About Yun Byung-se
Born 1953. Yun Byung-se is a South Korean diplomat and politician.
Yun Byung-se (; born 3 August 1953) was the Foreign Affairs Minister of South Korea. His term ended 31 May 2017. From 2006 to 2008, Yun served as senior presidential secretary for foreign, security and unification policy.
Early career (1977–2013) Yun joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1977. Since 1984, he has worked in Sydney, New York, the United Nations, Singapore, and Geneva. He served as vice foreign minister in 2004.
Middle East Yun Byung-se visited Iran in 2015 and met with the country's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the president.
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