Paek Nam-sun (Korean: 백남순; Korean pronunciation:[pɛŋ.nam.sun] or [pɛk̚][nam.sun]; March 13, 1929 – January 2, 2007) was the North Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1998 until his death. He was one of the few North Koreans to frequently be in the international spotlight.
In 1968, Paek became vice director of the International Affairs Department of the Workers' Party of Korea. Paek participated in the first round of North-South Red Cross talks in 1972.
In 1974, Paek became the ambassador to Poland until 1979.
Paek also served on the Supreme People's Assembly from 1990 until the time of his death, having been elected to the 9th, 10th, and 11th sessions.
Paek died on 2 January 2007[2] in Pyongyang. North Korean state media attributed the death to an undefined illness although it was said that he suffered from kidney disease.[2] He was the only North Korean foreign minister to have met his American counterpart.[3]
Paek was ill for some time prior to his death and the role was filled by one of his deputies, most notably Kim Kye-gwan.
paek, this, korean, name, family, name, paek, korean, 백남순, korean, pronunciation, pɛŋ, pɛk, march, 1929, january, 2007, north, korean, minister, foreign, affairs, from, 1998, until, death, north, koreans, frequently, international, spotlight, 백남순minister, fore. In this Korean name the family name is Paek Paek Nam sun Korean 백남순 Korean pronunciation pɛŋ nam sun or pɛk nam sun March 13 1929 January 2 2007 was the North Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1998 until his death He was one of the few North Koreans to frequently be in the international spotlight Paek Nam sun백남순Minister of Foreign AffairsIn office September 1998 2 January 2007Supreme LeaderKim Jong IlPreceded byKim Yong namSucceeded byKang Sok ju Acting Personal detailsBorn13 March 1929Died2 January 2007 aged 77 Paek Nam sunChosŏn gŭl백남순Hancha白南淳Revised RomanizationBaek Nam sunMcCune ReischauerPaek Namsun Contents 1 Early life 2 Education 3 Career 4 Personal life 4 1 Death 5 See also 6 References and notes 7 External linksEarly life editPaek was born in Kilju County North Hamgyong Province Education editPaek graduated from Kim Il Sung University in Pyongyang Career editIn 1968 Paek became vice director of the International Affairs Department of the Workers Party of Korea Paek participated in the first round of North South Red Cross talks in 1972 In 1974 Paek became the ambassador to Poland until 1979 Paek also served on the Supreme People s Assembly from 1990 until the time of his death having been elected to the 9th 10th and 11th sessions Personal life editHis third son Paek Ryong Chon became the president of the Central Bank of the Democratic People s Republic of Korea in 2011 1 Death edit Paek died on 2 January 2007 2 in Pyongyang North Korean state media attributed the death to an undefined illness although it was said that he suffered from kidney disease 2 He was the only North Korean foreign minister to have met his American counterpart 3 Paek was ill for some time prior to his death and the role was filled by one of his deputies most notably Kim Kye gwan See also edit nbsp North Korea portal nbsp Politics portalPolitics of North KoreaReferences and notes edit 北 백남순 3남 백룡천 조선중앙은행 총재 임명 9 March 2011 a b Jae Soon Chang North Korea foreign minister dies at 78 Associated Press ABC News January 3 2007 North Korea Announces Death Of Foreign Minister VOA News Voice of America 3 January 2007 Retrieved 3 January 2009 permanent dead link Yonhap News Agency Who s who North Korea pp 787 812 in Yonhap News Agency 2004 Korea Annual 2004 Seoul Author ISBN 89 7433 070 9 PAEK Nam sun International Who s Who accessed September 1 2006 North Korea s foreign minister dies Al Jazeera English accessed January 3 2007External links editBBC death report NKChosun profilePolitical officesPreceded byKim Yong nam Minister of Foreign Affairs1998 2007 Succeeded byKang Sok juActing Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paek Nam sun amp oldid 1212706579, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
