Hong Seok-hyun | |
|---|---|
| South Korean Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 22 February 2005 – 23 September 2005 | |
| President | Roh Moo-hyun |
| Preceded by | Han Sung-joo |
| Succeeded by | Lee Tae-sik |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 October 1949 Seoul, South Korea |
| Spouse | Yun Gyun S. Hong |
| Children | Hong Jeong-do |
| Parent(s) | Hong Jin-ki Kim Youn-nam |
| Relatives | See Namyang Hong clan |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University Stanford University |
| Occupation | Media mogul, diplomat |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 홍석현 |
| Hanja | 洪錫炫 |
| Revised Romanization | Hong Seokhyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hong Sŏkhyŏn |
Hong Seok-hyun (born 20 October 1949) is a South Korean media mogul and diplomat who is the chairman of JoongAng Holdings, the Korea Peace Foundation, and the Korea Baduk Association. He is a brother-in-law of Lee Kun-hee.
In 1994 he became the president and publisher of JoongAng Ilbo. Since then, he has led major innovations in South Korean newspaper industry, and completed comprehensive and all-round media portfolio with different media organizations.
As being recognized by a wide range of global network and partnership of the company, he served as the president of the World Association of Newspapers from 2002 to early 2005, and was the first person from Asia to hold the post. He was also a president of the ROK's Korea Association of Newspapers from 2003 to 2005.
He has been active in public service as well. From late 70s to early 80s, he worked in the World Bank and South Korean government service. Also, he served as the ambassador to the United States from February 2005 until his resignation in September 2005.
Hong graduated from Kyunggi High School in 1968. He received a bachelor's degree in engineering from Seoul National University (South Korea) in 1972, and a master's in industrial engineering from Stanford University (U.S.) in 1978. He went on to acquire a Ph.D. in economics from Stanford University (U.S.) in 1980.[1]