South Korea’s new intelligence chief will be former Park Geun-hye administration official Kim Kyou-hyun, President Yoon Suk-yeol announced on Wednesday.
Kim was tapped for director of the National Intelligence Service (NIS) after having previously served as a senior secretary for foreign and security policy as well as a deputy national security adviser and vice foreign minister under Park.
South Korea’s new intelligence chief will be former Park Geun-hye administration official Kim Kyou-hyun, President Yoon Suk-yeol announced on Wednesday.
Kim was tapped for director of the National Intelligence Service (NIS) after having previously served as a senior secretary for foreign and security policy as well as a deputy national security adviser and vice foreign minister under Park.
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