Kang Kyung-wha
Kang Kyung-wha | |
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| 강경화 | |
Kang in 2025 | |
| 29th South Korean ambassador to the United States | |
| Assumed office 6 October 2025 | |
| President | Lee Jae Myung |
| Preceded by | Cho Hyun-dong |
| 36th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office June 18, 2017 – February 8, 2021 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Prime Minister | Lee Nak-yon Chung Sye-kyun |
| Preceded by | Yun Byung-se |
| Succeeded by | Chung Eui-yong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 7, 1955 |
| Spouse | Lee Yill-byung |
| Children | 1 son and 2 daughters |
| Alma mater | Yonsei University University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 강경화 |
| Hanja | 康京和 |
| RR | Gang Gyeonghwa |
| MR | Kang Kyŏnghwa |
Kang Kyung-wha (Korean: 강경화; born April 7, 1955) is a South Korean diplomat and politician who was the first female Foreign Minister of South Korea under President Moon Jae-in from 2017 to 2021 as well as the first woman nominated for and appointed to the position. She is also the first South Korean woman to hold a high-level position in the United Nations. Previously, Kang was the first non-exam-taker to become a director-general at the ministry. She is the first South Korean foreign minister to join the official South Korean delegation for the inter-Korean summit as well as to visit Pyongyang. Kang now serves as the president and CEO of the Asia Society. Since 2025, Kang has served as the 29th ambassador of South Korea to the United States.