Yoon presents letters of appointment to FM, spy chief

▲ President Yoon Suk Yeol (center) poses for a photo with new Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul (6th from L) and new spy chief Cho Tae-yong (4th from L) after presenting them with a letter of appointment at the presidential office in Seoul on Jan. 16, 2024. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

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Yoon presents letters of appointment to FM, spy chief

SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday presented letters of appointment to Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul and Cho Tae-yong, South Korea's new spy chief.

Yoon also awarded certificates of appointment to Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun and Ryu Chul-whan, the new chief of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, as well as Wang Yun-jong, who was designated as the third deputy national security adviser to oversee economic security issues.

Cho Tae-yul, a former South Korean ambassador to the United Nations, assumed office last week to succeed Park Jin. Cho Tae-yong, then the national security adviser, was also named to lead the National Intelligence Service.

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