Participant Biographies

Hahn Choong-hee

Hahn Choong-hee

Sous-Sherpa , Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT)
Intersection between Nuclear Safety and Nuclear Security; Prospects for 2012 Nuclear Security Summit

Mr. Hahn is the ROK sous-sherpa for the 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit. As a career diplomat, his areas of expertise include North Korean nuclear affairs and the Six-Party Talks, nuclear nonproliferation, regional architecture in Northeast Asia, and ROK-U.S. relations. Mr. Hahn served as deputy director-general for North Korean Nuclear Affairs in MOFAT, where he attended the Six-Party Talks. Prior to this position, he served as director for North American Affairs in the ministry and acting director for Policy and DPRK at the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) in New York.