1. Education

2. Career

3. Academic articles and journals

4. Other diplomatic activities

5. Academic lectures, conferences and panels

6. Awards

7. See also

8. References

Chun Beeho ({{lang-ko|전비호}}) (Republic of Korea, 1957) is a South Korean diplomat who from June 19 of 2015, though December 31 of 2017, served as the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea in Mexico.

Education

Chun Beeho holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, a master's degree in European community studies from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, and a PhD in political science and Sociology from the Complutense University of Madrid. His master's thesis included an Analysis on Trade between the European Community and Newly industrialized Developing Countries in Asia (Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain, 1990), and his Doctoral Thesis was related to an Analysis on the integration of the European Union and its Political and Economic implications with Asia (Complutense University of Madrid, Spain 2001).{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}

Career

Chun's diplomatic career began in 1980 after having passed the Diplomatic Service Examination of the Republic of Korea. In that same year, Chun Beeho joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea (MOFA) and in 1985 he became the Third Secretary of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Costa Rica.

Since October 2015, he represents the Diplomatic Mission of the Republic of Korea in the United States of Mexico. Presenting on June 19, 2015 its Credentials to the President of the United Mexican States, Enrique Peña Nieto.^[1]

His diplomatic legacy in Mexico includes the promotion of an FTA between the Republic of Korea and Mexico;^[2] the promotion of Foreign Direct Investment of Korean Companies in Mexico and Promotion of National Content in Mexican Exports;^[3] the Creation of Academic Industrial Cooperation Centers (ICC) for the technology transfer between Mexico and the Republic of Korea;^[4] Academic, scientific, technological and cultural cooperation between the Republic of Korea and Universities in Mexico;^[5] Promotion of the First Direct Flight between South Korea and Mexico, operated by Aeromexico;^[6] The naming of Avenue Republic of Korea by the Major of Mérida, Yucatán.^[7]

As a South Korean Public Servant, he has participated as an invited Speaker in Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Cuba, France, Indonesia, Mexico, South Korea, Spain and Thailand. He has participated as Academic Lecturer in prestigious universities as Mines Paris ("South Korea: France's Strategic Partner in Asia", 2004), the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education Campus Monterrey ("Free Trade Strategy between South Korea and Mexico", 2017), Colmex in Mexico City ("The Foreign Trade Policy of Korea and the Impetus for Free Trade between Korea and Mexico", 2017), the Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul ("Analysis on the Korea's FTA strategy towards Asia", 2007; "Economic Integration in the East Asia Region", 2008), and the University of Sofia in Bulgaria ("Government Policy Review of the Republic of Korea", 2010; "South Korea as Crossroads of Asia", 2012).

On February 12, 2013, the Academic Council of the University of Sofia awarded Chun with an Honoris Causa Doctor's Mention for its contribution to the development of academic research in Bulgaria.^[8]

Academic articles and journals

• Analysis on the trade between the European Community and Newly industrialized developing countries in Asia (Master's Thesis, Polytechnic University of Madrid, España 1990).
• The Single Market of the European Community and Developing Countries (Dissertation, 1991).
• Analysis on the integration of the European Union and its political and economic relations with Asia (PHD Degree Thesis, Complutense University of Madrid, España 2001).
• Innovation & The Academy: The Case of South Korea.^[9]
• A Bulgarian View of the Republic of Korea.^[10]
• Information Book on the shipbuilding negotiations between the European Union and the Republic of Korea (2000).
• Publication in 2012 Korea-Bulgaria Policy Forum book (Editor).
• Analysis on the external relations of the European Community (Contemporary international politics by Dr. Yoon Keon-shik, 1991).
• The Small and Medium enterprise policy of the European Community (1992, KITA).
• The integration of the European Community and the trade policy recommendation to the Korean Government (1992, KITA).
• The facts of the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement: meaning and expected effect (March 2006).
• The status and strategy of the Korea's FTA policy toward Asia (East Asia Brief by the Sungkwonkwan University, 2007).
• The way to train global sports leaders for strengthening Sports Diplomacy (2008).
• “Evolution of Bilateral Relations between the Republic of Korea and the Republic of Bulgaria” (Conference paper collection of “Korea as Crossroads of Asia”, national conference on Korean studies, University of Sofia, 2012).
• Let's prepare for Yeosu EXPO assessment (Maritime Economic Newspaper, March 17, 2007).
• Reasons to turn eyes to the East of Balkan region (Hankyung newspaper, February 2010).
• Bulgaria waiting for Korea (Munhwa Daily, December 2010).
• Bulgaria as new ground for Green industry (Hankooki daily, February 2011).
• Han wave on the Balkans (Munhwa Daily, September 2011).

