Name: LEE Jung Il

Date of birth: Jun. 6, 1968

Education:

• Feb. 1990: B.A. in English Language and Literature, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
• Mar. 1997: LL.M. in Law, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

Career:

• Apr. 1991: Passed High Diplomatic Service Examination
• May 1991: Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
• Dec. 1998: Second Secretary, Korean Embassy in Japan
• Jan. 2002: First Secretary, Korean Embassy in Libya
• Dec. 2005: Counsellor, Korean Embassy in the Commonwealth of Australia
• Dec. 2008: Counsellor, Korean Embassy in Japan
• May 2012: Head of Development Planning and General Affairs Unit, ASEAN-KOREA Centre
• Mar. 2013: Senior Assistant Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Office of the President
• Aug. 2015: Director-General for Protocol Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
• Oct. 2016: Minister, Korean Embassy in Japan
• Feb. 2019: Minister, Korean Embassy in the Italian Republic
• May 2021: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Hellenic Republic
• Oct. 2024: Ambassador for International Relations to Ulsan Metropolitan City, Korea

Awards:

• Dec. 2010: Presidential Citation
• Dec. 2016: Service Merit Medal

Family:

Married with one son and one daughter.