Ri Su-yong

Ri Su-yong
Ri Su-yong
리수용
Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly Foreign Affairs Committee
14th term
	In office; 11 April 2019 – 12 April 2020
Chairman	Kim Jong Un
Presidium President	Choe Ryong-hae
Assembly President	Pak Thae-song
Succeeded by	Kim Hyong-jun
13th term
	In office; 11 April 2017 – 11 April 2019
Chairman	Kim Jong Un
Presidium President	Kim Yong-nam
Preceded by	Post established
Minister of Foreign Affairs
13th term
	In office; 9 April 2014 – 9 May 2016
Chairman	Kim Jong Un
Premier	Pak Pong-ju
Preceded by	Pak Ui-chun
Succeeded by	Ri Yong-ho
Personal details
Born	15 June 1940 (age 84); Kankyōnan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
Alma mater	University of International Affairs [ko]
Awards	Order of Kim Jong Il
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	리수용
Revised Romanization	Ri Suyong
McCune–Reischauer	Ri Suyong
IPA	[ɾi.su.joŋ]
Ri Chol
Chosŏn'gŭl	이철
Revised Romanization	Lee Cheol
McCune–Reischauer	Lee Ch'ŏl

Ri Su-yong (리수용; born 15 June 1940), also known as Ri Chol (이철),^[a] is a North Korean diplomat and politician, serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Korea from April 2014 until May 2016.

Ri has served as a diplomat to Switzerland, and has represented North Korea at the United Nations mission in Geneva. He is the third North Korean foreign minister to speak before the United Nations General Assembly.

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