Other diplomatic activities

• Agreement on Korea-EU shipbuilding industry, 2003.
• Establishing diplomatic competency assessment system for the officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 2006-2007.
• Establishing competency-based training system for the officials of the Central Government, 2009.
• Implementing Korea-Bulgaria Strategic partnership agenda for the 20th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations, 2010.
• Launch of 2010 first Korea-Bulgaria Policy Forum, Sofia University.
• Establishing of the Korea-Bulgaria IT Cooperation, Center at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, 2010.
• Subscription of the Agreement on the mutual recognition of driving licenses between Korea and Bulgaria, 2011.
• Launch of “Incubation Academic Project”, carried out by the St Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia and Sungkyunkwan University of Korea, 2011.
• Initiative and hosting of the 2012 Korea-Bulgaria Policy Forum at the University of Sofia, 2012.
• Initiative and carrying out of the first ever Korea – Bulgaria Science & Technology Forum bringing together Bulgarian Academy of Science and Korean Institute for Science & Technology for joint research projects, 2012.

Academic lectures, conferences and panels

• Relations between Korea and Mexico in the 21st Century (June 22, 2001, Autonomous University of Ecatepec, Mexico).
• Commercial and investment exchange between Mexico and South Korea (December 10, 2002, Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, México).
• Korea: France's strategic partner in Asia (March 2004, Ecole des Mines, Paris).
• Diplomatic Competency Assessment & Performance Management (June 12, 2007, Institute of Foreign Service, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand).
• Shortcut to Strengthen Diplomatic Competitiveness: Diplomatic Competency Assessment (July 30, 2007, Conference on Innovative Brands, Korea).
• Analysis on the Korea's FTA strategy towards Asia (November 27, 2007, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea).
• Corporate-Government Cooperation in Korea (July 21, 2008, ENA, Indonesia).
• Economic Integration in the East Asia Region (November 11, 2008, East Asia in the 21st Century program of East Asia Academy, Sung Kyun Kwan University, Korea).
• Korea's FTA policy towards Asia (November 2008, program for ASEAN government officials, COTI (Central Officials Training Institute, Korea).
• Government Policy Review of the Republic of Korea; economic development (October 11, 2010, Department of Public administration of St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia, Bulgaria).
• Nuclear Power of Korea (June 2011, International Conference on Bulgarian Nuclear Energy by BULATOM, Varna, Bulgaria).
• Korea as Crossroads of Asia (National Scientific Conference of the Korean Studies Department of the University of Sofia, 2012).
• Korean Nuclear Energy Roadmap (speaker at BULATOM Annual International Nuclear Conference, Varna, 2012).
• Korea and Bulgaria on the Road to Comprehensive Partnership (lecture in Veliko Tarnovo University, 2012).
• The Foreign Trade Policy of Korea and the Impetus for Free Trade between Korea and Mexico (Lecture during the Second International Workshop on Korean Studies of El Colegio de México, 2017).
• Free Trade Strategy between South Korea and Mexico, Monterrey Tec, Campus Monterrey (2017).^[11]
• Mexico's Business Summit 2017 San Luis Potosí, Panel: "Meeting the imperative of economic partners diversification"^[12]

Awards

• Doctor honoris causa by the University of Sofia^[13]

See also

• List of diplomatic missions of South Korea
• Politics of South Korea
• Korean immigration to Mexico
• Culture of South Korea

References

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