North Korean Policy Elites - Defense Technical Information Center
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the focus for not only a significant portion of <strong>North</strong> Korea’s diplomatic operations, especially<br />
regarding the United States, but also the primary patron within the diplomatic community. 73<br />
Table II-10. <strong>North</strong> <strong>Korean</strong> Officials with International Experience or Contacts 74<br />
Name Position Education Remarks<br />
Kim Chong-il General Secretary and<br />
Visits to Russia and China.<br />
Chairman of NDC<br />
Kim Kyong-hui Director, KWP Light Moscow University<br />
Industry Department<br />
Kye Ung-tae KWP Secretary for Public<br />
Security, Politburo<br />
Soviet Party High<br />
School<br />
Chon Pyongho<br />
KWP Secretary for Military Moscow University<br />
Munitions, Politburo<br />
Choe Tae-pok Chairman, SPA, KWP<br />
Secretary for Education,<br />
Alternate Member of<br />
Politburo<br />
<strong>Technical</strong> University<br />
of Leipzig<br />
Numerous meetings with<br />
foreign delegations. Led<br />
delegations abroad, such as<br />
Thailand. Former Chairman,<br />
SPA Foreign Affairs<br />
Committee.<br />
Kim Yong-nam<br />
Han Songyong<br />
President, SPA (titular head<br />
of state), Politburo<br />
KWP Secretary for Heavy<br />
Industry, Politburo,<br />
Chairman, SPA Budget<br />
Committee<br />
Moscow University<br />
Prague Institute for<br />
Technology<br />
Pak Song-chol Politburo Jochi University<br />
(Japan)<br />
Kim Yong-chu Politburo Moscow University<br />
Choe Yongnim<br />
Hong Songnam<br />
Yang Hyongsop<br />
Alternate Member of<br />
Politburo,<br />
Former Premier, Alternate<br />
Member of Politburo<br />
Alternate Member of<br />
Politburo<br />
Moscow University<br />
Prague Institute of<br />
Technology<br />
Moscow University<br />
Began career in KWP<br />
International Department.<br />
Foreign Minister (1983-98).<br />
Accepts foreign diplomatic<br />
credentials, greets visiting<br />
foreign dignitaries. Rumored to<br />
be concerned about <strong>North</strong><br />
Korea’s isolation in the world.<br />
Allegedly speaks French,<br />
English, and Russian.<br />
At one time, he traveled in<br />
Eastern Europe and had some<br />
contacts in China.<br />
He led a January 2004 <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Korean</strong> delegation to Nigeria.<br />
73 Discussion with Noriyuki Suzuki, the director of Japan’s Radio Press, a Foreign Ministry-affiliated organization<br />
which monitors DPRK media, December 2003.<br />
74 This chart is based on a wide variety of sources, including Yi Hang-ku’s 1995 book Kim Chong-il and His Staff<br />
(in <strong>Korean</strong>). It is not meant to be exhaustive, but to provide some examples of the variety of international<br />
experience contained within the leadership.<br />
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