Park Tong-Jin

Park Tong-jin

Park Tong-jin (Korean: 박동진; 1922– 11 November 2013) was a South Korean politician. Much of his efforts involved building trade routes between the Soviet Union and non-Soviet countries through South Korea.

From 19 December 1975 to 2 September 1980, he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs.

From 1988 to 1991, he served as South Korean Ambassador to the United States.

He also served as Minister of Unification.

General references

References

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  2. ↑ South Korea-Relations with the Soviet Union
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