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
ChairmanKim Jong Un
Presidium PresidentChoe Ryong-hae
Assembly PresidentPak Thae-song
Succeeded byKim Hyong-jun
13th term
In office
11 April 2017 – 11 April 2019
ChairmanKim Jong Un
Presidium PresidentKim Yong-nam
Preceded byPost established
Minister of Foreign Affairs
13th term
In office
9 April 2014 – 9 May 2016
ChairmanKim Jong Un
PremierPak Pong-ju
Preceded byPak Ui-chun
Succeeded byRi Yong-ho
Personal details
Born (1940-06-15) 15 June 1940 (age 84)
Kankyōnan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
Alma materUniversity of International Affairs [ko]
AwardsOrder of Kim Jong Il
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
리수용
Revised RomanizationRi Suyong
McCune–ReischauerRi Suyong
IPA[ɾi.su.joŋ]
Ri Chol
Chosŏn'gŭl
이철
Revised RomanizationLee Cheol
McCune–ReischauerLee 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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