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Diplomatic Dialogue: A Reception and Discussion with: Ambassador Sangpyo Suh, Consul General of The Republic of Korea
June 5, 2024 at 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Join the ACIR for a Diplomatic Dialogue reception with Sangpyo Suh, Consul General of South Korea in Atlanta. After an hour of networking, Consul General Suh will discuss the work of the Korean Consulate, the significant investment of Korean companies in Atlanta, and experiences during his career postings and his observations on global affairs with Mark Pierson, ACIR’s Director of Diplomatic Outreach and Strategic Development. The Diplomatic Dialogue attendees will then have the opportunity to ask the Consul General questions. Remarks are off-the-record and not recorded but social media posts are encouraged.
Sangpyo Suh, Ambassador, Consul General of The Republic of Korea
Ambassador Suh was born on May 12, 1965 in Seoul. He holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea. He passed the High Diplomatic Service Examination in April 1993 and joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) in May 1993.
In June 2005 he was appointed First Secretary, Korean Permanent Delegation to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris, France. He was appointed Director, Economic Organization Division, International Economic Affairs Burea, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) in January 2009, and became Assistant Secretary, Office of the President in February 2011.
In August 2012 he was appointed as Director, Energy, Climate Change and Environment Division, International Economic Affairs Bureau, MOFAT, and became Minister-Counsellor, Korean Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York in December 2013.
He was appointed Director, Multilateral Economic Organizations Division, International Economic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs in January 2016, and in August 2018 became the Dean of Education and Training, Korea Diplomatic Academy.
In December 2020 he was appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and in July 2023 came to Atlanta as Consul-General of Korea to the Southern U.S.