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Kang Kyung-hwa

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Birth Date 7 Apr 1955

Place of Birth Seoul, South Korea

Personal Name Kang Kyung-hwa

Also known as

  • 강경화
  • Gang Gyeong-hwa

Kang Kyung-wha is a South Korean diplomat and politician who served as the first Foreign Minister of South Korea under President Moon Jae-in from 2017 to 2021 as well as the first woman nominated for and appointed to the position. She is also the first Korean woman to hold a high-level position in the United Nations.