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Noh Wan PARK Senior Advisor

Noh Wan PARK Senior Advisor
Noh Wan PARK Senior Advisor

Noh Wan PARKSenior Advisor

T.+84-24-3207-3160 (Ext. 3163)F.+84-24-3207-3172 E.nohwan.park@kimchang.com

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Bio

Noh Wan Park is a senior advisor at Kim & Chang. He primarily advises Korean companies on investment and entry into Vietnam in collaboration with other experts in our Seoul office and Vietnam (Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh) offices.

Mr. Park is one of the leading experts on Vietnam and has had steady, in-depth relations with Vietnam for more than 40 years, since the early 1980s when he first developed his passion for Vietnam while in college.

As the first non-Vietnamese to receive a Ph.D. from the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, Mr. Park has extensive expertise in Vietnam. Above all, he has rich local experience, having worked in Vietnam for more than half of his career of 33 years as a diplomat.

In October 2022, the Vietnamese government awarded Mr. Park the highest Order of Friendship in recognition of his contributions to improving Korea-Vietnam relations on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and Vietnam.

Profile

Experience

Kim & Chang (2023-Present)

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (2019-2022)

Ambassador for International Relations, Jeollabuk-do, Korea (2018-2019)

Consulate General, Korean Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam (2015-2017)

Minister, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Vietnam (2011-2015)

Counsellor, Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Korea to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris, France (2007-2010)

Director, Economic Security Division, International Economic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (2005-2007)

First Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in China (2000-2003)

Deputy Director General, Northeast Asia Division II, Asian and Pacific Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1997-2000)

Second Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Vietnam (1995-1997)

Passed the High Diplomatic Service Examination (1990)

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Awards

  • Vietnam Friendship Order (Government of Vietnam, 2022)
  • Service Merit Medal (2009)
  • Excellent Thesis Award (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 2007)
  • Commendation from the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1999)

Education

    Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (Ph.D., International Relations, 2014)

    Hanoi National University of Education (M.A., Vietnamese History, 2011)

    Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (B.A., Vietnamese, 1987)

Languages

Korean, English, Chinese, Vietnamese and Malay-Indonesian

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Noh Wan PARK
Senior Advisor


T. +84-24-3207-3160 (Ext. 3163)      
F. +84-24-3207-3172
     


  




Noh Wan Park is a senior advisor at Kim & Chang. He primarily advises Korean companies on investment and entry into Vietnam in collaboration with other experts in our Seoul office and Vietnam (Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh) offices.

Mr. Park is one of the leading experts on Vietnam and has had steady, in-depth relations with Vietnam for more than 40 years, since the early 1980s when he first developed his passion for Vietnam while in college.

As the first non-Vietnamese to receive a Ph.D. from the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, Mr. Park has extensive expertise in Vietnam. Above all, he has rich local experience, having worked in Vietnam for more than half of his career of 33 years as a diplomat.

In October 2022, the Vietnamese government awarded Mr. Park the highest Order of Friendship in recognition of his contributions to improving Korea-Vietnam relations on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and Vietnam.






    Kim & Chang (2023-Present)

    Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (2019-2022)

    Ambassador for International Relations, Jeollabuk-do, Korea (2018-2019)

    Consulate General, Korean Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam (2015-2017)

    Minister, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Vietnam (2011-2015)

    Counsellor, Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Korea to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris, France (2007-2010)

    Director, Economic Security Division, International Economic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (2005-2007)

    First Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in China (2000-2003)

    Deputy Director General, Northeast Asia Division II, Asian and Pacific Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1997-2000)

    Second Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Vietnam (1995-1997)

    Passed the High Diplomatic Service Examination (1990)






Awards

  •   Vietnam Friendship Order (Government of Vietnam, 2022)
  •   Service Merit Medal (2009)
  •   Excellent Thesis Award (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 2007)
  •   Commendation from the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1999)





Education

    Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (Ph.D., International Relations, 2014)

    Hanoi National University of Education (M.A., Vietnamese History, 2011)

    Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (B.A., Vietnamese, 1987)


Languages
  •    Korean, English, Chinese, Vietnamese and Malay-Indonesian





Vietnam ,  Energy ,  Real Estate ,  Mergers & Acquisitions ,  Environment