▲ This composite photo provided by Cheong Wa Dae on Aug. 7, 2026, shows Kim Tai-yoo (L), vice chair of the presidential committee on rationalizing regulations, and Kim Heung-kyu, new chief of the National Diplomatic Academy. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung has appointed an Ajou University professor as the new head of the National Diplomatic Academy, a presidential spokesperson said Friday.

Kim Heung-kyu, a professor of politics and diplomacy at Ajou University, was named to head the academy, with expertise in East Asian diplomacy and security issues, presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said.

The president also named Kim Tai-yoo, an engineering professor at Seoul National University, as vice chair of the presidential committee on rationalizing regulations, Kang said.

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