Yoon also nominated current First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong to be ambassador to the United States, according to presidential spokesperson Lee Do-woon.
The nominations come after the sudden replacement of National Security Adviser Kim Sung-han last week over alleged lapses in planning for Yoon's state visit to Washington later this month.
Kim was replaced by Ambassador to the U.S. Cho Tae-yong.
Both Chang and Cho are career diplomats. Chang previously served as ambassador to Cambodia, while Cho Hyun-dong served as minister at the South Korean Embassy in Washington, among other posts.
This file photo shows President Yoon Suk Yeol (L) posing with Ambassador to Russia Chang Ho-jin after presenting him with credentials at the presidential office in Seoul on Aug. 12, 2022. (Yonhap)
First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong speaks during a press conference with foreign correspondents at the Foreign Correspondents' Club in Seoul in this file photo taken March 10, 2023. (Yonhap)
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