Kwon Jong Gun named as new head of DPRK MFA's North American department



News Kwon Jong Gun named as new head of DPRK MFA’s North American department Official previously worked as DPRK representative to the UN Oliver Hotham February 14, 2019 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON DPRK Mission to the UN Update on 02/16/2019 at 1430 KST: This piece has been updated to include further details provided by a source. Kwon Jong Gun, a former North Korean diplomat at the UN, is now head of the North Korean foreign ministry’s North America Department, a social media post by the Russian embassy in Pyongyang said on Thursday. In a post on Facebook reporting on an event held to mark Russian Diplomats’ Day, which falls on February 10, the embassy reported that several officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), including Kwon, had been present. “The event was attended by the Deputy © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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Kwon Jong Gun named as new head of DPRK MFA’s North American department

Official previously worked as DPRK representative to the UN

Oliver Hotham February 14, 2019

Kwon Jong Gun named as new head of DPRK MFA’s North American department

DPRK Mission to the UN

Update on 02/16/2019 at 1430 KST: This piece has been updated to include further details provided by a source.

Kwon Jong Gun, a former North Korean diplomat at the UN, is now head of the North Korean foreign ministry’s North America Department, a social media post by the Russian embassy in Pyongyang said on Thursday.

In a post on Facebook reporting on an event held to mark Russian Diplomats’ Day, which falls on February 10, the embassy reported that several officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), including Kwon, had been present.

“The event was attended by the Deputy