PATRONS

Korea’s Ambassador to New Zealand, His Excellency Mr Kim Changsik


DATE OF BIRTH : Sep. 13, 1965

EDUCATION : Feb. 1991 B.A. in English Language and Literature, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea May 1996 M.A. in International Studies, The University of Connecticut, CT, U.S.A.

CAREER :

  • Apr. 1991 Passed High Diplomatic Service Examination May 1991 Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)

  • Jul. 1999 Second Secretary, Korean Embassy in Canada

  • Jul. 2002 First Secretary, Korean Embassy in the Republic of Costa Rica

  • Jan. 2005 Director, Human Resources Policy Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) Jun. 2006 Director, Security Policy Division, MOFAT

  • Jul. 2007 Director, Security and Counter-Terrorism Cooperation Division, MOFAT

  • Dec. 2007 Counsellor, Korean Embassy in the Russian Federation

  • Jun. 2010 Counsellor, Korean Embassy in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  • Dec. 2012 Minister-Counsellor, Korean Embassy in the Portuguese Republic

  • Apr. 2016 Senior Coordinator for Foreign and National Security Policy, Office for Government Policy Coordination

  • Feb. 2018 Director-General, Global Education & Cooperation Bureau, National Human Resources Development Institute (NHI), Ministry of Personnel Management (MPM)

  • May 2019 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Angola

  • Mar. 2022 Professor, Korea National Diplomatic Academy (KNDA), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)

  • Oct. 2022 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to New Zealand

AWARD : Dec. 2006 Presidential Citation FAMILY : Married with one daughter.

New Zealand’s Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, Philip Turner

Philip Turner was appointed New Zealand Ambassador to the Republic of Korea (South Korea) in March 2018. He is concurrently Ambassador to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea).

Philip has extensive experience as a diplomat and a business leader in North Asia, with a particular focus on North Asia. With the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, he served on postings to the New Zealand Embassies in Tokyo and Brussels. He then moved to Fonterra where he worked for 18 years in a variety of senior positions in Shanghai, Tokyo, Brussels and Auckland. He managed Fonterra’s business in China, and most recently was Director of Global Stakeholder Affairs at Fonterra in Auckland.

Philip attended the University of Auckland in New Zealand where he graduated with a First Class Master of Arts in History. He speaks fluent French and Japanese, conversational Chinese, and is enjoying becoming acquainted with the Korean language.

Philip is joined in Seoul by his partner Hiroshi Ikeda. Philip and Hiroshi are passionate about embracing diversity in our society.