South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday appointed new heads of the country's intelligence service, unification ministry, and the Presidential Office of National Security, in a major reshuffle of top officials dealing with the North.
Moon plans to appoint Suh Hoon, former head of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), as the new director of national security at the Blue House, spokesperson Kang Min-seok said.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday appointed new heads of the country's intelligence service, unification ministry, and the Presidential Office of National Security, in a major reshuffle of top officials dealing with the North.
Moon plans to appoint Suh Hoon, former head of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), as the new director of national security at the Blue House, spokesperson Kang Min-seok said.
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Jeongmin Kim is the Lead Correspondent at NK News and Editorial Director at KOREA PRO, based in Seoul. Kim covers inter-Korean relations and North and South Korean foreign and military affairs. Kim has covered the 2022 ROK presidential election on the ground, and prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency’s Seoul bureau.