1. Main Professional Positions / 주요 경력

2. Current Services & Contributions / 현직 국내외 봉사

3. Past Services & Contributions / 종료된 국내외 봉사

1. Main Professional Positions / 주요 경력

August 2007 to the present       

Professor Emeritus (Since Mar 2023), Dean (Feb 2019-Sept 2021; Feb 2010- Jan 2013), Tenured Full Professor (Sep 2009-Feb 2023), Director, Center for International Cooperation & Strategy (Aug 2016 – May 2019), Chair of Latin American Studies Department (Sep 2007- Sep 2021), Graduate School of International and Area Studies; Member of the Foundation Committee on the University Development Strategy (2018); Chairman of the University Committee on the Future (Sep 2015- Aug 2016); Adjunct Research Fellow (2009-2022), Institute of Latin American Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS), Korea

September 2023 to the present

Senior Fellow, Caribbean Research Center, Liaocheng University, China. News 1, News 2, News 3, Bulletin

August 2012 to the present

Professor of Korean Economic Development, Korea Foundation Global eSchool for East Asia and Latin America

  • 3 Universities in Beijing (北京外国语大学Beijing Foreign Studies University, 对外经济贸易大学 University of International Business and Economics, 北京语言大学 Beijing Language and Culture University)
  • 3 Universities in Taipei (國立政治大學 National Chengchi University, 中國文化大學 Chinese Culture University, 國立高雄大學 National University of Kaohsiung) 
  • 15 Universities in 7 Latin American countries (UANL, UACJ, UAN, UACH, AUGro, UdeG, BUAP in Mexico; UCEN in Chile; EAFIT, Konrad Lorenz in Colombia; UNLP in Argentina; PUCP, UNMSM in Peru for 2022)

July 2022 to the present

Humanista Visiting Professor, Graduate School, Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla, Mexico. Reconocimiento 2024

March 2016 to August 2021

Adjunct Professor, Cyber Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (CUFS), Korea

August 2014 to August 2015          

Fulbright Visiting Professor, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) US-Korea Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC.

August 1996 to the present

Invited Professor (March to August 2014), ad hoc lecturer (1996~), Korea National Academy of Diplomacy (KNDA)

June 1994 to August 2007             

Senior Research Fellow (2004-2007); Managing Director of the Center for Regional Economic Studies (2004-2006); Research & Planning Director (2002-2003); Chief of the Americas (1994-2002), Expert Pool Coordinator for Latin America (1997-2007), Expert Pool Coordinator for Economic Cooperation (1994-1997), Journal editor (1994-2006), Korean Economy International PR Coordinator (1998), Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP)

December 2000 to December 2001 

Visiting Professor, Dept. of Political Science / School of Journalism & Mass Communication, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), U.S.A.            

August 1993—July 2004

Lecturer/Adjunct Professor, School of International & Area Studies, Seoul National University (SNU); Graduate School of International Area Studies/ Graduate School, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS); Graduate School of Pan-Pacific International Studies, KyungHee Univ.; Dankook University                                         

August 1990—December 1992      

Associate Professor (1992); Assistant Professor (1990-1991), Coordinator for Concentration in Public Policy, Coordinator for Exchange Program with UNC (1991-1992), Department of International Studies; Chair, Ad hoc Committee for Class Conflict (1991); Member, Organizing Committee, The 4th Annual Congress of Business Association of Latin American Studies (1992), Universidad de las Américas-Mexico.

November 1983—June 1994          

Reporter (City Desk) and Editor (Foreign News Section), Yonhap News Agency, Seoul, Korea (*leave, 1987-1993)

June 1981—September 1983          

1st Lieutenant, Korean Army

2. Current Services and Contributions / 현직 국내외 봉사

Research fellow, 미래경제경영연구원 (Future Economy & Management Institute (FEMI), Future Consulting Group (FCG), Apr. 2025~

Guest editor, Journal of Risk and Financial Management (JRFM), 2025 Special Issue: Latin America and the Caribbean: Natural Resources and the Economic and Financial Risks Management, Paper submission.

Consultant, Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF), Nov. 2023~

외교부장관 특사 / Special Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Cooperation with Latin America, May 2023~ PRESS RELEASE

한.스페인포럼 운영위원 / Member & Chief Coordinator (Since 2010), Korea-Spain Forum, Jul. 2007~ 

Member, International Advisory Board, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon (UANL), Mexico. Oct. 14, 2013, Acreditación, Agenda(R)~ ; Member, International Advisory Board, Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Administración Pública, UANL, México, 2016-2019.

