SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's president on Thursday appointed a former North Korean diplomat as a vice minister, the highest-level government job for any of the thousands of North Koreans who have resettled in South Korea.
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's president on Thursday appointed a former North Korean diplomat as a vice minister, the highest-level government job for any of the thousands of North Korean s who have resettled in South Korea.Tae Yongho was a minister of the North Korean Embassy in London when he defected to South Korea in 2016. Tae is the highest-ranking North Korean who has resettled in South Korea in recent years.
Tae Yongho, a former minister of the North Korean Embassy in London who fled to South Korea in 2016, speaks to the media in Seoul, South Korea, Feb. 19, 2019. AP PHOTOYoon's office said in a statement that Tae was the right person for the post because he can utilize his living experience in North Korea and work experiences as a member of South Korean's parliament's committee on foreign policy and unification issues.
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