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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ( ko, 조선민주주의인민공화국 외무성) is the
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ministry Ministry may refer to: Government * Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister * Ministry (government department), a department of a government Religion * Christian ...
of
North 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 Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...
, responsible for conducting
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of the country. The Minister of Foreign Affairs is in charge of the ministry. In addition to the foreign minister, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has a First Vice Minister and seven other vice ministers. The current First Vice Minister is
Kim Kye-gwan Kim Kye-gwan (; born July 6, 1943) is a North Korean diplomat. His official position was First Vice Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (North Korea), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to which he was promoted (from just Vice Minister) immedia ...
. The other vice ministers include
Choe Son-hui Choe Son-hui (; born 10 August 1964) is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Korea. Previously the First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, she was appointed Minister on 11 June 2022, becoming the first woman to hold the position and is one ...
,
Han Song-ryol Han Song-ryol (, born 17 June 1954) is a Vice Foreign Minister at North Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Previously, he served as the deputy chief of North Korea's mission to the United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergov ...
, and
Choe Hui-chol Choi is a Korean family surname. As of the South Korean census of 2015, there were around 2.3 million people by this name in South Korea or roughly 4.7% of the population. In English-speaking countries, it is most often anglicized ''Choi'', an ...
. The Ministry includes an organization called the Institute for American Studies.


List of officeholders

The following is a list of
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s of North Korea since its founding in 1948:


See also

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List of diplomatic missions of North Korea This is a list of diplomatic missions of North Korea. In the Cold War era its foreign policy was focused on the Soviet bloc countries, while it actively courted allies in the developing world. This was more out of political necessity, as No ...
*
List of diplomatic missions in North Korea This is a list of diplomatic missions in North Korea. Embassies The following countries have embassies in Pyongyang: Most embassies are located in a special area of the city, known as the ''Munsu-dong Diplomatic Compound(문수동 외교단지 ...


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North 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 Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...
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Cabinet of North Korea