Han Tae-song () is a diplomat from the

Democratic People's Republic of Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and ...

(North Korea) who currently serves as its ambassador to the

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. As a career diplomat, he has served as North Korea's top envoy to Italy, Malta, Greece and Spain. In 1992, while serving in Zimbabwe, he was expelled from the country after being caught engaging in the illicit trafficking of rhino horns. In 2017 he was appointed ambassador to Switzerland. In September of the same year, he made a direct threat on behalf of his country to the

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Permanent Representatives of North Korea to the United Nations Ambassadors of North Korea to Switzerland Ambassadors of North Korea to Malta Ambassadors of North Korea to Italy Workers' Party of Korea politicians Living people Ambassadors of North Korea to Spain Ambassadors of North Korea to Greece Year of birth missing (living people) {{Asia-diplomat-stub