Han Song-ryol

In this Korean name, the family name is Han.
Han Song-ryol
Chosŏn'gŭl
한성렬[1]
Hancha
韓成烈[2]
Revised RomanizationHan Seongryeol
McCune–ReischauerHan Sŏngryŏl
IPAhan.sʌŋ.ɾjʌl

Han Song-ryol (Korean pronunciation: [han.sʌŋ.ɾjʌl], 17 June 1954[3] — c. February 2019[4]) was a Former Vice Foreign Minister at North Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[5] Previously, he served as the deputy chief of North Korea's mission to the United Nations from 2002 to 2006.[6] In this role, he traveled to New Mexico to meet with then-Gov. Bill Richardson, a former diplomat and frequent American interlocutor in negotiations with North Korea and other adversarial regimes.[7]

In February 2015, he was appointed as director-general of the U.S. affairs department at North Korea's Foreign Ministry.[8]

In 2024, a North Korean defector and former diplomat reported that Han had been executed in February 2019.[4]

  1. ^ 한성렬 외무성 부상이 주조 로씨야대사와 만났다. Korean Central News Agency (in Korean). Pyongyang. May 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "한성렬( 韓成烈 )". 조선일보 동북아연구소 (in Korean). Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  3. ^ 한성렬(남성) (in Korean). Ministry of Unification. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b Sang-Hun, Choe (16 July 2024). "North Korean Diplomat Defects to the South, Shares News of Political Purge". The New York Times.
  5. ^ Shifts in North Korea's Foreign Ministry and Nuclear Communications. 38 North, 11 October 2016.
  6. ^ "N. Korea names new point man on U.S. affairs". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on April 14, 2017.
  7. ^ Kessler, Glenn (10 January 2003). "N. Koreans Meet With Richardson". Washington Post. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  8. ^ Talmadge, Eric (28 July 2016). "N. Korea: US Has Crossed Red Line, Relations on War Footing". ABC News. Retrieved 29 July 2016.