The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday said that Kang, who served as foreign minister under former President Moon Jae-in, will take on the ambassadorial role on Oct. 4. Kang previously led New York-based think tank Asia Society, which fosters relations between the U.S. and Asian countries.
Appointed as South Korea's first female foreign minister in 2017, she served until February 2021, playing a role in the North Korea–U.S. dialogue between 2018 and 2019.
Her appointment as South Korea's envoy to Washington comes as talks between the U.S. and North Korea are anticipated to resume amid U.S. President Donald Trump's renewed rapprochement with Pyongyang.
A graduate of Yonsei University who later earned a Ph.D. in communications from the University of Massachusetts, Kang began her career as an English presenter at terrestrial broadcaster KBS and also served as an interpreter for late former President Kim Dae-jung.
Kang's extensive experience also includes several roles at the United Nations, establishing her as an expert in multilateral diplomacy.
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