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Kim Jung-sub takes office as new head of the Sejong Institute

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

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  • Kim Jung-sub, a former planning and coordination chief at South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense, took office as president of the Sejong Institute on Sept. 1.
  • He said the think tank would strengthen its research capabilities, expand external networks and pursue institutional reforms.
  • Kim spent 27 years handling foreign and security policy at the Defense Ministry and the presidential National Security Office before joining the institute as a senior researcher.

Kim Jung-sub, who spent decades working on South Korea’s defense and national security policy, has taken over as head of the Sejong Institute.

At his inauguration on Sept. 1, Kim said the institute needed to respond more actively to the challenges of a period of major change in the international order. He outlined a goal of turning it into a globally influential think tank by strengthening its internal research capabilities and expanding its external networks.

Kim also promised institutional changes, including revisions to rules and systems, as part of an effort to reorganize and renew the institute. The Sejong Institute, founded in 1986, is a leading private policy research organization specializing in diplomacy, security and reunification issues.

Kim passed the state civil service examination in 1992 and worked for 27 years at the Defense Ministry and the presidential National Security Office. He left public service in 2020 after serving as the ministry’s planning and coordination chief, then continued his work as a senior researcher at the Sejong Institute.

As we face a period of major change in the international order, the Sejong Institute must respond more actively to the challenges demanded by the times.

— Kim Jung-subHe outlined his priorities in his inaugural address as institute president.
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