Member, Curriculum Development Committee; Advisor, the Annual Workshop, Global eSchool for Latin America, Korea Foundation, 2013~    

Columnist, 한국경제신문 / Korea Economic Daily, 2022~

한중남미협회 고문 (Advisor since Oct. 2014), 사무총장 (Executive Director & Board Member Aug. 1996- Oct. 2014), 협회보 편집인 (Editor, The KCLAC News, Jan. 1997~), Korean Council on Latin America and the Caribbean (KCLAC). NEWS1, NEWS2

한국라틴아메리카학회 명예회장, 회장, 부회장, 상임이사, 편집위원 / President (Jan. 2006 – Dec. 2009), Honorary President (Jan. 2010-present), Vice-President for International Programs(Jan. 2002- Dec. 2005); Director for International Exchange (Jan. 1996- Dec. 2001), Journal editor (Jan. 1998- Dec. 2005), Latin American Studies Association of Korea (LASAK), Jun. 1996~. Membership since 1987

Member of the Steering Committee, President (2007-2008), Latin American Studies Council of Asia and Oceania (CELAO), Feb. 2003~

세계한인무역협회(OKTA) 국제통상전략연구원 자문위원 / Advisor, Institute for International Commerce Research, World Federation of Overseas Korean Traders Associations (OKTA), Feb 1, 2021~. SCAN1, SCAN2

Policy Advisor, The Northeast Asian Community Culture Foundation (NACCF, formerly Northeast Asia Community Studies Institute: NACSI, Sept. 2008~), Jan. 2025~.

한국공항공사 리스크관리위원 / Member of the Risk Management Committee, Korea Airports Corporation, 2018~

Lecturer, OnDream Global Academy, Ilmin International Relations Institute, Korea University, Oct. 2018~. POSTER 2023

Member, Risk Management Committee, Korea Airports Corporation (KAC), Oct. 2018~

Organizer & Lecturer, 전국 대학생 중남미지역학 여름/겨울 학교 / Annual Nationwide Summer/Winter School of Latin American Studies, Jul. 2017~July 2023.

Member, Advisory Board, Korea Pacific Economic Cooperation Committee (KOPEC), Sept. 2009~

Ad hoc delegate of the Government, and Ad hoc advisor, reviewer and lecturer to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT), Korea National Diplomatic Academy (KNDA), Korea Foundation (KF), KIEP, KOTRA, KOTRA Academy, KOTRA KSPs (Cuba, Paraguay, Ecuador), KDI KSPs, King Sejong Institute Foundation (KSIF), Government of Seoul, Korea-Latin America Food & Agriculture Cooperation Initiative (KoLFACI), KEB Hana Bank, Global Management Research Institute (GMRI), Korea University Institute for Future Growth, National Research Foundation (NRF), Korea Land & Housing Corporation (LH), International Contractors Association of Korea (ICAK), etc. 1998~

Editorial advisor/reviewer to EECAL and the academic journals shown in the Guide page.

3. Past Services & Contributions / 종료된 국내외 봉사

Chairman (2012) and Representative of Korea, Vision Group, March 2012 to June 2013; Delegate, Working Group Meetings, Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC), 2002~2004; Delegate, East Asia-Latin America Forum (EALAF), 1999. PROGRAM1

Board Member, Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI), Washington, D.C., Nov. 2011 to May 2015

한-중남미 의회외교포럼 자문위원 / Advisor, Korea-Latin America Parliamentary Diplomacy Forum, 2019~. SCAN  

Guest editor, Observatorio de Análisis de los Sistemas Internacionales (OASIS), an international relations journal published by Universidad Externado de Colombia, Number 41 (Jan – Jun 2025) “La inserción de la República de Corea en el mundo contemporáneo: avances y desafíos”. Call for Papers in English, Español, Português. (Flyers in English, Español, Português)

Torchbearer, Olympic Torch Relay, The PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games (POCOG), Jan. 7, 2018.

Member, Red sobre Internacionalización y Movilidades Academicas y Cientificas (RIMAC), 2017~ PDF

Member, Red de Estudios de la Alianza del Pacífico, Konrad Adenauer Center for International Relations and Security Studies (KACIRSS), 2017~2018.

한국국제협력단 기술평가위원 / Member of the Technical Evaluation Committee, Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), Mar. 2016~ 

KIEP 과제선정위원, 연구자문위원 / Member, Research Plan Selection Committee, 2016~; Research Advisor, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, Mar. 2010~Feb. 2011. Certificate

Peer Review Member, IAARHIES (The International Academic Association of Researchers in Humanities, IT, Engineering & Science), 2016~

Publisher, Latin American Studies Review: The Student Journal. 2009~2024.

