Kim Yong-shik

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Kim Yong-shik (Korean: Script error: No such module "Lang".Script error: No such module "Category handler".; November 11, 1913 – March 31, 1995) was a South Korean lawyer and diplomat.

Personal life

Kim's younger brother was Korean author Kim Yong-ik. He graduated from the Law College of Chuo University in Tokyo in 1937.

Career

He twice served as Foreign Minister of South Korea (in 1962 and from 1971 to 1973) and also held the posts of National Unification Minister (1973–1974) and Minister without Portfolio (1963). Kim's diplomatic career began with posts as Consul in Hong Kong and Honolulu, and progressed with assignments as Minister of the South Korean embassies to Japan (1951–1957) and France (May 16, 1957 – September 10, 1958), and then Minister with the Korean mission in Geneva.^[1] He then became Ambassador to Great Britain, concurrently to the Scandinavian countries (1961–1962), to the Philippines (1962–1963), to the United Nations, concurrently Canada (1964–1970),Script error: No such module "Unsubst". and to the United States (1977–1981).^[2]^[3] He was also special assistant to the President of the Republic of Korea for Foreign Affairs (1970–1971).

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Diplomatic posts
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Sporting positions
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