Han Song-ryol
Chosŏn'gŭl
한성렬[1]
Revised RomanizationHan Seong-nyeol
McCune–ReischauerHan Sŏng-nyŏl

Han Song-ryol (Korean pronunciation: [han.sʌŋ.ɾjʌl], born 17 June 1954[2]) is a Former Vice Foreign Minister at North Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[3] Previously, he served as the deputy chief of North Korea's mission to the United Nations from 2002 to 2006.[4] 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.[5]

In February 2015, he was appointed as director-general of the U.S. affairs department at North Korea's Foreign Ministry.[6]

Lost theory

In South Korea, there are reports that Han Seong-yeol was punished for being a revolutionary along with five other executives at the director-level level, and that he is currently undergoing ideological training at the Gundeok Mine in South Hamgyong Province . In addition, his name has been removed from the 2019 edition of the North Korean Directory published by the South Korean Ministry of Unification. It is speculated that the reason for his downfall was that he was criticized for the proposal for a US-North Korea summit that he submitted to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and that he was involved in the Jang Seong-taek incident that was purged in 2013.[7]。

References

  1. ↑ "한성렬 외무성 부상이 주조 로씨야대사와 만났다". Korean Central News Agency (in Korean). Pyongyang. May 25, 2017.
  2. ↑ 한성렬(남성) (in Korean). Ministry of Unification. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  3. ↑ Shifts in North Korea’s Foreign Ministry and Nuclear Communications. 38 North, 11 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "N. Korea names new point man on U.S. affairs". The Korea Times.
  5. ↑ Kessler, Glenn (10 January 2003). "N. Koreans Meet With Richardson". Washington Post. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  6. ↑ Talmadge, Eric (28 July 2016). "N. Korea: US Has Crossed Red Line, Relations on War Footing". ABC News. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "北朝鮮の米国通・韓成烈外務次官が失脚、鉱山送りに". 朝鮮日報. 2019-01-30. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
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