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Jae Yong Lee
Head of Consulate
Consulate of the Republic of Korea in Philadelphia
2 Penn Center
1500 JFK Blvd, Suite 1830
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone  267-807-1830
Email  jaylee00@mofa.go.kr

 

 

Website: https://overseas.mofa.go.kr/us-philly-ko/index.do

 

About

 

EDUCATION

  • Feb. 1999 – B.A. Seoul National University, Korea
  • Oct. 2004 – M.A. Basel University, Switzerland
  • Jun. 2005 – Studied at the Oxford University, U.K.

 

CAREER

  • Jun. 2000 – Passed High Diplomatic Service Examination
  • Aug. 2000 – Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
  • Oct. 2005 – Visit Scholar, Max-Planck-Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law
  • Sep. 2006 – Second Secretary, Korean Embassy Office in Bonn, Federal Republic of Germany
  • Aug. 2009 – First Secretary, Korean Embassy, Kingdom of Thailand
  • Aug. 2011 – Consul, Korean Consulate General in Shenyang, People’s Republic of China
  • Feb. 2014 – Deputy Director, Overseas Korean Nationals Protection Division, MOFA
  • Feb. 2015 – Director, Overseas Crisis Management Division, MOFA
  • Apr. 2016 – Deputy Consul-General, Korean Consulate General in Toronto, Canada
  • Feb. 2019 – Deputy Consul-General, Korean Consulate General in Sydney, Australia
  • Feb. 2022 – Director, North-East Asian Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Economy and Finance
  • Aug. 2023 – Deputy Director General, Bureau of Consular Affairs and Safety, MOFA
  • Feb. 2025 – Head, Consulate of Republic of Korea in Philadelphia, USA

 

AWARDS

  • Dec. 2015 – Service Merit Medal

 

FAMILY

  • Married with one son