Cho Hyun (diplomat)

Cho Hyun
조현
Cho in 2025
42nd Minister of Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
19 July 2025
PresidentLee Jae Myung
Prime MinisterKim Min-seok
Preceded byCho Tae-yul
Permanent Representative to the United Nations
In office
2019–2022
First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Korea
In office
28 September 2018 – 23 May 2019
Preceded byLim Sung-nam
Succeeded byCho Sei-young
Personal details
Born (1957-11-30) 30 November 1957
PartyDemocratic Party
EducationYonsei University (BA)
Columbia University (MA)
Sciences Po (MA)
Toulouse Capitole University (PhD)
AwardsOrder of Service Merit (Red Stripes)
Republic of Korea (2012)
Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver for Services to the Republic of Austria (2014)
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Cho Hyun (Korean조현; Hanja趙顯; born 30 November 1957) is a South Korean diplomat and government official who has served as the 42nd minister of foreign affairs since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), he held office as the first vice minister of foreign affairs from 2018 to 2019.