총리실 경제인문사회연구회 기획평가위원, 자문위원 / Member of the Planning and Evaluation Committee, Member of Advisory Committee, National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences (NRCS), January 2010 to December 2015. Certificate 2010, Certificate 2014

한국중견기업연합회 글로벌전략자문센터 전문자문위원 / Member, Global Strategy Advisory Group, Federation of Middle Market Enterprises of Korea, Mar. 2014~Dec. 2016. Certificate

Member, Advisory Committee, Academic Forum, Observatorio América Latina-Asia Pacífico, ALADI-CEPAL-CAF Project, 2012~

Board Member, University for Peace Asia Pacific Foundation, Sept. 2010 to Dec. 2013.

브라질고속철도사업한국추진단 자문위원 / Advisor, Korean TF for Brazil’s TAV Project, Dec. 2008~. Advisory Committee

Consultant, UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), 2008~

아시아경제공동체포럼 경제위원회 위원장 / Member of the Steering Committee, Asia Economic Community Forum (AECF), Dec. 2008~ Feb. 2022. PDF

Member, Comité Académico, Programa Asia Pacífico, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaiso (PUCV), Jun. 2006~ Invitación

한국소비자보호원 국제협력분과 정책자문위원 / Policy Advisor, Korea Consumer Agency, March 2006~. Certificate 2008     

자문위원 / Advisor as President of LASAK, 한국세계지역학회 / The Korean Association of Area Studies, Jan. 2006~Dec 2009. Certificate

대통령 순방단 / Delegate, Korean Presidential visit to Mexico and Central America, September 2005. DELEGATION, SCAN

한국국제교류재단 평가자문위원, 정책자문위원 / Evaluation Advisor, Policy Advisor, Korea Foundation, Dec. 2004~Sep. 2008. Certificate

국민경제자문회의 전문가지원반 위원 / Member of the Group of Experts, National Economic Advisory Council, Jul. 2003~. Certificate

한.중미 통상협의회 사절단 / Delegate, the Korea-Central America Business Dialogue Delegation, August 9-14, 2002. MOFA NOTE

한.멕시코21세기위원회 부위원장 / Deputy Chair & Coordinator, Korea-Mexico 21st Century Commission, May 2002-September 2005.

Vicepresidente, Sociedad Asiática, 2006~. SCAN     

Member of Executive Council (2006-2012), Co-Chair (2001-2003), Section for Latin America and the Pacific Rim, Latin American Studies Association, Sept. 2001 to May 2012.  

Member, International Advisory Committee, Fundación Chilena del Pacífico. PDF

한국수출입은행 해외리스크 고위협의회 위원 / Member, Risk Management Committee, Korea Ex-Im Bank, 1999~ DOCUMENT

중남미 통상마찰 사절단 / Advisor, Korea’s Trade Policy Delegation to Mexico and Colombia, April 1998.          

정권인수위 멕시코 사례 합동조사단 / Advisor, The incoming government’s Crisis Management Study Delegation to Mexico, February 1998. NEWS

통산장관사절단 / Advisor, The Korean delegation to the Latin America-Asia Trade/Economy Ministerial Meeting, Santiago, Chile, October 1997.

한.브라질21세기위원회 간사 / Coordinator, Korea-Brazil 21st Century Commission. Jul. 1997- Oct. 1999.   

대통령 방문단 / Economic Advisor, Korean Presidential Visit to Mexico, June 1997.

정부대표단 / Delegate, The Korea-MERCOSUR Consultative Meetings: 1st Asuncion, Paraguay, April 1997; 3rd Seoul, Korea, Oct 2000. Talk

경제전문가 모니터 위원 / Monitor Economy Specialist, Korea Development Institute, Mar. 1997~Dec. Mar. 2001. Certificate 1997, Certificate 1999

경제협력 사절단 / Advisor, Korean Government’s Development Cooperation Mission to Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Peru, November 1996.

대통령 순방단 / Economic Advisor, Korean Presidential Visit to Guatemala, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, and Peru, September 1996.

정부대표단 / Delegate, The 4th Korea-Mexico Mixed Commission, Seoul, Korea, June 1996.

Representative, KIEP’s Institutional Cooperation Mission to Chile, Uruguay, Argentina, and IDB, August 1994.

교육부 주관 국비유학생 선발시험 출제위원 (지역학) / Examiner, National Exam (Area Studies) for Government Scholarship for Study Abroad, June 1996~May 1997.

Invited Lecturer to In-house Training Programs, Samsung Group, POSCO, LG Group, LG CNS, KAI, KAC, CJ Group, STEPI, Korea Development Institute (KDI), National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA), etc. 1993~ 

서울대 이베로아메리카연구소 특별연구원 / Special Fellow, Institute of Ibero-American Studies, Seoul National University, December 1992~

Graduate Fellow, University of Texas at Austin, Sep. 1991~May 1992.